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- catalog abstract "These two letters were written to Ebenezer Hancock while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. His stepfather, Daniel Perkins, wrote on June 27, 1758 and his mother, Mary Perkins, wrote on November 16, 1758. Both letters were sent from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where the Perkins lived. The letters contain general greetings and wishes for Hancock's well being, as well as parental advice regarding his behavior and comportment.".
- catalog contributor b9026384.
- catalog contributor b9026385.
- catalog contributor b9026386.
- catalog date "1758".
- catalog description "Ebenezer Hancock (1741-1819) was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on November 15, 1741. His father, John Hancock, died when Ebenezer was an infant and his mother, Mary, remarried to the Rev. Daniel Perkins. Ebenezer was raised by his mother and stepfather in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, while his older brother John was raised by their uncle, Thomas Hancock, in Boston. Ebenezer attended Harvard College and received an AB in 1760 and an AM in 1763. After a few attempts at preaching, he decided to enter into business rather than the ministry and formed a partnership with Edward Blanchard. Their business would prove unsuccessful, dissolving in 1768. In 1767 he married Elizabeth Lowell of Boston; they would have four children together. Ebenezer's brother, John Hancock, helped him reestablish credit and earn an income after his initial failures, giving him work as a debt collector and later, during the Revolution, having Congress appoint him Deputy Paymaster General for the Eastern District. Ebenezer served in this role for three years, traveling around the country with a military chest filled with currency. He also served on the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety in Boston and by turns as a Selectman, a Moderator, a Justice of the Peace, and as inspector of the Massachusetts mint. Ebenezer Hancock died in Boston on March 11, 1819.".
- catalog description "These two letters were written to Ebenezer Hancock while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. His stepfather, Daniel Perkins, wrote on June 27, 1758 and his mother, Mary Perkins, wrote on November 16, 1758. Both letters were sent from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where the Perkins lived. The letters contain general greetings and wishes for Hancock's well being, as well as parental advice regarding his behavior and comportment.".
- catalog extent ".03 cubic feet (1 folder)".
- catalog isPartOf "Collections of the Harvard University Archives. Personal archives. hua".
- catalog isPartOf "Harvard in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. hua".
- catalog issued "1758".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog subject "Counseling.".
- catalog subject "Hancock family.".
- catalog subject "Hancock, Ebenezer, 1741-1819.".
- catalog subject "Harvard College (1636-1780) Students.".
- catalog subject "Harvard College (1636-1780). Class of 1760.".
- catalog subject "Mothers and sons.".
- catalog subject "Perkins, Daniel.".
- catalog subject "Perkins, Mary.".
- catalog title "Letters to Ebenezer Hancock from his mother, Mary Perkins, and his stepfather, Daniel Perkins, 1758 June 27 and 1758 November 16.".
- catalog type "Family papers. aat".
- catalog type "Harvard students’ letters. local".
- catalog type "Personal correspondence. aat".
- catalog type "collection".