John Ledyard papers, 1772-ca. 1788.

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John Ledyard papers, 1772-ca. 1788.

Letters from John Ledyard (8 p., 1773) to Eleazar Wheelock, president of Dartmouth; petition to Wheelock (2 p., 1772); letter, in Ledyard's handwriting to Thomas Jefferson (1 p., ca. 1788); and letter to Mr. Fisher (1 p., undated).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076318

New London County Historical Society

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Ledyard, John, 1771-1789.

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American traveler; attended Dartmouth; b. in Groton, Conn. From the description of John Ledyard papers, 1772-ca. 1788. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71129414 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Fisher, Mr.

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Wheelock, Eleazar, 1711-1779

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Eleazar Wheelock was born in Windham, Conn. in 1711. A Congregational minster, he was the founder and first president of Dartmouth College. He died in Hanover, N.H. in 1779. From the description of Records, 1882-1965. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237296583 American congregational divine. First president of Dartmouth College. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dartmouth College, 1773 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705874...

Dartmouth College

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The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dartmouth College Case was held on April 9, 1969, in the Court of Claims, Washington, D.C.; the celebration also commemorated the career of Daniel Webster, the advocate who defended the case before the Supreme Court. During the ceremony Justice Earl Warren, Senator Thomas J. MacIntyre, and Dartmouth College President John Sloan Dickey spoke before an audience of legislators, jurists, historians, and alumni....