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4 August 1806

Emmons, Williams, 1784-1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Mentions he is glad to have received Hobart's but regrets that Hobart only asked for an account of a rebellion by the senior class at Brown University, which Emmons describes. Explains that those students from the senior class who left the college were suspended by the president for their improper conduct. Written from Brown University.

GLC06313.04.006

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