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��DEGREE OF LL. D. CONFERRED UPON GEORGE WASH- INGTON BY HARVARD COLLEGE LN 1876.

��Senatus Academi.e CaNTAI!RIGIENSIS

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Omnibus in Christo Fidelibus, ad quos hae Literal presentcs pervenerint, Salutem in Domino Sempitcrnam.

Cum eum in finem Gradus Aca- demici instituti fuerint, ut vivi scientia sapientia. et virtute insigncs, (jui de literaria, et de Republica optime meruerint, Honoribus hisce laureatis remunerarentur.

Maximedecei,uthonoretaliafficiatur vir illustrissimus, Georgius AVashington, Armiger, Exercitus Coloniarum in America federatarum Imperator prai- clarus. Cujus scientia et amor Patrise undique patent. Qui propter eximias virtutes tam civiles, quam militares, primum a civibus suis Legatus electus, in consessu celeberrimo Americano, de libertate, ad extremum periclitata, et de salute publica fideliter,etperitissime consuluit, deinde postulante patria, sedem in Virginia amoenissimam, et res proprias perlubenter reliquit, ut per omnes labores castrorum et pericula, nulla mercede accepta, Nov- angliam ab armis iniquis et crudelibus Britannorum liberaret et colonias cceteras tueretur, et qui sub auspiciis ' Divinis maxime spectandis, ab urbe Bostonia per undecim menses clausa, munita, et plusquam septem millium militum praesidio firmata, naves et copias hostium in fugam ])ra2cipitem probrosam deturbavit adeo ut cives plurimis duritiis et SKvitiis oppressi, tandem salvificentur,( ?) villae vices- simcx(?) quiescant, atque sedibus suis Academia nostra restituatur.

Sciatis, igitur, quod nos, Prases, et socii Collegii Harvidini in Cantabrigia Novanglorum (consentibus honor- andis admodum, et Reverendis Aca- demi?e nostrae Inspectoribus), Dom- inum supra dictum summa honore dignum Georgium Washington Docto-

��rem utriusque juris turn natura:, et gentium, tum civilis, statuimus et creavimus eique simul dedimus con- cessimus omnia jura, privilegia ct honores ad istum Gradum pertinentia.

In cujus rei testimonium, nos, com- muni sigillo Universitatis hisce literis af'fixo, Chirographa apposuimus die tertio Aprilis Anno Salutis milesimo septingentesimo septuagesimo sexto. ( Locus ] Nath. Appe.eton, s. t. r>. ( sigilli. j Johannes Winthrop,
 * ,'— '^ — ^* Sam'f. Laxgdox, PrKses.
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Andrew Elliott, s. r. d. Sam'l Cooper, s. t. d. Johannes Wadsworth, Logic et Prof. Eth., Thesaur.

English Translation of the Degree ol LL. D., conferred upon Gen. Wash- ington by Harvard College in a. d. 1776.

Whereas Academical Degrees were instituted for this purpose, that men eminent for knowledge, wisdom and virtue, who have merited of the Re- public of Letters and the Common- wealth, should be rewarded with the honor of these laurels ; there is the greatest propriety in conferring such honor on that very illustrious Gentle- man, George Washington, Esquire, the accomplished General of the United Colonies of America, whose knowl- edge and patriotic ardor are manifest to all. Who for his distinguished virtue, both civil and military, in the first place being elected by the suf- frages of the Virginians one of their Delegates, exerted himself with fidelity and singular wisdom in the celebrated. Congress of America for the defence cf liberty, when in the utmost danger of being forever lost, and for the sal- vation of his country, and at the earn- est request of that Grand Council ot Patriots, without hesitation left all the

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