London, 9th Sept. 1762. Reverend and worthy gentlemen: As you will herewith receive His Majesty's royal brief and letters patent, for making a collection from house to house among the people under your ministry, for the two colleges lately established in the cities of New York and Philadelphia ..., [Letter

Alternate Title:

To all the worthy and reverend, the clergy and ministers of the gospel, into whose hands His Majesty's royal brief, for the colleges of Philadelphia and New York, shall come

Name:

Smith, William, 1727-1803; Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815

Date:

1762

Language:

English

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Subject:

University of Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources; Columbia University -- History -- Sources; Columbia University; University of Pennsylvania; History

Resource Type:

Text

Physical Description:

4 pages; 27 cm (4to)

Related Place:

England -- London.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Signatures: A².; Title on p. [4]: To all the worthy and reverend, the clergy and ministers of the gospel ...; Signed pn p. 4: William Smith. James Jay.; A petition for funds for the newly established Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.; Culture Class Collection copy is numbered in ms. in brown ink at head of p. [1] "No. 4"; ms. writing on p. 4 in brown ink.; Culture Class Collection copy slightly mutilated; leaves have been reinforced.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, E.F. Smith Collection, LD4529 .S45; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, AC7 Sm683 762l

Collection:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania); American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)