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[[File:VirginiaGazette16June1774P2.jpg|thumbnail|right|500px|Article from the ''Virginia Gazette'' (Purdie and Dixon)announcing new officers elected at a meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Useful Knowledge.]]
In June of 1774, the Society for the Advancement of Useful Knowledge met in Williamsburg to elect new officers and award a prize for a new invention. The meeting was reported in the ''Virginia Gazette'' newspapers, stating that [[wikipedia:John Page (Virginia politician)|John Page]] (1743-1808) had been chosen president of the society, and [[George Wythe]] chosen as vice-president.<ref>''Virginia Gazette'' (Purdie and Dixon), June 14, 1774, 2.</ref> Also mentioned as "corresponding members" of the society are [[wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], and [[wikipedia:Benjamin Rush|Benjamin Rush]].

==Article text,16 June 1774==
===Page 2===

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<span style="font-size: 2em;">☞</span> Yesterday, the Society for the Advancement of useful Knowledge met at the Capitol, when the Honourable ''John Page'' of ''Rosewell'' was chosen President, ''George Wythe,'' Esq; Vice President, Mr. ''James Madison,'' Orifessor of Natural Philosophy in the College of ''William'' and ''Mary,'' and the Reverend Mr. ''Robert Andrews'' of ''York,'' Secretaries, ''David Jameson,'' Esq; Treasurer, and Mr. ''James Madison,'' Curator.

A pecuniary Reward, and Medal, were voted to Mr. ''Holiday,'' for his Model of a very ingenious and useful Machine for threshing our Wheat.

Doctor ''Franklin,'' and Doctor ''Lettsom,'' of ''London,'' the Reverend ''Thomas Baldwin,'' and ''John Baldwin,'' Esq; of ''Chester,'' in ''England,'' Doctor ''Smith,'' Provost of the College, Doctor ''Morgan,'' Doctor ''Rush,'' and Mr. ''Rittenhouse,'' of ''Philadelphia, Edward Foy,'' Esq; of ''New York,'' Doctor ''Steward'' of ''Bladensburg, Maryland,'' and Doctor ''Smibert'' of ''Boston,'' were chosen corresponding members.
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*Richard A. Overfield, "Science in the Virginia Gazette, 1736–1780," ''Emporia State Research Studies'' 16, no. 3 (1968): 5–53.

==External links==
*[http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/autumn03/society.cfm "A Field Spacious and Untrodden: The Virginian Society for the Promotion of Usefull Knowledge,"] ''The Colonial Williamsburg Journal'' (Autumn 2003).

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