Design and creation Seal of Dartmouth College
the seal engraved on exterior of rollins chapel
the english trustees, including lord dartmouth, did not take suggestion. evidence exists annoyed wheelock s acquisition of charter college; under impression funds under control used support wheelock s efforts @ educating , christianizing native americans @ moor s indian charity school @ lebanon, connecticut. wheelock designed seal college bearing striking resemblance seal of society propagation of gospel, missionary society founded in london in 1701, in order maintain illusion college more mission work higher education. wheelock arranged nathaniel hurd, boston silversmith, engrave seal. hurd had engraved many coats of arms , appears in john singleton copley portrait of ca. 1765 2 books, 1 of display of heraldry john guillim (1610). wheelock wrote governor wentworth on may 22, 1772, saying hope mr hurd have college seal compleated commencement. seal (a single-sided female die used form impressions in wax) ready commencement of 1773, , portsmouth resident , former chief justice , treasurer of province of new hampshire george jaffrey donated college. trustees officially accepted seal on august 25, 1773, describing as:
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