Overview
Letters from Harvard College student, and later farmer and country lawyer, Henry Christian Mayer to his family. Also includes some additional letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1846
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 folder in 1 box)The letters concern Henry Christian Mayer's days at Harvard College from May of 1837 to Nov. 1837, his later travels to and residence in New York, and his illnesses. There is mention of his involvement in the disruptions at Harvard College during his years of attendance and also a letter from one of his school mates, George Williams, Jr., concerning a bombing at Harvard in 1838.
Biographical / Historical
The main correspondent in this series of letters is Henry Christian Mayer (1821 Jan. 10 - 1846 Mar. 1), the son of Baltimore residents, Charles F. (Charles Frederick) Mayer (1795-1864) and Susan Theresa Pratt Mayer. Henry Mayer was a farmer and country lawyer in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York. He previously attended Harvard College, though he did not graduate. He married Mary Louisa McCulloh Mayer (b1821-), whose father was James W. (James William) McCulloh (1789-1861), brother - James William McCulloh, Jr. (b.1827-), and her sister - Isabella Williamson McCulloh Greene (1825-1870).
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*94M-59. Gift of Henry Copley Greene, Cambridge, Mass.; received: 1941 Jan. 5.
*41-2435F. Transferred from Houghton Printed Books Department.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
Processing Information
These letters were first cataloged in the Houghton Department of Printed Books. In August of 2003, they were recataloged and the item numbers were changed.
Shelved in box with bMS Am 2324 and bMS Am 2326.
- Title
- Mayer, Henry Christian, 1821-1846. Henry Christian Mayer letters to his family: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00203
Repository Details
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