Letter soliciting contributions for establishing a college in Washington, D.C.

Item Information

• Description
  4-paged, double-sided letter from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees soliciting contributions for establishing a college in Washington, D.C. "in which higher branches of science may be taught...necessary to civil, military and nautical purposes." The Board, appointed by "The Council of the City of Washington" includes president Thomas Jefferson and vice-president Robert Brent.

• Item ID
  bdsdc10100
• Source Collection
  Broadsides and Ephemera Collection
• Spatial Coverage
  United States
  District of Columbia
  District of Columbia
  Washington (D.C.)
• Language
  eng
• Title
  Letter soliciting contributions for establishing a college in Washington, D.C.
• Extent
  4 scans
• Date
  1805-10-14
• Folder
  DC1
• Type
  Text
  broadsides
  circular letters
• Subject
  Education

• Copyright & Usage
  None