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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, May 18, 1872
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- 1872-05-18
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Morrill writes in reply to a proposition by Buckham about a piece of legislation regarding that cost of educational books for professors and students.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, January 28, 1873
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- 1873-01-28
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Morrill writes about a matter concering a Professor Collier and Vienna.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, June 14, 1873
- Date Created
- 1873-06-14
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Morrill writes with interest about Buckham's recent discourse on history and with a few thoughts on Milton's work on Latin history.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, June 21, 1873
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- 1873-06-21
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Morrill writes to President Buckham about the poet Milton and his views on Euripedes, the Greek playwright.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, September 29, 1873
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- 1873-09-29
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Morrill writes about the potential for government aid for scholarships and Buckham's recent remarks that the University has not had any students in the agricultural course.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 7, 1873
- Date Created
- 1873-10-07
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Morrill writes about a former supporter of the University named Harry and Senator George Boutwell's changed opinion on agricultural colleges.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, December 8, 1873
- Date Created
- 1873-12-08
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Morrill writes about visiting President Grant with Senator George Edmunds and successfully lobbying to have Lieutenant Robinson assigned to the University as its first officer of military instruction.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, January 30, 1874
- Date Created
- 1874-01-30
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Morrill writes about his surprise at the actions of Henry Clark, the postponement of a bill from Senator George Hoar, and an address from President Andrew White of Cornell in support of aid to colleges and against sentiments previously expressed by President Charles Eliot of Harvard and President...
Show moreMorrill writes about his surprise at the actions of Henry Clark, the postponement of a bill from Senator George Hoar, and an address from President Andrew White of Cornell in support of aid to colleges and against sentiments previously expressed by President Charles Eliot of Harvard and President James McCosh of Princeton.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, February 12, 1874
- Date Created
- 1874-02-12
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Morrill writes about his recent correspondence with J.B. Mead, the future of Middlebury College, and agricultural scholarships.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 23, 1874
- Date Created
- 1874-10-23
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Topics include lunar eclipse, Buckham's address to the Vermont Dairymen's Association, and legislation being considered in Montpelier that would benefit the University.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, August 20, 1875
- Date Created
- 1875-08-20
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Morrill writes in reply to an unspecified idea of President Buckham's and the news of a new President at Norwich.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 4, 1875
- Date Created
- 1875-10-04
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Morrill writes about the arrival of a bust of Charles Sumner by Preston Powers at the University, developments at Norwich University, and an issue involving the University of Vermont and an individual named Hoskins.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, January 14, 1876
- Date Created
- 1876-01-14
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Morrill writes about an article in the Burlington Clipper by Mr. Jameson, with comments from Mr. Hoskins, about the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, March 27, 1876
- Date Created
- 1876-03-27
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Morrill writes about the need to acquire forty to fifty acres of farm land for the University as a means of appeasing those opposed to the University as the home for the state's agricultural college, such as the Grangers and competing institutions like Middlebury .
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, July 21, 1876
- Date Created
- 1876-07-21
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Morrill writes with praise from Senator Theodore Randolph about President Buckham's work on the examining board at West Point.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 15, 1875
- Date Created
- 1876-10-15
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Morrill writes about discussions with Norwich University and the need to find a donor to fund the purchase of fifty acres of agricultural land for the University.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 30, 1876
- Date Created
- 1876-10-30
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Morrill writes about possible upcoming University business in the Vermont state legislture.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, April 23, 1877
- Date Created
- 1877-04-23
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Morrill writes about the academic progress of James Morrill and with his thoughts on a candidate for the Professor of Greek at the University.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, May 30, 1877
- Date Created
- 1877-05-30
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Morrill writes about his letter to Lt. Albert Cummins and the estate of Mary Fletcher.
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- Justin Smith Morrill to Albert L. Cummins, May 30, 1877
- Date Created
- 1877-05-30
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Morrill writes to Lt. Albert L. Cummins with an offer to teach military instruction at the University of Vermont.