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1851 antique HARVARD COLLEGE signed JARED SPARKS President to WYETH cambridge
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Original manuscript acknowledgment document issued by The Corporation of the University in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard College), dated April 25, 1851, and addressed to Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth.
The document formally acknowledges the receipt of Webster’s Manual of Chemistry, 3rd edition (1839), presented as a gift to the Public Library of Harvard College by Mr. Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, of the Class of 1820, for which the Corporation returns its formal thanks on behalf of the University.
The manuscript is signed by Jared Sparks, President of Harvard College, and Thaddeus William Harris, Librarian of Harvard College.
Addressee and address panel
The folded outer leaf is fully addressed in period ink to:
Mr. Nathaniel J. Wyeth
Student at Law
Harvard College
Cambridge
The designation Student at Law reflects Wyeth’s professional legal training at the time and is part of the original address, making this document of interest not only to Harvard collectors but also to those researching early American legal education and professional development.
Physical format and postal features
Period manuscript on paper with engraved ornamental heading
Addressed folded outer leaf with full recipient information
Preserved as a stampless folded cover, typical of official institutional correspondence of the period
Original red wax seal affixed to the fold (flattened but intact)
Original folds, light edge wear, and handling consistent with age
Reverse blank
Measures approximately 8 x 10 inches folded (opens larger as a folio).
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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