" Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, the proper study of mankind is man" : commencement essay, 1793
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1793
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One-page sheet with handwritten essay titled, "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man," composed by graduate Ward Cotton for the July 17, 1793 Harvard University Commencement. The essay begins with the quote "'Man is a being composed of an organized body, and a rational soul.'" The item was originally cataloged as "Commencement Essays, 1793" (call number: HUC 6793) with additional essays by Joseph Stowers (HUM 72), Samuel Farrar (HUM 73), and an unattributed author (HUM 70). Ward Cotton (1770-1843), a minister in Boylston, Mass., was born on March 24, 1770 in Plymouth, Mass. He received an AB from Harvard in 1793 and an AM in 1796. Cotton was ordained on June 7, 1797 as minister of Boylston and served there until June 22, 1825. Cotton died on November 15, 1843. Additional materials by Ward Cotton are available in the Ward Cotton Papers (MS Am 2641), Houghton Library, Harvard University. |
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.01 cubic feet (1 folder) |
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http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:15183702 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/50969003?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:15183702 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/12657339 |
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eng |
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Harvard University Archives |
| Palavras-Chave | #Harvard University--Commencements--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. |
