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Since at least 1840, the University has failed to publish a section of William Stoughton's will, which could provide financial aid to Indians. The Stoughton trust lists Indians as a third preference for scholarship assistance. Harvard's current administration cannot be held accountable for an omission made prior to 1840, but as a result of the oversight, no Indian has ever received aid from the Stoughton trust. Since 1923, the first year in which funds were dispensed from it, five Dorchester and Milton students -- the first and second preferences under the will -- have received annually the fund's scholarships...
Indian College was built in the 1650s by the Commissioners. Harvard replaced the building in 1695 with Stoughton College, and agreed that the new College would house Indian students rent free...
...course, Stoughton College no longer exists, and the extent of Harvard's obligation now is unclear. But Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, said Wednesday that Harvard has fulfilled its obligations...
...trust funds, the Stoughton Bequest of 1701, did not disperse any scholarship aid until 1923, when the land donated by William Stoughton was sold. However, since at least 1840, the official register has made no mention of aid to Indian students in the Stoughton trust...
...current University Register, listing all scholarship, beneficiary aid, and loan funds, omits any mention of Indians as a proviso of the Stoughton Bequest...