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Word: sgift (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...historian Samuel E. Morison '08 said in hishistory of Harvard that he could only verify thatHarvard received about half of the money--375pounds. It is widely believed that PresidentNathanial Eaton squandered the rest of John'sgift. Eaton was fired the year after the Collegereceived Harvard's gift; students charged that hebeat them brutally and that his wife served themhasty pudding made with goat droppings...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

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