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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Harvard College's annual commencement occurred at Cambridge on Wednesday last, featuring 17 orations by the graduating class and 2 by A.M. candidates, with 37 graduates despite recent troubles. U.S. Senators Ewing, Mangum, and Tyler attended. LL.D. degrees given to Gov. Davis, Edward Livingston, and Simon Greenleaf; D.D. to Rev. Francis Parkman, Henry Ware Jr., and John G. Palfrey.
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The Annual Commencement of this institution was celebrated at Cambridge on Wednesday last. There were seventeen orations, &c. by the graduating class, and two by candidates for the degree of A. M. Notwithstanding the late troubles in the institution, the number of graduates was 37. Among the distinguished strangers present were Messrs. Ewing, Mangum, and Tyler, of the United States Senate. The degree of LL. D. was conferred on His Excellency Gov. Davis, and Hon. Edward Livingston, and Simon Greenleaf; and that of D. D. on Rev. Francis Parkman, Henry Ware, jr. and John G. Palfrey.
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Cambridge
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Wednesday Last
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37 graduates; ll. d. degrees conferred on gov. davis, edward livingston, and simon greenleaf; d. d. degrees on rev. francis parkman, henry ware, jr., and john g. palfrey
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The Annual Commencement was celebrated at Cambridge on Wednesday last. There were seventeen orations, &c. by the graduating class, and two by candidates for the degree of A. M. Notwithstanding the late troubles in the institution, the number of graduates was 37. Among the distinguished strangers present were Messrs. Ewing, Mangum, and Tyler, of the United States Senate.