Noah Webster letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 820527
Mss 820527
Description
Two-page letter from Noah Webster in Amherst, Massachusetts to William Leffingwell in New Haven, discussing the founding of Amherst College. $50,000 collected to educae pious young men, a building to be erected, the institution "to be in this town. We do hope... to check the progress of errors which are propogated from Cambridge." (Photocopy)
Dates
- 1820-09-27
Creator
- Webster, Noah, Jr., 1758-1843 (Author, Person)
- Leffingwell, William (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 envelope) : Photostat copy, 2 copies
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Abstract
In English.
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository