1699 May Day orations
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A series of five speeches were given by five students of the College of William & Mary's grammar school on May Day 1699 as part of "Scholastick Exercises" before an audience of local political leaders
The first page of a transcript of the third oration
The college's Main Building as it appeared in 1702. The speeches took place at the recently constructed building.
The Capitol was completed in Williamsburg in 1705. A reconstruction by Colonial Williamsburg (pictured) now stands on the site.
Francis nicholson Dahl
On 8 February 1693, the royal charter establishing the College of William & Mary was issued by King William III and Queen Mary II of England. The charter established the first college in the Colony of
The reverse of the Botetourt Medal (18th-century copper striking shown) depicts Blair receiving the charter from King William III and Queen Mary II
A printed version of the charter, transfer, and statues published in 1758
The trader Fedor Karzhavin may have taken the original copy of the charter with him to Russia.
President's House at William & Mary, 2021