Appointment of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London, as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
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Scope and Contents
Appointment of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London, as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary, dated April 2, 1729. Written in Latin on parchment, it is signed by James Blair, who was both President of William & Mary and Rector of the Board of Visitors in 1729. The appointment also features the original college seal.
Dates
- Creation: 1729 April 2
Creator
- College of William and Mary. (Organization)
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Extent
0.14 Linear Feet
Language
English
General
Removed from the Faculty-Alumni File Collection in 2016
Subject
- Blair, James, 1656-1743 (Person)
- Gibson, Edmund, Bp. of London, 1669-1748 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Appointment of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London, as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository