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His parents sent him to study with the well known Reverend Dr. [[Joseph Bellamy]] of Bethlehem, a friend of [[Jonathan Edwards]], famous as a preacher throughout New England, and known by his writings even in England and Scotland. Dr. Bellamy prepared the boy for college and in 1762, at the age of seventeen, Ellsworth entered Yale.<ref name=brown>[https://books.google.com/books?id=22QoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12 The Life of Oliver Ellsworth], by William Garrott Brown</ref>
His parents sent him to study with the well known Reverend Dr. [[Joseph Bellamy]] of Bethlehem, a friend of [[Jonathan Edwards]], famous as a preacher throughout New England, and known by his writings even in England and Scotland. Dr. Bellamy prepared the boy for college and in 1762, at the age of seventeen, Ellsworth entered Yale.<ref name=brown>[https://books.google.com/books?id=22QoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12 The Life of Oliver Ellsworth], by William Garrott Brown</ref>
He stayed at Yale for two years. Shortly after, he attended Princeton, and graduated in 1766.<ref name=giddings>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HZ0-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA201 American Christian Rulers: Or, Religion and Men of Government; Comprising Sketches in American History of Men of Christian Faith and Experience], by Edward J. Giddings</ref>
He stayed at Yale for two years. Shortly after, he attended Princeton, and graduated in 1766.<ref name=giddings>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HZ0-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA201 American Christian Rulers: Or, Religion and Men of Government; Comprising Sketches in American History of Men of Christian Faith and Experience], by Edward J. Giddings</ref> During his time at Princeton, Ellsworth helped found the [[Cliosophic Society]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=v_E_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA227 Great American Lawyers: The Lives and Influence of Judges and Lawyers who Have Acquired Permanent National Reputation, and Have Developed the Jurisprudence of the United States: a History of the Legal Profession in America, Volume 1]</ref>
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