Wallis, William Frederick, 1818-1842
Dates
- Existence: 1818 - 1842
Biography
Dartmouth College Class of 1841. Teacher.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William Frederick Wallis letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 838554
Mss 838554
Date(s):
1838-10-04
Scope and Contents
Three-page letter from William Frederick Wallis in Hanover to Lewis Sawyer in Berlin, Massachusetts, telling him that he thinks everything connected with Dartmouth is good. Great political excitement in Maine. Talks about his views regarding the coming Presidential election and informs Sawyer that he has joined the College Abolition Society. A negro, Thomas Paul, admitted as student. Emerson's oration at Commencement too deep.