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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04655 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1700-1753 |
| Title | Yale College Master of Liberal Arts diploma for William Ellery |
| Date | 12 September 1750 |
| Author | Clap, Thomas (1703-1767) |
| Additional authors | Eliot, Jared (1685-1763); Stoddard, Anthony (1678-1760); Lord, Benjamin (1694-1784); Russel, William (fl. 1750); Ruggles, Thomas (fl. 1750); Williams, Solomon (1700-1776); Whitman, Elnathan (1709-1777) |
| Recipient | Ellery, William |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Also signed by Jared Eliot, Anthony Stoddard, Benjamin Lord, William Russel, Thomas Ruggles, Solomon Williams, and Elnathan Whitman as Fellows. Written in Latin on parchment with a fabric ribbon attached. Accompanied by English translation. William Ellery graduated from Harvard College in 1747. A Member of the Continental Congress from 1776 until 1785, Ellery was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Clap signs as President of Yale College. |
| Subjects | Education Declaration of Independence Signer |
| People | Eliot, Jared (1685-1763) Stoddard, Anthony (1678-1760) Lord, Benjamin (1694-1784) Russel, William (fl. 1750) Ruggles, Thomas (fl. 1750) Williams, Solomon (1700-1776) Whitman, Elnathan (1709-1777) Clap, Thomas (1703-1767) Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
| Place written | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Theme | Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |