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10-21-2023, 05:39 PM,
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No googling please.

Knox College conferred on Abraham Lincoln an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on July 3, 1860.

In 1861 Columbia University did the same.

In 1864 what additional educational institution gave an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to President Lincoln?
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10-22-2023, 03:31 PM,
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Given Robert's attendance, I would say Harvard.

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10-22-2023, 03:39 PM, (This post was last modified: 10-26-2023, 01:04 PM by Anita.)
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You beat me to it Rob so my second guess is Columbia University, NY
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10-22-2023, 04:07 PM,
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Those are very logical responses, but neither is correct.
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10-22-2023, 04:37 PM,
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It was a US university?
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Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
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10-22-2023, 05:49 PM,
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(10-22-2023, 04:37 PM)AussieMick Wrote: It was a US university?

Yes.
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10-22-2023, 06:27 PM,
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Did it have anything to do with the Morrill Act? In other words, was it a land-grant college?

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10-22-2023, 07:11 PM,
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Is it in New Jersey or Pennsylvania?
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10-23-2023, 05:31 AM,
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New Jersey.
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10-23-2023, 01:35 PM,
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Princeton?

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10-23-2023, 02:56 PM,
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That's it, Rob, and credit also to Anita for narrowing down the state.

https://www.princetonianamuseum.org/refe...fbc67880b7
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10-23-2023, 04:00 PM,
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(10-23-2023, 02:56 PM)RJNorton Wrote: That's it, Rob, and credit also to Anita for narrowing down the state.

https://www.princetonianamuseum.org/refe...fbc67880b7

Great question Roger!

I see that Princeton was the correct answer. I did not know this and looked up some info after I saw the correct answer.

Here is another interesting link I found:
https://universityarchives.princeton.edu...s-lincoln/

This site has a scan of the 1864 letter that Roger posted about above as well as some other information and resource links.
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10-23-2023, 05:01 PM,
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And here is the letter Mr. MacLean sent to Lincoln regarding the honorary degree:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.3939500/?st=grid
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11-07-2023, 02:36 PM,
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No googling please.

Who wrote the following:

“I shall not easily forget the first time I ever saw Abraham Lincoln... From the top of an omnibus (driven up on side, close by, and blocked by the curbstone and the crowds) I had, I say, a capital view of it all and especially of Mr. Lincoln: his looks and gait; his perfect composure and coolness; his unusual and uncouth height; his dress of complete black, stovepipe hat pushed back on his head; dark-brown complexion; seamed and wrinkled yet canny-looking face; black, bush head of hair; disproportionately long neck; and his hands held behind, as he stood observing the people.”
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11-07-2023, 03:58 PM,
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Was this person's observations made before or after Lincoln became President?
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