DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF 
 YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 UNDER THE ORIGINAL CHARTER OF THE 
 
 COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF CONNECTICUT 
 
 1701-1745 
 
 Edited by 
 FRANKLIN BOWDITCH DEXTER, Lirr. D 
 
 NEW HAVEN: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS 
 
 LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD 
 
 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 
 
 MDCCCCXVI 
 

 ' Copyright, 1916 
 By Yale University Press 
 
 First published, October, 1916 
 
PREFACE 
 
 In this comi3ilation are included the more imiDortant 
 documents, known to be in existence, relating to the his- 
 tory of Yale University, of a date earlier than that of the 
 present charter, of May, 1745. 
 
 The extant records of the Trustees for this period are 
 given in full; but certain other more formal material is 
 intentionally omitted ; of this character are, for example, 
 conveyances of property to and from the Collegiate 
 School^ and other legal papers ; records of the admission 
 of students, of the assignment of rooms in the College 
 building, and of degrees conferred; lists of donations to 
 the Library; accounts of the Treasurer; and Laws for 
 the government of students. 
 
 Yale University, July, 1916. 
 
 €46621 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Preface v 
 
 I. Proposals for a University [1701?] . 1 
 II. Letter of Increase Mather, September 
 
 15, 1701 6 
 
 III. Letter of Samuel Sewall, September 17, 
 1701 7 
 
 IV. Letter of Gershom Bulkley, September 
 
 27, 1701 9 
 
 V. Letter of Eleazar Kimberly, October 1, 
 
 1701 11 
 
 VL Letter of John Eliot, October, 1701 . . 12 
 VII. Letter of Samuel Sewall and Isaac Add- 
 ington, with draft of a Charter, October 
 
 6, 1701 15 
 
 VIII. Offer of James Fitch, October 16, 1701 . 19 
 IX. Charter of the Collegiate School, Octo- 
 ber, 1701 20 
 
 X. Letter of Samuel Mather, October 27, 
 
 1701 23 
 
 XL Letter of James Noyes, October 28, 1701 24 
 XII. Letter of Samuel Sewall, October 29, 
 
 1701 26 
 
 XIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, November 
 11-14, 1701 27 
 
 XIV. Letter of the same to Nathaniel Lynde, 
 November 14, 1701 35 
 
 XV. Letter of Thomas Buckingham, Decem- 
 ber 15, 1701 36 
 
 XVI. Letter of the same, February 25, 1702 . 37 
 XVII. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 8, 
 
 1702 38 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 XVIII. Letter of Thomas Buckingham, April 27, 
 
 1702 40 
 
 XIX. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 30, 1702 41 
 
 XX. The same, March 18-September 15, 1703 43 
 XXI. Act of the General Assembly, October, 
 
 1703 45 
 
 XXII. Act of the Governor and Council, Octo- 
 ber 21, 1703 45 
 
 XXIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, February 
 22-23, 1704 46 
 
 XXIV. statement of the same to the Students, 
 February 23, 1704 48 
 
 XXV. Letter of Thomas Buckingham, May 12, 
 
 1705 50 
 
 XXVI. Letter of Abraham Pierson, with answer 
 of the town of Killingworth, September 
 
 21-November 2, 1705 51 
 
 XXVII. Letter of Abraham Pierson, January 
 
 12, 1706 52 
 
 XXVIII. Draft of resolutions submitted to the 
 
 Trustees, 1706 54 
 
 XXIX. Votes of the town of Killingworth, 
 
 November 7-December 24, 1706 . . 54 
 
 XXX. Letter of Samuel Sewall, October 7, 1707 55 
 
 XXXI. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, May 22, 1711 56 
 
 XXXII. Act of the Assembly, October, 1712 . . 57 
 
 XXXIII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, January 23, 
 1713 57 
 
 XXXIV. Letter of the same, May 5, 1713 ... 58 
 XXXV. Letter of Joseph Noyes, July 26, 1714 . 59 
 
 XXXVI. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 8, 1714 60 
 
 XXXVII. Action of the Assembly, October, 1714- 
 
 May, 1715 60 
 
 XXXVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 14, 1715 62 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 IX 
 
 PAGE 
 
 XXXIX. Act of the Assembly, October, 1715 . . 63 
 XL. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 3, 
 
 1716 64 
 
 XLI. Representation of the State of the Colle- 
 giate School, and action of the Assem- 
 bly, May, 1716 65 
 
 XLII. Subscriptions for the settlement of the 
 
 School in New Haven, 1716 .... 67 
 XLIII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, July 6, 1716 71 
 XLIV. Vote of the New Haven Proprietors, 
 
 July 30, 1716 71 
 
 XLV. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 12, 1716 72 
 
 XLVL The same, October 17-20, 1716 ... 73 
 XLVII. Vote of the town of Hartford, December 
 
 18, 1716 79 
 
 XLVIII. Votes of Trustees for completing build- 
 ings at New Haven, December 19-29, 
 
 1716 80 
 
 XLIX. Vote of the New Haven Proprietors, 
 
 December 24, 1716 81 
 
 L. Remonstrance against settling the 
 
 School at New Haven, January, 1717 . 81 
 LL Memorandum of timber for the Colle- 
 giate House, January 4, 1717 .... 82 
 LIL Letter of Jeremy Dummer, February 
 
 21, 1717 83 
 
 LIII. Remarks on the Remonstrance against 
 settling the School at New Haven, 
 
 February 22, 1717 84 
 
 LIV. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 5, 
 
 1717 88 
 
 LV. Memorial of a minority of the Trustees 
 
 to the Assembly, May, 1717 .... 95 
 LVI. Resolves of the Lower House of the 
 Assembly on the settlement of the 
 School, May 21-27, 1717 99 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 LVII. Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall, June 6, 
 
 1717 100 
 
 LVIII. Call for a Trustee meeting, July, 1717 . 101 
 LIX. Letter of Samuel Andrew, July 23, 1717 102 
 LX. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 11-13, 1717 103 
 
 LXL Memoranda by Daniel Buckingham in 
 
 behalf of Saybrook, October, 1717 . . 106 
 LXII. Opinion by the same on the removal 
 
 from Saybrook, 1717 107 
 
 LXIII. Orders of the Assembly for hearing the 
 
 Trustees, October 12-15, 1717 ... 109 
 LXIV. Message of the Upper House to the 
 
 Trustees, October 22, 1717 .... Ill 
 LXV. Memorial of the Trustees to the Assem- 
 bly, October 22, 1717 112 
 
 LXVI. Observations and Remarks by Timothy 
 Woodbridge and Thomas Buckingham, 
 
 October 22-23, 1717 114 
 
 LXVIL Resolves of the Upper House, October 
 
 23-24, 1717 116 
 
 LXVIIL Letter of John Winthrop, October 24, 
 
 1717 118 
 
 LXIX. Message from the Upper House, October 
 
 25, 1717 119 
 
 LXX. Order of the Assembly for a Hearing of 
 
 the Trustees, October 25, 1717 ... 120 
 LXXI. Answer of the Trustees to the Observa- 
 tions and Remarks of Woodbridge and 
 Buckingham, October 25, 1717 ... 121 
 LXXII. Account by the Trustees of the School's 
 having been at Saybrook and its Re- 
 moval, October 25, 1717 126 
 
 LXXIIL Representation of Moses Noyes to the 
 
 Assembly, October, 1717 127 
 
 LXXIV. Reasons by the same for the Votes of the 
 
 Lower House, October, 1717 .... 129 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 XI 
 
 PAGE 
 
 LXXV. Reply to the above, October, 1717 . . 130 
 LXXVI. Votes of the Assembly on requiring 
 Unanimity of the Trustees, October 28, 
 
