(MR. TILDEN RECEIVES THE DEGREE OF LL.D. FROM HIS ALMA MATER)
"YALE COLLEGE, NEW HAVEN, CONN., _July 5,
1875_.
"SIR,--I have the honor to inform you in an official way that
the president and fellows of this college, at the recent public
commencement, conferred upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws, and in connection with that act enrolled you with the academical
graduates of the college in the class of 1837.
"In thus recognizing the eminent public services which have so
abundantly deserved the honorable regard of all public-spirited men,
the corporation are especially proud to recall the fact that the
foundations of your educational training were in part laid here, and to
claim you, in virtue of this former connection, as an alumnus of Yale.
"Very respectfully,
"Your obedient servant,
"FRANKLIN B. DEXTER,
"_Secretary_.
"_His Excellency Gov. Tilden._"