Declaration signed by Harvard students to not speak in the vernacular for one year, 1712 August 23.

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Declaration signed by Harvard students to not speak in the vernacular for one year, 1712 August 23.

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The declaration, handwritten in Latin and signed by members of the junior and sophomore class (Harvard Classes of 1714 and 1715), promises that the undersigned will not use the vernacular but instead "whenever, at meals, at banquets, ... in our rooms, in all our gatherings, wherever and whenever" will speak in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew through the next May. Additional Latin text appears on both the front and back of the document. The original is accompanied by a typed transcription and two partial handwritten translations. Note at top of original: "Script. Leonardo Dowding, Composit. a Tho. Foxcroft."

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