Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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Early View of Harvard College The above engraving, the earliest contemporary view of the Harvard buildings, was done bv XVilliam Burgis in 1726. Upon close examination it will be seen that the inscription reads: To the Honourable William Dummer Eiqr. Lieulenanl Governour qf yr Province qf the Masmrhusfltx Bay in New Eflgftlflfi Ihix view is most humiflv Dedimlefi By your Hon0ur'.v Mos! Obedient, mos! lzurnbff Servl. W: Burgix Harvard Hall Cat the leftj was burned in 1764, but Mzissachusetts frightl, only six years old at this time, still stands today.