Letter from William Smith to Richard Peters, Feb. 12, 1763

Creator:

Smith, William, 1727-1803 (creator)

Name:

Peters, Richard, 1704-1776

Date:

1763-02-12

Description:

Smith has £500 available on draft. He reviews plans to give sermons on the College’s behalf and encourages the College to pursue interest on the funds due the College as a result of the Church lot sale and subsequent transfer of those funds to the College by Penn. The Beatty Affair seems to have been settled and Smith excused. He details his work with Jay on fundraising and the different tact the College of New York has taken with the king.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 p. (2 leaves); 31 cm.

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

http://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 60

Collection:

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