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Yale College July 20th, 1847.

This certifies that Mr. J. A. Benton is a licentiate
of the Association of the Western District of New Haven
County. Since finishing his theological course of three
years in this Seminary, he has been preaching with
acceptance to the Churches in this vicinity. Regarding
him as a young man of an excellent character, and
of talents, which promise usefulness & success in
the work of the Christian ministry, I heartily
commend him to the Churches of Christ as one
entitled to their confidence & kindness, wherever
Providence may call him.

Nathaniel W. Taylor
Prof. [Professor]: Didact. [Didactic] Theol [Theology]:

C A. Goodrich Prof [Professor]
of Pastoral Charge