Constitutions of the publick academy, in the city of Philadelphia

Name:

Charity School (Philadelphia, Pa.); Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Francis, Tench, 1730-1800

Date:

1749

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Printed by Benjamin Franklin]

Subject:

Charity School (Philadelphia, Pa.); Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Schools

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books

Physical Description:

4 pages; 38 cm (folio)

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

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

Notes:

"These constitutions drawn up by Franklin and Attorney General Tench Francis at the request of the first Board of Trustees formed the government for operating the newly established academy and charity school in Philadelphia, proposed and nurtured by B[enjamin] F[ranklin], and finally opened to students on Jan. 7, 1751."--Miller.; Caption title.; Dated: Nov. 13, 1749.; Signatures: [A]2.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Curtis Collection, Folio 413PF

Collection:

Curtis Collection of Franklin Imprints (University of Pennsylvania)