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
Fedor Karzhavin
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Fedor or Fyodor Vasilevich Karzhavin was a Russian traveller, writer, and translator. After spending some time in Paris, he worked in Martinique as a trader with the American colonial economy. He subs
"The louse, ventral view"; sketch from Description of lice seen through a microscope, Karzhavin, 1789
