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Clap, Thomas, fl. 1750 [Yale College Master of Liberal Arts diploma for William Ellery].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04655 Author/Creator: Clap, Thomas, fl. 1750 Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Document signed Date: 12 September 1750 Pagination: 2 items + seal Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

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.

Clap, Thomas, fl. 1750

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