 1717 131 
 
 LXXVII. Proceedings of the Assembly on Con- 
 firmation of the Removal to New Haven, 
 
 October 28, 1717 132 
 
 LXXVIII. Argument of the Upper House in favor 
 of the settlement at New Haven, October 
 
 29, 1717 134 
 
 LXXIX. Proposal of the Upper House for a Con- 
 ference, October 29, 1717 136 
 
 LXXX. Proceedings of the Assembly, on the De- 
 termination of a place for the School, 
 
 October 29-30, 1717 137 
 
 LXXXI. Proceedings of the Trustees, October 
 
 30, 1717 140 
 
 LXXXIL Resolves of the Assembly, October 31, 
 
 1717 145 
 
 LXXXIII. Letter of the Trustees to Jeremy 
 
 Dummer, October 31, 1717 .... 146 
 LXXXIV. Historical Remarks concerning the 
 School, by Samuel Johnson, November 
 
 20, 1717-June, 1719 148 
 
 LXXXV. Letter of Cotton Mather to Elihu Yale, 
 
 January 14, 1718 163 
 
 LXXXVL Letter of Jeremy Dummer, March 12, 
 
 1718 164 
 
 LXXXVII. Proposal of the Lower House of the 
 
 Assembly, May 29, 1718 165 
 
 LXXXVIII. Letter of Timothy Woodbridge and 
 
 Thomas Buckingham, June 2, 1718 . . 166 
 LXXXrX. Letter of Benjamin Colman, June 4, 
 
 1718 167 
 
 XC. Letter of the Trustees, in answer to 
 Woodbridge and Buckingham, June 5, 
 1718 169 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 XCL Letter of Cotton Mather, August 25, 
 
 1718 170 
 
 XCII. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 10, 1718 171 
 
 XCIII. Letters of (thanks of the same, Sep- 
 tember 10-12, 1718 174 
 
 XCIV. Invitation of the same to seceded Stu- 
 dents, September 12, 1718 .... 178 
 XCV. Act of the Assembly, October, 1718 . . 179 
 XCVI. Orders of the Governor and Council, 
 
 October 28, 1718 181 
 
 XCVIL Letter of Timothy Green, October 30, 
 
 1718 181 
 
 XCVIII. Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall, November 
 
 20, 1718 182 
 
 XCtX. Proceedings of the Governor and Coun- 
 cil, December 2-4, 1718 183 
 
 C. The same, March 11-13, 1719 .... 187 
 CI. Letter of Jonathan Edwards, March 26, 
 
 1719 192 
 
 CII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, April 14, 
 
 1719 192 
 
 cm. Act introduced in the Upper House, 
 
 May, 1719 194 
 
 CIV. Letter of Jonathan Edwards, July 21, 
 
 1719 195 
 
 CV. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 9, 1719 196 
 
 CVI. Act of the Assembly, October, 1719 . . 199 
 CVII. Vote of the First Society, New Haven, 
 
 December 30, 1719 199 
 
 CVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 20, 
 
 1720 . 200 
 
 CIX. Vote of the First Society, New Haven, 
 
 May 11, 1720 202 
 
 ex. Proceedings of the Trustees, June 8, 
 
 1720 203 
 
CONTENTS xiii 
 
 PAGE 
 
 CXI. Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall, July 13, 
 
 1720 205 
 
 CXII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, October 1, 
 
 1720 206 
 
 CXIII. Order of the Upper House, October, 1720 207 
 CXIV. Letter of Timothy Cutler, December 31, 
 
 1720 207 
 
 CXV. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, February 25, 
 
 1721 209 
 
 CXVL Letter of Jonathan Edwards, March 1, 
 
 1721 210 
 
 CXVII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, March 7, 
 
 1721 212 
 
 CXVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 4, 
 
 1721 213 
 
 CXIX. Brief issued by the Assembly, June 13, 
 
 1721 214 
 
 CXX. Account of sales of goods from Elihu 
 
 Yale, June 28, 1721 216 
 
 CXXI. Letter of Timothy Cutler, July 7, 1721 . 219 
 CXXII. Act of the Assembly, October, 1721 . . 220 
 CXXIII. Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall, October 
 
 28, 1721 221 
 
 CXXIV. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 4-6, 
 
 1722 222 
 
 CXXV. Letter of Joseph Morgan, May 28, 1722 224 
 CXXVI. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 13, 1722 225 
 
 CXXVII. Letter of John Davenport and Stephen 
 
 Buckingham, September 25, 1722 . . 226 
 CXXVIII. Relation of the Declaration of Rector 
 
 Cutler for Episcopacy, October, 1722 . 229 
 CXXIX. Proceedings of the Trustees, October 
 
 17-22, 1722 231 
 
 CXXX. Action of the Assembly respecting a 
 
 Seal, October, 1722 . * 234 
 
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 CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 CXXXI. Proceedings of the Trustees, November 
 
 21, 1722 235 
 
 CXXXII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, March 8, 
 
 1723 237 
 
 CXXXIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 17, 
 
 1723 237 
 
 CXXXIV. Letter of Nathaniel Williams, May 13, 
 
 1723 239 
 
 CXXXV. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, June 3, 1723 240 
 CXXXVL Letter of the same, July 22, 1723 . . 242 
 CXXXVII. Letter of Moses Noyes, September 3, 
 
 1723 242 
 
 CXXXVIIL Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall, September 
 
 6, 1723 243 
 
 CXXXIX. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, September 
 
 10, 1723 244 
 
 CXL. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 11, 1723 245 
 
 CXLL The same, October 16, 1723 .... 246 
 
 CXLIL Questions proposed by the Trustees to 
 
 the Assembly, October 17, 1723 ... 247 
 CXLIII. Act of the Assembly in addition to the 
 
 Charter, October, 1723 248 
 
 CXLIV. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 7, 
 
 1724 251 
 
 CXLV. The same. May 21, 1724 252 
 
 CXL VI. Action of the Assembly on the Appoint- 
 ment of a Eector, May, 1724 .... 253 
 CXL VII. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 9, 1724 255 
 
 CXLVIII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, February 
 
 25, 1725 256 
 
 CXLIX. Proceedings of the Trustees, April 20, 
 
 1725 258 
 
 CL. Letter of Joseph Talcott, June 11, 1725 259 
 CLI. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 29, 1725 260 
 
CONTENTS XV 
 
 PAGE 
 
 CLIL Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 October 14, 1725 261 
 
 CLIII. Petition of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 May 12, 1726 '.263 
 
 CLIV. Proceedings of the same, May 31, 1726 . 265 
 CLV. The same, September 13, 1726 ... 266 
 CLVI. Letter of Jeremy Dummer, February 
 
 10, 1727 267 
 
 CLVII. Proceedings of the Trustees, September, 
 
 1727 268 
 
 CLVIIL The same, October 17, 1727 .... 269 
 CLIX. Memorial of the Trustees to the As- 
 sembly, October, 1727 271 
 
 CLX. Proposed Action of the Assembly on the 
 Taxation of the Rector, October 24-26, 
 
 1727 274 
 
 CLXL Letter of Elisha Williams, July 2, 1728 275 
 CLXIL Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 11, 1728 277 
 
 CLXIII. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 May 8, 1729 278 
 
 CLXIV. Proceedings of the same, September 10, 
 
 1729 280 
 
 CLXV. Memorial of Elisha Williams to the As- 
 sembly, October 9, 1729 282 
 
 CLXVI. Letter of George Berkeley, March 24, 
 
 1730 284 
 
 CLXVII. Proceedings of the Trustees, Septem- 
 ber 9, 1730 285 
 
 CLXVIII. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 September 9, 1730 287 
 
