Letter from William Smith to Richard Peters, July 10, 1762

Creator:

Smith, William, 1727-1803 (creator)

Name:

Peters, Richard, 1704-1776

Date:

1762-07-10

Description:

Dr. Jay arrived to make application to the people on behalf of the College of New York. Smith is surprised and has begun to hear complaints about the number of applications being made and the scarcity of money in London. Smith anticipates that this double application will be detrimental to the College and had hoped for a joint single application. Robert Charles, Moses Franks, and several other successful merchants are joining Jay’s efforts. Lord Bute reassured Dr. Chandler that in spite of the changes, in the government, Chandler’s influence on behalf of his charities should remain strong. The German Schools have already received support from the King and Chandler is prepared to make an appeal on behalf of the College. Smith fears that the work of Jay will interfere with Chandler’s success.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

4 p. (2 leaves); 23 cm.

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

See full finding aid at: https://archives.upenn.edu/collections/finding-aid/upt50s664/

Physical Location:

UPT50 S664 Box 2, Folder 40

Collection:

William Smith Papers (University Archives); Penn in the Age of Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)