Providence in colonial times . e for Learning, wrote Manning,is greatly upon the increase in this Colony. EvenProvidence had become infected with the prevailingenthusiasm when, a few months before this, youngBenjamin Stelle, of the Jersey College, had ap-plied to Manning for advice, and for a recommenda-tion as a teacher of youth; he was straightway intro-duced to Mr. Mannings friends in Providence, withthe assurance that his Proficiency is ... as goodas common, and his Character fair and free fromblots. Within a few months the Latin School founded bythis promising candidate for pedagogical ho

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Providence in colonial times . e for Learning, wrote Manning,is greatly upon the increase in this Colony. EvenProvidence had become infected with the prevailingenthusiasm when, a few months before this, youngBenjamin Stelle, of the Jersey College, had ap-plied to Manning for advice, and for a recommenda-tion as a teacher of youth; he was straightway intro-duced to Mr. Mannings friends in Providence, withthe assurance that his Proficiency is ... as goodas common, and his Character fair and free fromblots. Within a few months the Latin School founded bythis promising candidate for pedagogical honors wasfilled to overflowing, and in the following spring thatyoung pedagogue felt warranted in breaking ground Diploma from Rhode Island College (now BrownUniversity) 1789 Signed by James Manning, David Howell, Perez Fobes,and Benjamin West. From original document in theBrown University Library. I^r ?ul AflO^^ W9vx). a 03 aaoH^f ,??: M/ca\? n£[ vdL- ?^ MjIk: Ifl(> niaif ;i«9H 1 / iB.;ifJ[^,^imYMJrP-^1^ ^^^-f^s^^m-. J; * ^ sj: ^ v -?s 1 V^- ^ i 1 ; r^ij / -€

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