 CLXIX. Letter of George Berkeley, September 
 
 7, 1731 289 
 
 CLXX. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 8, 1731 290 
 
 CLXXL Letter of George Berkeley, July 25, 1732 291 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 CLXXII. Memorial of the Trustees to the As- 
 sembly, with action thereon, May and 
 
 October, 1732 292 
 
 CLXXIII. Letter of Timothy Cutler, September 4, 
 
 1732 295 
 
 CLXXIV. Proceedings of the Trustees,, September 
 
 13, 1732 296 
 
 CLXXV. Letter of Benjamin Colman, December 
 
 2, 1732 298 
 
 CLXXVL Proceedings of the Trustees, December 
 
 20, 1732 299 
 
 CLXXVIL ''The Benefactors of Yale College," 
 
 1733 300 
 
 CLXXVIIL Memorial of the Trustees to the As- 
 sembly, May 11, 1733 302 
 
 CLXXIX. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 12, 1733 304 
 
 CLXXX. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 September 12, 1733 306 
 
 CLXXXL Letter of Isaac Watts, August 16, 1734 . 307 
 CLXXXIL Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 11, 1734 ... 308 
 
 CLXXXIIL Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 September 11, 1734 310 
 
 CLXXXIV. Account of the Income and Expenses of 
 
 the College, October 16, 1734 .... 311 
 CLXXXV, Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 10, 1735 312 
 
 CLXXXVI. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 September 10, 1735 314 
 
 CLXXXVII. John Punderson's Account for College 
 
 Repairs, May 20, 1736 317 
 
 CLXXXVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 8-9, 1736 318 
 
 CLXXXIX. Account of Isaac Dickerman and John 
 Punderson for College Repairs, October 
 18, 1736 321 
 
CONTENTS 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 CXC. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 14-15, 1737 323 
 
 CXCI. The same, September 13-14, 1738 . . 326 
 CXCII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Assem- 
 bly, September 14, 1738 328 
 
 CXCIII. John Punderson's Account for College 
 
 Repairs, October 16, 1738 .... 330 
 CXCIV. Letter of Samuel Johnson, May 14, 1739 331 
 CXCV. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 12, 1739 332 
 
 CXCVL The same, October 30-31, 1739 ... 336 
 
 CXCVII. The same, April 2, 1740 340 
 
 CXCVIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Assem- 
 bly, May 8, 1740 340 
 
 CXCIX. Proceedings of the same. May 13-14, 
 
 1740 342 
 
 CC. The same, September 10, 1740 ... 344 
 CCI. Journal of George Whitefield, October 
 
 25, 1740 346 
 
 ecu. Report of a Committee of the Assembly 
 on the Needs of the College, October 27, 
 
 1740 347 
 
 CCIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Assem- 
 bly, May 14, 1741 348 
 
 CCIV. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 9, 1741 350 
 
 CCV. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 October 8, 1741 352 
 
 CCVI. Extract from the Boston Evening Post, 
 
 April 26, 1742 355 
 
 CCVII. Report of the Committee of the Assem- 
 bly, relating to the College, May 13, 1742 356 
 CCVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 8, 1742 359 
 
 CCIX. Report to the Assembly on the Repairs 
 
 of the Rector's House, October, 1742 . 360 
 
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 OCX. Memorial of Daniel Edwards and 
 Samuel Mix to the Assembly, concern- 
 ing Repairs at College, May 6, 1743 . . 361 
 CCXI. Proceedings of the Trustees, September 
 
 13, 1743 362 
 
 CCXII. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 October 13, 1743 363 
 
 CCXIIL Proceedings of the same, September 12, 
 
 1744 365 
 
 CCXIV. Memorial of the same to the Assembly, 
 
 October 11, 1744 366 
 
 CCXV. Judgment of the Rector and Tutors con- 
 cerning John and Ebenezer Cleaveland, 
 
 November 19, 1744 368 
 
 CCXVI. Declaration of the same against White- 
 field, February 25, 1745 369 
 
 CCXVII. Letter concerning the Cleavelands, 
 
 March 17, 1745 370 
 
 CCXVIII. Letter of Thomas Clap, April 18, 1745 . 372 
 Index 375 
 
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF YALE 
 UNIVERSITY 
 
 I. Proposals for a University 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 These (undated) proposals were sent from some friend 
 or friends in Boston, before the movement for a College 
 in Connecticut had reached any definiteness, — perhajDS in 
 the spring or early summer of 1701; and may thus be 
 regarded as the earliest extant document in Yale history. 
 It cannot be proved, however, that this paper had any 
 influence in determining the course of events. Some 
 slight resemblances, in the suggestions made, to the 
 recommendations in the document next following, favor 
 the theory of a kindred authorship. 
 
 A photographic copy of the first page of this manu- 
 script is given in the Netv England Magazine for Decem- 
 ber, 1901 (vol. XXV, p. 430). 
 
 Proposalls for Erecting 
 
 an UNIVERSITY 
 
 in the Renowned Colony of Connecticut: 
 
 Humbly Offered by an Hearty (tho' unknown) 
 
 Well-wisher to the Welfare of that 
 
 Religious Colony 
 
 I. Let there be called a SYNOD of all the Consociated 
 Churches in this Colony. 
 
 The Synod, (or Council of Elders and Messengers from 
 
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 the Churches,) may as yett be Called by the Civil Govern- 
 ment, upon the Motion of some Eminent Pastors. 
 
 Or, if That way should fail, why may not as many of the 
 Pastors as can come together, modestly write a Circular 
 Letter unto the Churches, intimateing their desire, of their 
 sending their Delegates unto a Synod (att a proper Time 
 and Place agreed on,) upon this great Occasion of settling 
 an VNIVERSITY, for the propagation of Literature and 
 Religion among them. 
 
 II. The SYNOD being Assembled, Let the Work of that 
 Venerable Assembly be, To resolve upon an VNIVERSITY, 
 that shall be, The School of the Churches; and upon the 
 LAWS, by which the said University shall be Governed. 
 
 Let these LAWS declare. What shall be the Qualifica- 
 tions of them that shall be admitted into the Society; 
 
 What shall be the Studies therein followed, & how 
 managed ; 
 
 What shall be the Manners of y® St\idents, and how Re- 
 warded, or Censured. 
 
 And upon what Accomplishments the Persons there 
 Educated, shall go forth, with Ample Testimonials, Recom- 
 mending them to the acceptance of the World. 
 
 III. Wee cannot praesume to give Degrees, Pro more 
 Academiarum in Anglia, — nor are the Degrees of Bache- 
 lour of Arts, and Master of Arts, in the Terms they are now 
 Ordinarily given, much more than Empty Titles. 
 
 A Diploma, or Testimonial, (Signed by the Prsesident, &> 
 the Tutors of the University, and by Three of the In- 
 spectors,) asserting the Qualifications of him that Recieves 
 it, will be as Good as a Degree, in the Honourable Thoughts 
 of Reasonable Men. And it is hoped, A Society of Such 
 Persons, thus founded and formed, may without prsesump- 
 tion, give such a Testimonial unto those that shall under 
 their Education deserve it. 
 
 If the Young Gentlemen, will not be satisfyed without 
 Titles sequivalent unto a Baccalaureus, and Magister, it will 
 be easy to gratifye them. 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 3 
 
 He that goes forth Qualifyed w**^ a Testimonial, and in- 
 tending the Service of the Churches, may be Stiled, Jnstruc- 
 tus Ecclesice. 
 
 He that goes forth intending to serve his Countrey, in any 
 other Capacity, but that of a Divine, may be stiled, Ornatus 
 Patrice. 
 
