970 resultados para William I, German Emperor, 1797-1888.
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Two folio-sized leaves containing a one-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley briefly describing a painting of General William Pepperrell, and mentioning Mrs. Dunlap, the mother of Andrew Dunlap (Harvard AB 1813) and thoughts regarding the display of a print.
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Two octavo-sized leaves containing a brief one-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley that describes a book of Shakespeare with prints.
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Two folio-sized leaves containing a three-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing Winthrop's attempts to print Chinese characters with moveable type. The document also has notes on books in Bentley's hand.
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Two folio-sized leaves containing a two-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley comparing the travel accounts of James Bruce and Henry Salt (1780-1827).
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Two folio-sized leaves containing a two-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing the Red Sea and Egypt. The verso of the second leaf has brief notes in Bentley's hand.
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Two octavo-sized leaves containing a brief one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley noting the transmission of a French book for Hannah Crowninshield (1789-1834), an artist and daughter of Bentley's neighbor.
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Two octavo-sized leaves containing a brief one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley updating Bentley on the progress of Andrew Dunlap.
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Two folio-sized leaves containing a three-and-a-half page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley providing detailed descriptions and rationale for his conception of the geography of the Dead Sea prior to the Biblical destruction of Sodom. The letter is accompanied by two hand-drawn maps of the Dead Sea (HUG 1203.5 Box 2, Folder 1).
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One folio-sized leaf containing a one-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley discussing Bentley's health and mentioning Hannah Crowninshield.
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Two octavo-sized leaves containing a brief half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley to accompany the deliver of a "small parcel of Irish Farthings."
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One folio-sized leaf containing a brief half-page handwritten letter from Winthrop to Bentley requesting time to visit with Hannah Crowninshield during the summer.
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This letter written to his father presumably discusses his concern regarding the appointment of a new pastor in his hometown of Petersham.
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This letter written to his father describes his arrival at Harvard, book expenses, and present financial situation; he also asks his father to build him a writing desk. Willard discusses the family of his uncle, Harvard president Joseph Willard, and his uncle’s health and issues with jaundice.
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Willard details his various expenses for food, wood, tuition, and books, and explains his bill payment schedule. He also mentions President Willard and sends best wishes to his mother, brother, and sister.
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Willard apologizes for and describes disciplinary action taken against him by Harvard’s government, and explains that he has been sent to study under Reverend Thayer in Lancaster.