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He served as acting president of Harvard in 1769 and again in 1773 ; but both times he declined the offer of the full presidency on grounds of old age. During the nine months in 1775-1776 when Harvard moved to Concord, Massachusetts , Winthrop occupied the house which was later to become famous as The Wayside , home to Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne in subsequent decades. |
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