Word: governour
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...went early to Mr. Inman's who made the Genteelest Entertainment I ever saw on account of his son George taking his Degree yesterday--he had Three hundred forty seven Gentlemen & Ladies dined. Two hundred & Ten at one Table--amongst the Company The Governour & Family, The Lieut. Governour & Family. The Admirall & Family & all the Remainder, Gentlemen & Ladies of Character & Reputation. The whole was conducted with much Ease & Pleasure & all Joyned in making each other Happy--such an Entertainment has not been made in New England before on any Occasion. I ( - - - ) went to the Ball at the Town House, where most...
...foreign visitor has been present at the chapter's meetings, as a guest of honor, or to be received into honorary membership, or himself to act as orator or poet., As early as 1788 the records tell of "a very respectable audience consisting of his Excellency John Hancock Esq., Governour of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Monsieur Senneville Commander of his Most Christian Majesty's Squadron at Boston and other officers of the fleet." In 1824 the Harvard Chapter was host to Lafayette. The orator of that year, Edward Everett, closed with "an address to La Fayette exceeding anything we have...