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English: A scan of the first page of the transcript third May Day speech given on 1 May 1699 at the College of William & Mary in Middle Plantation, Virginia. Likely written by or in collaboration with Francis Nicholson and James Blair, the speech was probably given by Orlando Jones. This speech was the third of five orations given that day. This transcript is in the Francis Nicholson Papers of the Colonial Williamsburg Library.
Date 1 May 1699
Source Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library
Author Francis Nicholson, James Blair, Orlando Jones

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The first page of the transcript third May Day speech given on 1 May 1699.

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