Regents Approve Dismissal of Jewett
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PrintThe following resolutions are adopted by the Board of Regents: "Resolved, That while the Board regret the necessity of Mr. [Charles Coffin] Jewett's removal, they approve of the act of the Secretary [Joseph Henry]." "Resolved, That the approval by the Board is not deemed by them to be essential to the validity of the act of the Secretary in so removing Mr. Jewett."
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January 15, 1855