ɐ bˈɛnɪfˌæktɚ lˈɛnt hˌɪm dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tʊ ɐtˈɛnd jˈeɪl, wˌɛɹ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɛkənd ɪnðə klˈæs ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ æt jˈeɪl lˈɔː skˈuːl.
A benefactor lent him $400 to attend Yale, where he graduated second in the Class of 1854 at Yale Law School.