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[Identification of item], David J. Wilson Certificates (RG 62.0009), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
David J. Wilson graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1870.
This collection contains four certificates of distinction awarded to David J. Wilson on June 18, 1868. The certificate specific to study in history and literature is signed by President Robert E. Lee but not dated or signed by faculty representatives but there is another for the same that is completely signed. The other certificates were awarded for study in chemistry, and moral philosophy.