 Let there be no such expensive Commencements, as those 
 in other Universities. 
 
 But let the Prcesident, and the Tutors, with the Jn- 
 spectors, appoint still, what Time they please, in y® Year, 
 for a Solemn, & Rigid Examen, of those that are the Candi- 
 dates OF Approbation. 
 
 Let it be cosidered. Whether the Time for the Scholars 
 going forth, Jnstructi, or, Ornati, should be limited unto the 
 Term of their Continuance Four, or Five, or more Years, 
 under their Education. 
 
 Would it not be better, for the Rules of Qualification to 
 be sufficiently strict, and Fixed? And then a Scholar that 
 shall come up to them, sooner, may go forth an Jnstructus, 
 or an Ornatus, with an earlier Harvest of His Dilligence. 
 And the Slothfull or Stupid may stay (as 'tis fitt they 
 should) until their Merits may Challenge their Testimonial. 
 
 But then, the Examen must be Jmpartial. 
 
 rV. Lett the SYNOD Choose, at least, the first Prcesident. 
 Jf it seem too great a Trouble, for the Churches to come 
 together, as often as a Successor may be to be chosen, 
 Qucere, Whether the Jnspectors may not be trusted with 
 the Choice? 
 
 Only then, Lett the Jnspectors write Letters to all the 
 Consociated Churches, Reporting whom they have Elected ; 
 and How, and Why. And if one Third of the Churches do 
 signify, by Letters, to the Jnspectors, that they do not 
 approve their Action, Let them then proceed unto an-other 
 Election. 
 
 Quaere, Whether the Praesident must alwayes be chosen 
 for Life, (or at least, Quamdiu se bene Gesserit:) Or, 
 Whether (at least upon the Difficulty of obtaining a more 
 
DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1701 
 
 continued supply,) an Eminent Pastor may not be borrowed 
 for Four or Five Years, from his Church ; and his Church 
 be in the mean time supplyed, w*^- Candidates of the Minis- 
 try : The Praesident himself coming to them as often as He 
 can to dispense all special Ordinances. 
 
 The Work of y® Praesident shall be, Ordinarily once a 
 Day to Entertain the Scholars in a publick Hall, with 
 Prayers, and such other Exercises, (Whether Expositions 
 of the Scripture, or Lectures in Divinity, or Church-His- 
 tory, or somewhat Else,) as may be most serviceable. 
 
 And frequently to Examine the Conduct of the Tutors, 
 and the progress of the Scholars. 
 
 And Execute the Discipline of the University, according 
 to the Laws of it. 
 
 And Preach publickly in the University -Town, as often 
 as He can. 
 
 To such Encombrances, and such Entertainments, will 
 the Praesident be obliged. That He must have a considerable 
 Salary. Untill those Methods be taken (which may soon be 
 taken,) whereby such a Salary may be Raised, Why may 
 not the Synod Resolve, That each of the Consociated 
 Churches do its part: And, That it shall be treated as a 
 Censurable Scandal for any particular Person, under the 
 Church-Watch, to refuse His Duty, in the General Contri- 
 bution! Jt will be so little, among so many Churches, and 
 Persons, that it will be scarce Felt by any, but such as are 
 of a very Quick sense in such Matters. 
 
 V. Lett the Pastors of such Twelve Churches, as the Synod 
 shall pitch upon, be, for the Time being the Stated Jn- 
 SPECTORS of the University. 
 
 And any Seven of those Twelve, be a Quorum. 
 
 Only, let none be allowed for to Act as Jnspectors, untill 
 they Subscribe certain Articles, relating to the Purity of 
 Religion, that shall be by the Synod agreed upon. 
 
 And Let none be allowed, as Prcesident, or Tutors, with- 
 out subscribing those Articles. 
 
 Lett the Jnspectors Visit the University Twice at least in 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 5 
 
 a year, and assist the Prcesident in Regulating all Things, 
 not only then, but also as often as He shall send for them. 
 
 Let the Prcesident with the Jnspectors, Choose the Tutors, 
 and give Directions to them. 
 
 Tivo Tutors may be enough at first. But how shall they 
 be maintained ? 
 
 Some way must be Thought of, that the publick may pay 
 for their Board. Some such way, as that which provides a 
 Salary for the Prcesident. 
 
 For their further subsistence, lett there be a convenient 
 Summ Sett upon the Heads of all that are under their 
 Tuition. 
 
 VI. There have been many Famous Universities, which have 
 had no Colledges. 
 
 Yea, One of the most famous Universities now in Europe, 
 hath Seven or Eight Hundred Students in it, and yet they 
 have no Collegiate Way of Living, but Board here and there 
 in the To"s\ti, where they can. 
 
 There needs but one Large Room for the stated meetings 
 of all the scholars. 
 
 The Synod shall determine the Toivn, that shall be the 
 Seat of the University. By all means, Lett it be a Sea-port 
 Town. 
 
 The Scholars may board att Houses in the Town, where 
 they may be Best provided for. 
 
 Only, Lett not the Scholars Board in any Families, but 
 such as the Pastor, and other officers of the Church, may 
 under their Hands allow, as fitt (in regard of their Exem- 
 plary Piety,) for that service of Boarding Young Men, that 
 are to be the Hope of the Flock. 
 
 Lett the Prcesident & Jnspectors of the University, Limitt 
 and Retrench the price of Boarding, if any of the Jnhabit- 
 ants begin to oppress the Students in this matter. 
 
 If these, or the Like Proposals, may be received, by a 
 Colony famous for True Religion, and in which there are 
 many Pious and Prudent Gentlemen, who can't but foresee 
 the Vast Consequences of such an Undertaking, as is here 
 
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 proposed ; There yett remain many Considerable Things, to 
 be Humbly Offered, relateing to the Laws of their VNI- 
 VERSITY, when there shall be (which the Lord Grant) an 
 happy Opportunity for it. 
 
 To the Reverend 
 
 Mr. Noyes, of Stonington, 
 Mr. Buckingham, of Say-brook, 
 Mr. Pierpont, of New-Haven. 
 
 II. Letter of Increase Mather 
 
 September 15, 1701 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The writer of this letter had been excluded, nine days 
 previously, from the presidency of Harvard College, for 
 declining to remove from Boston to Cambridge ; and v^as 
 in consequence the more disposed to favor the project of 
 a new institution. 
 
 The superscription of the letter is wanting; it was 
 probably addressed to the Rev. James Pierpont, of New 
 Haven, while the reference in the opening sentence was 
 perhaps to the Rev. Thomas Buckingham, of Saybrook. 
 
 Boston, Sept. 15, 1701 
 Rev^- & dear S^- 
 
 Not long since a Minister in y'"- Colony was pleased to desire 
 my Advice concerning an Academical School designed to be 
 erected in y^- Colony. I shall suggest a few particulars to you. 
 
 In y^ Universities in Holland & other foreign Countries, 
 they do not live a Collegiate life, but board in y^ Town where 
 y® Academy is; by taking y* Course you may save more y°- 
 a 1000^^ in building an House — only tis necessary y^- sh*^- be 
 a Large room hired to attend Disputations, orations & other 
 publick exercises. 
 
 A President & two or 3 Tutors may be sufficient for y® 
 
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 ordinary good goverm*- of y® School for Academical Learn- 
 ing. If for y* making of Laws, Election of officers &c. y^- 
 shall be 7 Inspectors appointed it may do well, esp^y- if these 
 be y* Pastors of y* next neighboring churches. 
 
 Publick Commencements in o'"- Colledge have of late years 
 proved very expensive & are occasion of much sin. That may 
 be done privately as well as publickly. As many Times in ye 
 universities in England they have no publick Acts but give 
 degrees privately & silently. 
 
