BIB_ID
361863
Accession number
MA 3260.43
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
1820 Oct. 15.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 25.1 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Mr. Frederic G. King / Harvard University / Cambridge / Mass."
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters from Rufus and Mary King to their son Frederic Gore King. Letters are described in individual records; please see collection record for MA 3260 for more details.
Place of writing is from address panel.
Watermark: Fellows 1818.
With seal.
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters from Rufus and Mary King to their son Frederic Gore King. Letters are described in individual records; please see collection record for MA 3260 for more details.
Place of writing is from address panel.
Watermark: Fellows 1818.
With seal.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
Summary
Expressing his approbation of Frederic's decision to take a Greek class with a professor named [Edward?] Everett; emphasizing the importance of his remaining time at Harvard and the many benefits of studying Greek; discussing his expectations for Frederic's academic performance.
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