Joseph McKeen to Charles S. Daveis, June 14, 1819.
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In this letter, Joseph McKeen (1787-1865), a banker, College Overseer (1813-1829), and son of Bowdoin’s first president, recounts his experience in the Massachusetts State Legislature to College Overseer Charles S. Daveis, Class of 1807. The content of the letter regarding the separation act’s amendment on education, specifically addresses the role of Bowdoin College and maintaining the benefits and privileges the College had received under Massachusetts Legislation.