An act for the continuance & encouragement of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, between 1778 and 1789

Name:

Smith, William, 1727-1803

Date:

1778

Description:

Draft of a bill in Smith's hand by which the General Assembly would restore the College and Academy of Philadelphia, whose charter was voided in 1779.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Gift of Jasper Yeates Brinton, 1960.; Brinton, J. Y. (Jasper Yeates), 1878-1973, former owner.

Subject:

College, Academy, and Charitable Schools of Philadelphia

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (3 leaves)

Rights:

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

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 599

Collection:

William Smith Papers, 1755-1803