London, 9th Sept. 1762. Reverend and worthy gentlemen: As you will herewith receive His Majesty's royal brief and letters patent, for making a collection from house to house among the people under your ministry, for the two colleges lately established in the cities of New York and Philadelphia ..., [Letter
- Alternate Title
- To all the worthy and reverend, the clergy and ministers of the gospel, into whose hands His Majesty's royal brief, for the colleges of Philadelphia and New York, shall come
- Creator
- Smith, William, 1727-1803
- Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815
- Form
- books
- Date
- 1762
- Language
- English
- Subject
- University of Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources
- Columbia University -- History -- Sources
- Columbia University
- University of Pennsylvania
- History
- Collection
- Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 4 pages ; 27 cm (4to)
- Publisher
- [publisher not identified]
- Related Place
- England -- London.
- Notes
- Signatures: A².
- Title on p. [4]: To all the worthy and reverend, the clergy and ministers of the gospel ...
- Signed pn p. 4: William Smith. James Jay.
- A petition for funds for the newly established Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.
- Culture Class Collection copy is numbered in ms. in brown ink at head of p. [1] "No. 4"; ms. writing on p. 4 in brown ink.
- Culture Class Collection copy slightly mutilated; leaves have been reinforced.
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, E.F. Smith Collection, LD4529 .S45
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, AC7 Sm683 762l
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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