My pal Rob Schweitzer over at Historic Hudson Valley snuck this up on the HVBlog a while back, and I only just caught it: a photo of Washington Irving’s 1832 honorary law degree from Harvard University. Very nice. And not a bad accomplishment for someone who might fairly be considered a candidate for New York’s Worst Attorney — after all, Irving allegedly abandoned the only client he ever had!
Nice find, Rob.
Brian Jay Jones 