ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd hˌɪm ðə dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ˌɛlˈɛl.dˈiː. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ænd hˈɑːɹvɚd ðə sˈeɪm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
The University of Pennsylvania awarded him the degree of LL.D. in 1819, and Harvard the same in 1821.