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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. | 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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Revision as of 16:35, 26 January 2018
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 John Page (1743-1808) had been chosen president of the society, and George Wythe chosen as vice-president.[1] Also mentioned as "corresponding members" of the society are Benjamin Franklin, and Benjamin Rush.
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Article text, 16 June 1774
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☞ 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.
See also
References
- ↑ Virginia Gazette (Purdie and Dixon), June 14, 1774, 2.
Further reading
- Richard A. Overfield, "Science in the Virginia Gazette, 1736–1780," Emporia State Research Studies 16, no. 3 (1968): 5–53.
External links
- "A Field Spacious and Untrodden: The Virginian Society for the Promotion of Usefull Knowledge," The Colonial Williamsburg Journal (Autumn 2003).]]
