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This copy was likely made for the personal reference of the Colonial Governor of Virginia, Sir Edmund Andros. Purchased by the College in 1977. (Acc. 1977.13)

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This copy was discovered at Harvard University and given to the College of William and Mary in 1937.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes two contemporary copies of the Royal Charter issued to the College of William and Mary by King William III and Queen Mary II in 1693. One copy was probably made for the personal reference of Sir Edmund Andros. It is uncertain for whom the second copy, known as the Harvard copy, was created. It is referred to as the Harvard copy because it was found in an attic at Harvard and subsequently given to the College of William and Mary in 1937. The Harvard copy...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes two contemporary copies of the Royal Charter issued to the College of William and Mary by King William III and Queen Mary II in 1693. One copy was probably made for the personal reference of Sir Edmund Andros. It is uncertain for whom the second copy, known as the Harvard copy, was created. It is referred to as the Harvard copy because it was found in an attic at Harvard and subsequently given to the College of William and Mary in 1937. The Harvard copy...

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Correspondence from Herbert L. Ganter, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, to the Deputy Keeper of Records in London concerning the purchase of a photostatic copy of the Charter in 1950-1951.