 The Presidents & Professors in y^ Protestant Universities 
 in France were maintained by y^ Churches; And y® several 
 Churches were directed by y^ Synods w*- they should con- 
 tribute in order y^'unto. 
 
 If y® Civil Government, before y'"- Charter is taken from y™, 
 shall settle a revenue for y® maintenance of such a school, tis 
 probable y*- property will not be taken from you tho Govern- 
 ment should. 
 
 These things are w*- at present occurr to my Thoughts, w^^ 
 (as also w*- I have written to M^- Buckingham of Seabrook) 
 take in good part. 
 
 I commend you & y- undertaking (in w^^^^ y^ yelfare of yo''- 
 Colony & Posterity is greatly concerned) to y^ grace of Christ, 
 & remayn, S^-, 
 
 Yo'"^- to my power 
 I Mather 
 
 III. Letter of Samuel Sew all 
 
 September 17, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 Chief Justice Sewall was graduated at Harvard in 
 1671, and was thus a classmate of Samuel Mather, one of 
 the original Trustees of the College. He had also been 
 for one year a fellow-undergraduate of Abraham Pierson 
 (Harvard 1668), another Trustee. 
 
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 Boston; Sept^- 17, 1701. 
 Sir, 
 
 The Letter subscrib'd by Mr. Chauncy, Buckingham, Pier- 
 son, Pierpont & Saltonstall, bearing date Aug*- 7*^- came to 
 hand Aug*- 26. And your own dated Aug*- 26, I rec'd V- 13^^. 
 at my return from Bristow. I gave the inclosed to Mr. Sec- 
 retary,' and we conferd notes. But it has been a very hurry- 
 ing time with us by reason of the Governour's power being 
 devolved on the Council,^ and the sitting of the Gen^- Court 
 the beginning of this Moneth. 
 
 I have been thinking, that considering the present distress,^ 
 it may be best to doe as little by the Governm*- as is possible 
 with attaining the End. And therefore should not be eagre in 
 building a College or settling Revenues by a Law. But let 
 the Scholars board in the Town, as it is in Holland : and only 
 build a Hall w*^- Chamber over it for a Library. Unless you 
 can hire a large House that may accommodat the President, 
 and those Ends also. And so let the Act only contain Author- 
 ity for such a Person, by himself & Tutors under him to 
 Instruct Youth in Academical Learning, and give them De- 
 grees, as the late Reverend & Godly Learned Mr. Charles 
 Chauncey was wont to doe at Cambridge, and as was accus- 
 tomed to be done under his Presidentship. And all persons 
 admitted to any Degrees shall have the same Honor & Respect 
 shown them that Students have or ought to have had who 
 rec<i- Degrees at Harvard College from the s*^- Charles 
 Chauncey, or from any other President before or after him 
 in Harvard College at Cambridge abovesaid. And let the 
 Act oblige the President to pray and expound the Scriptures 
 in the Hall Morning and Evening de die in diem, and ground 
 the Students in the Principles of Religion by reading to them 
 or making y"^- Recite the Assemblys Confession of Faith w"^- 
 
 1 Isaac Addington. 
 
 2 Lieutenant Governor Stoughton, who had been Acting Governor of Massa- 
 chusetts (in succession to Sir William Phips, who died in 1695), had died in 
 July, 1701. 
 
 3 A bill had been brought before Parliament in the preceding April, to annul 
 the charters of the New-England Colonies, and serious consequences were feared. 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 9 
 
 is turned into good Latine, as also the Catechises; and Dr. 
 Ames's Medulla. And the Students shall obey the President 
 and Tutors, and conform themselves to such wholsom Orders 
 as shall be appointed subscribing them at their Entrance. 
 And Let the entire Course of Academical Exercises be main- 
 tained and the performance of them exacted with all imagin- 
 able Strictness & Severity, without dispensation to any. 
 
 Mr. Secretary presents his Service to you & the Gentlemen 
 you joind with in your abovementioned Letter. We account 
 our selves honoured in that you have imparted to us a matter 
 of so great Concernment, and hope within these few days to 
 send to you somthing more mature & in form either by the 
 Post or some other good hand 
 
 My humble Service to you & y^ Gentlemen concernd with 
 you, & to Mrs. Pierpont from Sir, 
 
 Your humble Serv*- 
 
 Sam. Sewall. 
 
 I mention the Confession of the Assembly of Divines ; bee. 
 Arminianisme is crept even into the Dissenters Annotations, 
 as may be seen upon Hebr. 2, 9, s*^- to be done by Mr. Obadiah 
 Hughes. 
 
 For the Rever*^- Mr. James Pierpont 
 at New-Haven 
 
 IV. Letter of Gershom Bulkley 
 
 September 27, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author v^as a graduate of Harvard in 1655, v^ho 
 had been settled in the ministry in New London and in 
 Wethersfield, but now devoted himself to the practice of 
 medicine, and to law and politics. 
 
 His eminent ability was generally conceded; and it is 
 probable that his advice in the present case was desired, 
 
10 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 as being likely to give in their strongest form the objec- 
 tions which could be alleged against the proposition. 
 
 His wife was a sister of Israel Chauncy, one of the 
 Trustees. 
 
 To y^ ReV^- Elders deliberating of a Colledge, &c. 
 
 Rev^- S"-, 
 
 Yo'"- designe is so good y*- if I might & could, yet I would 
 not wittingly deceive you; & g^ you must give me leave to 
 tell you y*- I have made as much search in y^ statutes & else- 
 where, as my present incapacity will allow me, but cannot 
 find y* w^^ satisfys me, or (I thinke) will satisfy you, in 
 answer to yo^- Queryes. 
 
 The best encoragment & direction y*- I can find, is in 39 
 Eliz. 5, compared w*^- 13 EHz. 17, (for y^ founding & incor- 
 porating of Hospitalls &c) & w*^- y^ Lord Cookes exposition 
 of s<i- 39 Eliz. 5. (wch- is in his 2^- Instit. p. 120, &c.) & upon 21 
 Jac. cap. 1. (Ibid. p. 726,) whereby y^ 39 Eliz. 5, is made per- 
 petuall, & some addition made to it: & upon 43 Eliz. 4, (Ibid, 
 p. 707,) whereby provision is made for y^ due improvem*- 
 of donations made for such pious & charitable uses, & wherein 
 schooles of learning are expressely mentioned. All which 
 notwithstanding, other statutes do disable dissenters or Non- 
 conformists from ye teaching of youth; against w*^^- yet me 
 thinkes y^ Act of Indulgence passed An. 1. of y^ King yt. now 
 is, should afford some Remedy. 
 
 Now my opinion in every thing is so liable to objections, y*- 
 it behoves me to be slow in shewing it : yet I am so willing to 
 promote so good a worke, y*- I shall adventure to say thus 
 much: Viz. That I do not thinke y^ Gen^^- Court will be for- 
 ward to act in it at present ; & I doubt it would but issue in a 
 disapoint to you at last if yy- should, & possibly in an Accusa- 
 tion against themselves at this time. We all know y*- y^ King 
 & Pari*- are above us, & g^ I should thinke y*- it will be much 
 better to petition his Ma*y- to grant a Liberty, ratified by Act 
 of Pari*-, for y^ founding of a Colledge &c according to y^ 
 Tenor of y^ statutes aboves*^-, & under y" favor of y® s*^- Act 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 11 
 
 of Indulgence. Tis an old saying, New Lords, new Lawes, & 
 all y^ world is mutable ; but I thinke this is y® most likely way 
 to prevent a future defeate, if it can be obtained: if not, we 
 are but where we were before, & possibly a little time may 
 enable us better to see what is next best. I wish you would 
 peruse y« statutes afores<i- w*^- y® Lord Cokes exposition 
 afores<^-, w^h- you may do in a little time, & so far to yo^- satis- 
 faction, or direction at least, y*- I hope you will not repent it, 
 or thinke yo^- time lost. So commending you & this affaire to 
 ye conduct & blessing of God, I am 
 
 Rev<i- s^s- Yo'"^- to my poore power 
 
 G. BULKLEY. 
 
 Wethersf"!- Sept^- 27, 1701. 
 
