Letter from Henry Harman to Andrew Harman

Henry Martyn Harman writes to his father, Andrew Harman, about classes starting at Dickinson. After he "overtook the class in Algebra," Harman explains that he is "now in the second class in college, which is the Sophomore." Harman notes "I have a great deal of hard studying" as a result of that change. In addition, Harman comments on resources available for students at Dickinson, including telescopes to see "Saturn’s ring" and "Jupiter’s Satellites." "The College library contains a great many old and scarce books" and, as Harman observes, "I noticed one nearly three hundred years old." Harman, a member of the Class of 1848, also notes that "there is still snow on the ground here" in Carlisle. Harman is a member of the Class of 1848. Transcript included.