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[[File:FacultyMinuteBookp281.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Minutes for "A Meeting of the President and Professors of William & Mary College," December 30, 1779. Faculty Minute Book, 1729–1784, p. 281, Faculty Assembly Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries ([https://digital.libraries.wm.edu/page-286-95 image 286]).]] | [[File:FacultyMinuteBookp281.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Minutes for "A Meeting of the President and Professors of William & Mary College," December 30, 1779. Faculty Minute Book, 1729–1784, p. 281, Faculty Assembly Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries ([https://digital.libraries.wm.edu/page-286-95 image 286]).]] | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 17 September 2024
Introduction and summary.[1]
Contents
Document text, 29 December 1779
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Dec.r 29.th 1779.
At a meeting of the President &
Masters^Professors of Wm Mary College, under a statute passed by the Visitors the fourth Day of December, 1779 —Present
James Madison, President, & Professor of Natural Philosophy, & Mathematics.
George Wythe, Professor of Law & Police.
James M'Clurg, Professor of Anatomy and Medicine.
Robert Andrews, Professor of Moral Philosophy, the Laws of Nature & of Nations, & of the fine Arts.
Charles Bellini, Professor of Modern Languages.
Resolved, That M.r Andrews act as Clerk of the Society for this day.
Resolved, that the Lectures in the different Schools shall commence for the ensuing year on the 17.th of January.
For the encourafrement of Science: Resolved, that a student on paying an anually one thousand pounds of Tobacco shall be entitled to attend any tuo of the following Professors, viz. : of Law and Police ; of Katural Philosoiihy and Mathematics ; of Moral Philosophy, the Laws of Xature & Nations, and of tho Fine A.rts, & that for fifteen hundred Pounds he shall be entitled to attend the said throe Professors, the Fees to be paid at that Period of the Year when the courses of Lectures commence,
Resolved, that Mr James Wilson be allowed 3,000 lbs. of Tobacco pr annum, two men a Boy, any Benefit he can derive from the Garden after supplying the President Professors with vegetables, as Steward Gardener of }^e College.
Resolved, that Winkfield, Bob, Lemon, Adam, Pompey, be retained for cleaning the College, other necessary Purposes.
Resolved, that the President Mr Andrews hire the Negroes not retained, for Tobacco or other Country Produce.Resolved, that Mr Andrews be appointed to execute the office ofBursar of the College.
Document text, 30 December 1779
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Page 281 text.
See also
- Professor of Law and Police
- Other Related Wythepedia Pages
References
- ↑ "Journal of the Meetings of the President & Masters of William & Mary's College." Faculty Minute Book, 1729–1784, Faculty Assembly Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Further reading
- Lyon G. Tyler, "Journal of the President and Masters or Professors of William and Mary College," William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine 16, no. 1 (January 1907), 22-33.
External links
- Faculty Minute Book, 1729–1784, Faculty Assembly Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