 V. Letter of Eleazar Kimberly 
 
 October 1, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author was a native of New Haven, and had been 
 for most of his life a schoolmaster. From 1696 to his 
 death in 1709 he was Secretary of the Colony of Con- 
 necticut. 
 
 Newhaven Octob^- 1^*: 1701: 
 Rever^- S''- : 
 
 According to my Promise to you I did Procure for M''- 
 Bulkley the Statutes at Large, and he hath Considered of the 
 Questions propounded to him, and the Result of his thoughts 
 concerning them is herein Inclosed. I have not Time to 
 Peruse his Papers, but I doe apprehend that all his discourse 
 is grounded upon the Statutes of the Realme of England. I 
 doe apprehend the Questions propounded by the Reveren*i- 
 Elders are very weighty and farre too high for me to Resolve, 
 Yet I doe not apprehend that the Resolution of them is to be 
 grounded upon the Statute Lawes of England, for I am fully 
 
12 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 of the opinion of a person Learned in the Lawe who not 
 Long Since declared in the Court of Assistants that the 
 Statutes of England and acts of Parliament are not in force 
 in the forreign Plantations, Excepting only such Statutes &c 
 wherein the Plantations were named. And I doubt not but 
 Lands may be given for the promoting of Good Literature in 
 this Land mthout any offence to the Statutes of Mortmain, 
 which were ordained onely to prevent Extravagance & Excesse 
 &c ; and I doubt not but the Kings of England will always be 
 ready to Promote Good Learning in all their dominions, and 
 to continue any Estates that are given for that use without 
 any alteration as I observe his present Majestic hath done in 
 the Charter of the Massachusetts Province. S''- by Reason 
 of my Ilnesse and other Emergencies I have had no time to 
 consider of any of the Questions propounded by the Reverend 
 Elders, and if I had had more time, my opinion concerning 
 them would have been of Little worth unless I had the advan- 
 tage of learned authors for my direction, which I have not, but 
 S'"- 1 suppose that worthye M'"- Bulkly hath given such Light in 
 these affairs, that there is no need for me to say any thing. 
 S^- in Great hast with my hearty desire that so good a work as 
 is now under the Consideration of the Reverend Elders may 
 prosper and succeed I take Leave, and shall ever Remain, 
 
 Rever*^- Sir, 
 
 Your most humble Servant 
 
 Eleazer Kimberly. 
 
 for the Reverend M^- Pierson. 
 
 VI. Letter of John Eliot 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The vTriter was a grandson of the Apostle Eliot, who 
 after graduating at Harvard in 1685, had entered on the 
 ministry; but after removal to the house of his uncle, 
 the minister of Guilford, Connecticut, he had taken up 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 13 
 
 the legal profession, and had become active in political 
 life. 
 
 In 1701 he was a leading member of the General As- 
 sembly. As a resident of Windsor, he was a parishioner 
 of the Rev. Samuel Mather, who was one of the original 
 Trustees of the College, though inactive on account of 
 broken health. 
 
 This letter was doubtless written in the early part of 
 October, 1701. 
 
 Reverend S^- 
 
 Yours of the 17*^- Sep^^- I received. I thank you for com- 
 municating to me that great design. Were there no nearer 
 reasons the weight of the matter the shortness of the time 
 you allow me and the want of the thoughts of others to correct 
 and improve mine disable me offering any that are worthy 
 your desire. You first enquire whether our Goverment can 
 erect a Collegiate Scool which by Law can't be overset. S^- 
 I think such a Scool may be erected which cannot be over- 
 thrown by Law Regularly Executed. (In some measure to 
 maintain which under a future Goverment a wise and resolute 
 assembly may be a good means.) My reasons are these. To 
 erect such a Scool is neither Repugnant to the Laws of Eng- 
 land nor an entrenchment on the Kings Prerogative. No act 
 or Law (according to my sence of the matter) in any of the 
 Plantations is deemed to be Repugnant to the Laws of Eng- 
 land unless it be contrary to an act of the Parliament of 
 England wherein such Plantation is expressed or evidently 
 Intended. And I know no act of Parliament sais such a Scool 
 may not be erected in the Plantations. Neither do I think It 
 is deemed at home an intrenchment on the Prerogative of the 
 King tho many here are suspicious it is. For manifest occa- 
 sion has been given to declare it and such like things so if it 
 were so, not only from the former erecting and incorporating 
 the Colledge at Cambridge about which there has been so 
 many Transactions at the Council Board, But also from the 
 Erecting Societies by Law both in Boston and New York in 
 their several Towns, priviledging and enabling them to dis- 
 
14 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 pose of Land, to sue and be sued and in many other things to 
 act as incorporated companies. So that unless Prerogative 
 greatens more than of late it has done, or unless hereafter, 
 which is a hazard very necessary to be provided against, our 
 assemblys are so modelled as to repeal their own act (if they 
 prove so good as to make one) It is hopefull such a scool 
 may stand. Here I'le offer one thought whether one privi- 
 ledge to be granted to the Governers of s*^ Scool should not be 
 to send two to represent the s*^- Scool in the General Assembly 
 as the Universities in England have, by which they and so 
 we may have great advantages. Your second Question is con- 
 cerning securing and manageing Donations. S^- The best way 
 I can at present think on Is to have them given to a third 
 person or persons in trust to the use of s*^- Scool to be managed 
 and disposed by the major part of s<i- 8 Elders and s^ Master 
 for the time being. But because every one that may give will 
 not have skill to do it well, It will be very convenient to insert 
 certain Provisoes in the act too Large here to set down. As 
 to the Title of the Master of the s<^ Scool, It seems to me to be 
 of no greater consequence than this. That which shows Least 
 of Grandeur will be Least obnoxious. As to your Fourth 
 Quere I am much at a loss in my own thoughts. Yet I'le offer 
 That not standing on a Royall foundation we cannot give 
 authentick or Legal Degrees. Something instead of them of 
 good use and incouragement amongst ourselves we may. But 
 without a great deal of prudence in that matter. Our enemies 
 will take advantage to injure us. To your fift. The placing 
 goverment in those 9 has a prospect of very happy Conse- 
 quences. To limit to an age may prevent the inconvenience 
 of of their being all superannuated which when numerous 
 may easily and perhaps almost always hapen. To your Last 
 S^- I think Private Benefactors may so direct the use of their 
 Donations to particular persons officiating in such a Scool or 
 business and to the particular services therof at the discretion 
 of such persons as shall ever be known by some distinguishing 
 carecter, as to be of very good effect, but not equall to an 
 Establishment by Law, for defect of power of goverment and 
 
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 such priviledges not in the power of benefactors to give. To 
 improve y® advantages of both ways will not be too much. 
 Nothing in our compass is to be omitted to prevent future 
 hazard and to fix a thing of such Consequence upon sure and 
 lasting foundations. 
 
 You see S'"- 
 
 I am your obedient serv*- 
 
 JE. 
 
 To the R<i- M^- Abram Peirson 
 
 at Bramford 
 in his absence to M'"- Sam^^- Russel 
 of Bramford. 
 
