Circular [caption title, followed by two paragraphs of text, announcing a dinner of the Harvard Alumni, to be held in conjunction with the university s celebration of its bicentennial the following September 8]

[HARVARD] [BROADSIDE]

Published by Alumni of Harvard University, [Boston or Cambridge], 8221

About this Item

Printed circular letter, 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches, signed in type below the text with the names of the 40 organizers, representing the classes of 1783 and 1792-1830, printed in two columns; replies were to be addressed to Robert Charles Winthrop, Boston. In addition to the Alumni dinner, the circular reminds the addressed of the day s celebration and asks for contributions above the price of the dinner ticket (not to exceed $2), with money left over to be donated to the College Library; among the class representatives are Harrison Gray Otis, Parker Cleaveland, Jacob Bigelow, and Josiah Quincy, Jr. This example is addressed, verso of a blank integral leaf, To Nathan Read, Belfast, Maine; Read (1759-1849), a 1781 graduate of Harvard, who served in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 19800-1803, and was involved in various civic activities in Maine, 1807-1849. Not in American Imprints. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Old fold lines, but very good.

Seller Inventory # 70159

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Circular [caption title, followed by two paragraphs of text, announcing a dinner of the Harvard Alumni, to be held in conjunction with the university s celebration of its bicentennial the following September 8]
• Publisher: Alumni of Harvard University, [Boston or Cambridge]
• Publication Date: 8221
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana