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This exhibit was researched, written and created by Mary D. McConaghy, Michael Silberman, and Irina Kalashnikova in 2004 as part of the celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday.
Degrees Conferred by the College of Philadelphia
Students are listed alphabetically for each class from 1770 to 1779:
Class of 1770
| Francis Alison, Jr. |
A.B. |
| Robert Alison |
A.B. |
| Henry Arnold |
A.B. |
| John Cox, Jr. |
A.B. |
| Samuel Dougall |
A.B. |
| Aquila Hall |
A.B. |
| Jacob Hall, Jr. |
A.B. |
| William Hollinshead |
A.B. |
| Henry Latimer |
A.B. |
| Archibald Little |
A.B. |
| John McClean |
A.B. |
| John Maffitt |
A.B. |
| Matthew Tate |
A.B. |
| Joseph Tweedy |
A.B. |
|
| Samuel Cannon |
Non-graduate |
| John Mather Jackson |
Non-graduate |
| John Sitgreaves (possibly 1770) |
Non-graduate |
Class of 1771
| Samuel Armor |
A.B. |
| Patterson Bell |
A.B. |
| Ebenezer Brooks |
A.B. |
| John Carson |
A.B. |
| Charles Crooke |
A.B. |
| Robert Davidson |
A.B. |
| Archibald Gamble |
A.B. |
| Samuel Hanson |
A.B. |
| John McDowell |
A.B. |
| Hugh Montgomery |
A.B. |
| John Pringle |
A.B. |
| Nathan Rumsey |
A.B. |
| John Thomas |
A.B. |
| Issac Wilson |
A.B. |
|
| John Parke |
A.B. (hon.) |
|
| Peter Eaton |
Non-graduate |
| Elisha Hall |
Non-graduate |
| William McKenzie |
Non-graduate |
| Robert Stephenson (Stevenson) |
Non-graduate |
Class of 1772
| Brice Innis |
A.B. |
| Moses Levy |
A.B. |
|
| John Saunders |
Non-graduate |
| William Tilghman |
Non-graduate |
Class of 1773
| Edward Duff |
A.B. |
| Matthew Duncan |
A.B. |
| Joseph Harrison |
A.B. |
| William Alexander Hyrne |
A.B. |
| Joshua Seney |
A.B. |
|
| Nathaniel Luff |
Non-graduate |
|
| William Rogers |
A.M. (hon.) |
Class of 1775
| Benjamin Chew, Jr. |
A.B. |
| Townsend Eden |
A.B. |
| Thomas Ennals |
A.B. |
| John Fishbourne Mifflin |
A.B. |
| John O’Farrel |
A.B. |
| Henry Ridgely |
A.B. |
| Francis Brown Sappington |
A.B. |
| William Moore Smith |
A.B. |
|
| Presley Neville |
Non-graduate |
|
| James Ross |
A.M. (hon.) |
Class of 1776
| James Abercrombie |
A.B. |
| John Leeds Buzman |
A.B. |
| John Clapton |
A.B. |
| William Cocke |
A.B. |
| Thomas Duncan Smith |
A.B. |
| William Thomas |
A.B. |
| Ralph Wiltshire |
A.B. |
Class of 1777
| Benjamin Stoddert |
Non-graduate |
