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- June 23 1915 (Creation)
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Edwin Abbott was the son of teacher and theologian, Edwin Abbott Abbott, formerly a fellow of St. John's College. Edwin Abbott was born at Abbey Road, in London, and attended St. Paul's school. He matriculated at Gonville and Caius in 1886, winning the Chancellor's Medal for Classics in 1890. That same year, he became a Fellow at Jesus, becoming a Tutor from 1913 until his retirement in 1932. He died at Barnet, in Hertfordshire, in 1952.
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Note is written on Jesus College, Cambridge stationary. "Dear Goodwin, Would you kindly let me have at your convenience a cheque for your Bedmaker's payment for the last quarter, £1 10s, and the same in respect of the Bursary?" The note goes on to ask that cheques be made out to three people for Keller Prizes and a Morgan Benefaction respectively.