Additional Charter of the College, confirming the charter of 1753

Creator:

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (College, Academy and Charitable School) (creator)

Description:

“Additional Charter of the College,” confirming the charter of 1753 and extending the powers of the trustees. The trustees are empowered to select a Provost, Vice-Provost, and professors, and to grant “degrees in any of the faculties, arts, and sciences, to which persons are usually admitted, in any or either of the universities or colleges of the kingdom of Great Britain.” Signed by Robert Hunter Morris, Lieutenant-Governor, as witness. PENN, THOMAS and RICHARD PENN. May 14, 1755. Trustees of the College, Academy, and Charitable School, in the Province of Pa. (James Hamilton, William Allen, John Inglis, Tench Francis, William Masters, Lloyd Zachary, Samuel McCall, Jr., Joseph Turner, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Leech, William Shippen, Robert Strettell, Philip Syng, Phineas Bond, Richard Peters, Abraham Taylor, Thomas Bond, Joshua Maddox, William Plumsted, Thomas White, William Coleman, Thomas Cadwalader, Alexander Stedman, and John Mifflin.) DS, paper seal with Penn arms.

Language:

English

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

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

Notes:

UPA 3. Archives General Collection of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1820. Constitutions and Charter. Document/item number: 1118. See full finding at: https://archives.upenn.edu/collections/finding-aid/upa3pre1820

Physical Location:

UPA3 D1118

Collection:

Penn in the Age of Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)