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1833 antique HISTORY HARVARD UNIVERSITY cambridge ma NEW ENGLAND MATHER WINGATE
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Original 1833 edition of A History of Harvard University, from its Foundation in the Year 1636, to the Period of the American Revolution, by Benjamin Peirce, A.M., Librarian of Harvard University. Printed at Cambridge by Charles Folsom for Brown, Shattuck, and Company.
Hardcover, cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering.
Measures approx. 6\" x 8.5\".
159 pages plus preface, appendix, notes, and index (complete).
Signed ownership inscription of William C. Williamson on the front flyleaf.
This scarce early Harvard imprint provides a comprehensive history from the university’s founding through the Revolution. It preserves important charters, commencement accounts (1642), colonial statutes, and documents relating to the Mathers, Whitefield, and early benefactors.
Harvard Presidents & Early Leaders
Henry Dunster — Harvard’s 1st president (1640–1654)
Charles Chauncy — 2nd president (1654–1672)
Leonard Hoar — 3rd president (1672–1675)
Urian Oakes — 4th president (1675–1681)
Increase Mather — 5th president (1685–1701; Puritan minister, political and theological leader)
John Leverett — 6th president (1708–1724)
Benjamin Wadsworth — 7th president (1725–1737)
Edward Holyoke — 8th president (1737–1769)
Edward Wigglesworth — professor of theology, early Harvard authority
?? Other Notables Mentioned
Rev. John Harvard — donor of the original library, namesake of the university
Cotton Mather — prominent Puritan minister, heavily involved in Harvard’s history and controversies
Thomas Hollis — benefactor who endowed Harvard professorships
Richard Saltonstall — colonial leader and donor
Governor John Winthrop (and descendants) — linked through donations and governance
Samuel Sewall — judge of Salem witch trials, also a Harvard graduate
George Whitefield — Great Awakening preacher, debated with Harvard leadership
Paine Wingate — Harvard graduate (Class of 1759), U.S. Senator and Congressman, honored in the dedication as Harvard’s eldest living graduate
A significant early Harvard University history, linking together the Mathers, Winthrops, Whitefield, and Harvard’s colonial presidents, with documents central to New England’s religious and political foundations. A key resource for collectors of colonial American history, Puritan theology, Harvard alumni, and early genealogy.
Original 1833 edition of A History of Harvard University, from its Foundation in the Year 1636, to the Period of the American Revolution, by Benjamin Peirce, A.M., Librarian of Harvard University. Printed at Cambridge by Charles Folsom for Brown, Shattuck, and Company.
Hardcover, cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering.
Measures approx. 6\" x 8.5\".
159 pages plus preface, appendix, notes, and index (complete).
Signed ownership inscription of William C. Williamson on the front flyleaf.
This scarce early Harvard imprint provides a comprehensive history from the university’s founding through the Revolution. It preserves important charters, commencement accounts (1642), colonial statutes, and documents relating to the Mathers, Whitefield, and early benefactors.
Harvard Presidents & Early Leaders
Henry Dunster — Harvard’s 1st president (1640–1654)
Charles Chauncy — 2nd president (1654–1672)
Leonard Hoar — 3rd president (1672–1675)
Urian Oakes — 4th president (1675–1681)
Increase Mather — 5th president (1685–1701; Puritan minister, political and theological leader)
John Leverett — 6th president (1708–1724)
Benjamin Wadsworth — 7th president (1725–1737)
Edward Holyoke — 8th president (1737–1769)
Edward Wigglesworth — professor of theology, early Harvard authority
?? Other Notables Mentioned
Rev. John Harvard — donor of the original library, namesake of the university
Cotton Mather — prominent Puritan minister, heavily involved in Harvard’s history and controversies
Thomas Hollis — benefactor who endowed Harvard professorships
Richard Saltonstall — colonial leader and donor
Governor John Winthrop (and descendants) — linked through donations and governance
Samuel Sewall — judge of Salem witch trials, also a Harvard graduate
George Whitefield — Great Awakening preacher, debated with Harvard leadership
Paine Wingate — Harvard graduate (Class of 1759), U.S. Senator and Congressman, honored in the dedication as Harvard’s eldest living graduate
Condition: Binding rubbed with wear to spine ends and corners; chipping at head and tail; inner hinges starting but holding. Pages are generally clean with expected light foxing and toning. Text block sound and complete.
A significant early Harvard University history, linking together the Mathers, Winthrops, Whitefield, and Harvard’s colonial presidents, with documents central to New England’s religious and political foundations. A key resource for collectors of colonial American history, Puritan theology, Harvard alumni, and early genealogy.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: Binding rubbed with wear to spine ends and corners; chipping at head and tail; inner hinges starting but holding. Pages are generally clean with expected light foxing and toning. Text block sound and complete.See listing description and photos.
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