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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 307 words

To all whom it may Concern, the Bearer W™ Hannah lived several Years under my Inspection & read the Latin & Greek Classicks under my Tuition : has taught the Latin for the Space of a Year past & began to teach the Greek Classicks to the good acceptance of his Imployers; & as he has well acquited himself in the Former, I doubt not his Capacity to teach the Later upon Due Prelection to which I expect he will be naturally Inclined he is Sober & Regular as to his moral Character certified at Nottingham Octo 241756 by : S. Finury. That the Bearer hereof William Hanna assisted me in teaching Greek & Latin more than a year conducted inoffensively & Soberly, was faithful in his Business & behaved to the good acceptance both of Employers & Scholars and I doubt not if he is employed in teaching again but he will deserve the same Character is certified at Pequea February 19 1757 " pt Rosr Situ V. D. M. ' Philad March 10 1759. This is to certify that the Bearer M* William Hannah was regularly admitted unto the Jersey College at Prince-Town behaved himself soberly while in it, & applyed himself diligently to his Studies and had passed one Examination fora Degree with

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the approbation of the Trustees & would have been admitted to the Honours of the College had he attended at the Commencement last ; For he left the College only for a Season by Permission of the authority of it, & was as well Qualified to stand a second Examination as any one of his Class who were all admitted without Exception. So that the only reason of' his not geting ty Degree was his absence he was free of all College Censure Certified per Joun Ewrne.