On devotion : commencement essay, 1793
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1793
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| Resumo |
Two-page handwritten oration titled "On devotion" composed by graduate Samuel Farrar for the July 17, 1793 Harvard University Commencement. The essay begins, "The mind assuming reason for its guide, and the works of nature for its contemplation..." The item was originally cataloged as "Commencement Essays, 1793" (call number: HUC 6793) with additional essays by Ward Cotton (HUM 71), Joseph Stowers (HUM 72), and an unattributed author (HUM 70). Samuel Farrar (1772-1840) received an AB from Harvard in 1793 and an AM in 1796. |
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.01 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identificador |
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:14028598 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/50403049?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:14028598 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/12657310 |
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eng |
| Publicador |
Harvard University Archives |
| Palavras-Chave | #Commencement ceremonies--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History--18th century #Harvard University--History--18th century #Oratory--Students--18th century--Sources #Harvard College (1636-1780).--Class of 1793. #Baccalaureate addresses--Harvard College (1636-1780)--18th century #Education, Higher--Massachusetts |
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Orations-Massachusetts-18th century. |