 VII. Letter of Samuel Sew all and Isaac Addington 
 
 October 6, 1701 
 
 enclosing a draft of a Charter 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 These documents, sent in pursuance of the promise 
 made in Judge Sewall's letter of September 17, are in 
 Addington's hand, v^hile the Eev. James Pierpont has 
 contributed some additions and emendations to the text 
 of the enclosure, which are here indicated in footnotes. 
 
 Boston, Octob^ 6*^ 1701. 
 Gent^ 
 
 We crave your pardon, That we have made you wait long 
 for so little. We might frame an Excuse from the present 
 circumstances of Affairs, and say, Multa nos impedierunt : 
 But there is another cause that made us slow and feeble in our 
 progress, not knowing what to doe for fear of over-doing. 
 And that is the reason there is no mention made of any Visi- 
 tation, which is exceedingly proper and beneficial : All humane 
 Societies standing in need of a check upon them : But we knew 
 
16 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 not how to call or qualify it, but that in a little time it might 
 probably prove subversive of your'Designe. We on purpose 
 gave your Accademie as low a name as we could that it might 
 the better stand in wind and weather, not daring to Incor- 
 porate it, least it should be liable to be served with a Writ of 
 Quo Warranto. 
 
 We pray you to accept of the few inclosed minutes for an 
 Act, and should have travelled further in it, if your Instruc- 
 tions or our own invention had dictated to us, not knowing 
 well what Scheme to project, because we could not tell how 
 far your Government will encourage the designe. 
 
 We should be very glad to hear of flourishing Schools and 
 a Colledge at Connecticut, and it would be some releife to 
 us against the sorrow we have conceived for the decay of 
 them in this Province. And as the end of all Learning is to 
 fit men to search the Scriptures that thereby they may come 
 to the saving knowledge of God in Christ : We make no doubt 
 but you will oblige the Rector to expound the Scriptures 
 diligently morning and evening. 
 
 Praying God to direct and bless you, beyond what your- 
 selves do understand or hope for 
 
 We take leave and remain 
 
 S^s- 
 
 Your affectionate humble Servants 
 
 Sam Sewall 
 Is^- Addington 
 
 To M^- Thomas Buckingham 
 Minister of the Gospel 
 at Seybrooke. 
 
 Connecticut in 
 New England. 
 
 An Act for Founding of a Collegiate School. 
 
 Whereas several well disposed and publick spirited Per- 
 sons, of their sincere regard to, and zeal for the upholding 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 17 
 
 and propagating of the Christian protestant Religion by a 
 succession of Learned and Orthodox men, have expressed^ 
 their Earnest desires That a Collegiate School be founded and 
 sutably Endowed^ ^Yithin this his Majesties Colony of Con- 
 necticut,^ For the Educating and Instructing of Youth in good 
 Literature, Arts and Sciences; That so by the blessing of 
 Almighty God they may be the better fitted for publick Im- 
 ployment both in the Church and in the Civil State. 
 
 And have* manifested their mllingness to contribute 
 towards the charge' of such School. 
 
 To the Intent therefore That all due Encouragement be 
 given to such pious Resolutions, And that so necessary and 
 religious an Undertaking may be set forward and supported. 
 
 Be^ it Enacted by the Governour and Company of the said 
 Colony of Connecticut in General Court assembled. And it 
 is Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of the same. That 
 there be a Collegiate School forthwith founded and set up in 
 the Town of within this Colony, And that 
 
 A. B. and C. Masters of Art and Ministers of the Gospel, and 
 E. F. Gent^- being all Inhabitants within the said Colony, be 
 and hereby are nominated and appointed Trustees for the 
 said School ; with full power to contract agree for, erect and 
 
 1 Add "by petition." 
 
 2 For "a Collegiate School be founded and sutably Endowed," read: "full 
 Liberty & priviledge be granted for the founding and sutably Endowing a 
 collegiate School. ' ' 
 
 3 Add "unto certain undertakers." 
 
 * For ' ' have, ' ' read : ' ' sundry having. ' ' 
 
 5 For ' ' charge, ' ' read : ' ' encouragement- ' ' 
 
 6 For this entire paragraph read : "Be it Enacted by the Governour and Com- 
 pany of the said Colony of Connecticut in General Court now assembled And it 
 is Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of the same; That there be full liberty, 
 priviledge & right granted unto A. B. and C. Ministers of the Gospel, being all 
 Inhabitants within the said Colony, & now proposed to us as Partners in s^. 
 undertaking for the said School, to erect, sett up, form, direct, order, improve, 
 establish, & att all times for ye future in all suitable ways to encourage the same, 
 in such convenient place or places, & in such form, manner & Rules as to them 
 shall seem meet & most conducive to the aforesaid end thereof, and to Imploy the 
 money which shall be granted by this Court, or otherwise contributed to that use 
 accordingly from time to time & att all times henceforward." 
 
18 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 set up such house and houseing in aforesaid as 
 
 shall be necessary and convenient for the holding and keeping 
 of such School, and to furnish the same for that end, and to 
 Imploy the money which shall be granted by this Court, or 
 otherwise contributed to that use accordingly. 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, 
 That the beforenamed Trustees^ together with such others as 
 they shall associate to themselves, so as not to exceed the 
 number of ^ in the whole, and their successors, to be 
 
 from time to time nominated by themselves as any one or 
 more of those first named or associated shall happen to dye, 
 Be and hereby are further Impowered and Authorized from 
 time to time and at all times for ever, to have the oversight, 
 direction, rule, Order and Government of the said School; 
 And to provide, place and settle a Rector vnth. Tutors and 
 other Officers proper and necessary for the teaching. Instruct- 
 ing, ruling and governing of the Schollars that from time to 
 time shall be sent thither for Education, And to make and 
 constitute such Rules, Orders and Laws for that end, as are 
 usual and customary in such Societies; so as such Rules, 
 Orders and Laws be not repugnant to the Laws of the Govern- 
 ment ; As also to confer degrees upon such Schollars educated 
 there, who by their good manners and proficiency in Learning 
 shall be judged worthy of the same, as is usual and accustomed 
 at Haiward Colledge in Cambridge within the Province of the 
 Massachusetts Bay in New England. 
 
 And whereas the principles of the Christian protestant 
 Religion are excellently comprised in the Confession of Faith 
 composed by the Reverend Assembly of Divines sitting at 
 Westminster, And by the Learned and ludicious D^- Ames 
 in his Medulla Theologize, The Rector of the said School is to 
 give in charge, and take special care that the said Booke be 
 diligently read in the Latin Tongue, and well studyed by all 
 Schollars educated in the said School. 
 
 And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid 
 
 1 For Trustees read : ' ' Partners & undertakers. ' ' 
 
 2 Insert ' ' eleven. ' ' 
 
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 That the said Trustees and their Successors be and hereby are 
 further Impoured to have accept take acquire & purchase any 
 Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments to the use of the said 
 School, not exceeding the value of ffive hundred pounds p^ 
 annum, and any Goods, Chattels sum or sums of money what- 
 soever, as from time to time shall be freely given bequeathed 
 devised or setted by any person or persons whatsoever upon, 
 and to and for the use of the said School, towards the founding 
 Erecting or Endowing of the same. And to Sue for recover 
 and receive all such gifts. Legacies, bequests, annuities. Rents 
 issues and Profits ariseing therefrom and to imploy the same 
 accordingly. And out of the Estate Revenues, Rents, profits 
 and incomes accrueing and belonging to the said School, to 
 support and pay the Rector, Tutors and other Officers their 
 respective annual salaries or allowances. 
 
