Half-page autograph letter signed, concerning a student

Half-page autograph letter signed, concerning a student
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1845

by Quincy, Josiah
January 16, 1845, 1845. One page, 8¼" x 7½"; blue paper; fine. A note from Josiah Quincy to an anonymous father informing him that his son "has satisfied his instructor so little in history that he is ordered to study it during the vacation under a private instructor as specificed in the within paper [not present] at the times and manner there expressed as a condition of his rejoining his class." John Quincy (1772-1864) was President of Harvard University from 1829-1845. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1805-1813 and the mayor of Boston from 1823-1828. (Inventory #: 57278)
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