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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There will be more than one will changed when Harvard College confers a degree upon Governor Butler. - [Journal.] If Harvard College is particularly desirous of making votes and political capital for Governor Butler, it will take the advice of the Journal in the matter of conferring the degre of LL. D. upon the governor. He is Dr. Butler already, another college having conferred the degree of LL. D. upon him. But the proper thing for Harvard to do is to follow the 27 precedents it has made in this century, by conferring the customary honor upon the present chief magistrate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/2/1883 | See Source »

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