 VIII. Offer of James Fitch 
 
 October 16, 1701 
 
 to give land and materials to provide for the erection of 
 a College building 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 Major Fitch, of Plainfiield, Connecticut, was at this 
 date, and for many years, one of the Governor's Assist- 
 ants, or Upper House of the General Assembly ; and his 
 offer appears to have been designed to facilitate the pas- 
 sage of the Charter. He vras a son of the first minister 
 of Norwich, Connecticut, and one of the largest landed 
 proprietors in the Colony. 
 
 Subsequently, the land now offered was the subject of 
 a prolonged legal controversy; but it has not seemed 
 necessary to print these details. 
 
 In that it hath pleased y* Lord our God as a token for Good 
 to us & children after us To put it into the hearts of his faith- 
 full ministers to take soe great paines, and be at soe con- 
 
20 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1701 
 
 siderable charge for setting up of a Coledgiat School amongst 
 us & now for farther promoating, of this God pleasing worke, 
 I humbly freely & heartily offer, on demand to provid glass 
 for a house, and if people doe not come up to offer what is 
 reasonable & needfull, that I will then provid nails of all sorts 
 to be used in building a house & hall. 21y I give a farme, 637 
 Acrs of land & when I come home I will send y^ draft and 
 lajdng out to M^- Dan^i- Taylor that he may make such a Deed 
 proper in such a case ; the farme I value at 150^- I will allsoe 
 take some paines to put it in a way of yearely profitt. 30^ 
 charge I hope ^\dll bring 20^ per yeare in a little time. 
 
 James Fitch. 
 Newhaven 
 
 Octob^- 16 1701 
 
 IX. The Charter of the Collegiate School 
 
 October, 1701 
 
 [From the official copy in the University Archives] 
 
 The General Court of the Colony of Connecticut began 
 its autumn session on Thursday, the ninth day of 
 October, and all the Acts of the session bear that date. 
 The day on which the Charter v^as passed is not certainly 
 known, but was probably the sixteenth. 
 
 By the Gov™, in Council & Representatives of his 
 Majties Colony of Connecticot in Gen^i^ Court 
 Assembled, New-Haven, Oct'* 9 : 1701 : 
 
 Aisr ACT FOR Liberty to erect a Collegiate School : 
 
 WHEREAS several well disposed, and Publick spirited 
 Persons of their sincere Regard to & Zeal for upholding & 
 Propagating of the Christian Protestant Religion by a succes- 
 sion of Learned & Orthodox men have expressed by Petition 
 their earnest desires that full Liberty and Priviledge be 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 21 
 
 granted unto Certain Undertakers for the founding, suitably 
 endowing & ordering a Collegiate School within his Maj*^^^ 
 Colony of Connecticot wherein Youth may be instructed in 
 the Arts & Sciences who thorough the blessing of Almighty 
 God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church «& 
 Civil State. 
 
 To the intent therefore that all due incouragement be Given 
 to such Pious Resolutions and that so necessary & Religious 
 an undertakeing may be sett forward supported & well 
 managed. 
 
 Be it Enacted by the Govern^ & Company of the s*^ Colony 
 of Connecticot, in General Court now Assembled, And it is 
 enacted & ordained by the Authority of the same that there be 
 & hereby is full Liberty Right and Priveledge Granted unto 
 the Reverend M'" James Noyes of Stonnington, M^ Israel 
 Chauncey of Stratford, M'" Thomas Buckingham of Saybrook 
 M^" Abraham Pierson of Kennelworth M'" Samuel Mather of 
 Windsor M^ Samuel Andrew of Millford M^ Timothy Wood- 
 bridge of Hartford M^ James Pierpont of New Haven M^ 
 Noadiah Russel of Middletown M^ Joseph Webb of Fairfield 
 being Rev^*^ Ministers of the Gospel & inhabitants within y^ 
 s*^ Colony Proposed to stand as Trustees Partners or LTnder- 
 takers for the s*^ School to them and their successors, To 
 Erect form direct, order establish improve and att all times 
 in all suitable wayes for the future to Encourage the s<^ School 
 in such convenient place or Places, & in such form & mann^ 
 & und^ such order & Rules as to them shall seem meet & most 
 conducive to the afores*^ end thereof so as such Rules or 
 Orders be not Repugnant to the Laws of the Civil Governm* 
 as also to imploy the moneys or any other estate which shall 
 be Granted by this Court or otherwise Contributed to that use 
 according to their discretion for the benefit of the s^ Collegiate 
 School from time to time & att all times henceforward. 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Authority afores"^ that the 
 before named Trustees Partners or undertakers together with 
 such others as they shall associate to themselves (not exceed- 
 ing the number of Eleven, or att any time being less than 
 
22 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 Seven, Provided also that Persons nominated or associated 
 from time to time to fill up s^ number be minist^^ of the gospel 
 inhabiting within this Colony & above the Age of forty years) 
 or the major Part of them the s«^ M^- James Noyes, Israel 
 Chauncey, Thomas Buckingham, Abraham Pierson, Samuel 
 Mather, Samuel Andrew, Timothy Woodbridge, James Pier- 
 pont Noadiah Russel, & Joseph Webb undertakers & of such 
 Persons so chosen & associated as aboves*^ att any time here- 
 after. Have and Shall have henceforward the oversight full & 
 compleat Right Liberty power & Priveledge to furnish direct 
 manage order improve & encourage from time to time & in all 
 times hereaft'" the s^ Collegiate School so Erected & formed 
 by them in such ways orders & manni" & by such Persons Rector 
 or Master and officers appointed by them as shall according to 
 their best discretion be most conducible to attaine the afores<i 
 mentioned end thereof. 
 
 And Moreover it is Enacted & ordered by the Govern^ 
 Council & Representatives of y® Colony afores"^ met in General 
 Assembly That the s*^ M^" James Noyes, Israel Chauncey, 
 Thomas Buckingham, Abraham Pierson, Samuel Mather, 
 Samuel Andrew, Timothy Woodbridge, James Pierpont, 
 Noadiah Russel & Joseph Webb, Undertakers Trustees or 
 Partners & y^ s<^ Persons taken from time to time into Partner- 
 ship, or associated as afores*^ mth themselves. Shall Have & 
 receive & it is hereby Given & Gkanted unto them, the full & 
 just sum of one hundred & twenty pounds in Country Pay to 
 be paid Annually & att all times hereafter until this Court 
 order otherwise To them & to such Person or Persons only as 
 they shall appoint & impower to Receiv the same to be faith- 
 fully disposed of by y^ s*^ Trustees Partners or Und^takers 
 for the end afores*^ according to their discretion which s<^ sum 
 shall be raised & Paid in such ways & mann^^ & att such a 
 value as y^ Country Rates of s<i Colony are & have been 
 usually raised & Paid : 
 
 It is also further Enacted by the Authority afores^ that the 
 s^ undertakers & Partners & their successes 139 & hereby are 
 further impowered to have accept acquire purchase or other- 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 23 
 
 wise lawfully enter upon Any Lands Tenements & Hereditamt^ 
 to the use of the s*^ School not exceeding the value of five 
 hundred Pounds p^ Ann, & any Goods Chattels sum or sums 
 of money whatsoever as have heretofore already been Granted 
 bestowed bequeathed or Given or as from time to time shall be 
 freely Given bequeathed devised or settled by any Person or 
 Persons whatsoever upon & to & for the use of y® s*^ School 
 towards the founding erecting or endowing the same & to sue 
 for Recover & receiv all such Gifts Legacies bequests annuities 
 Rents issues & profits arising therefrom & to imploy the same 
 accordingly & out of y® estate Revenues Rents profits incoms 
 accrueing & belonging to s*^ School to support & pay as the s*i 
 Undertakers shall agree & see cause the s*^ Rector or Master 
 Tutors Ushers or other officers their Respective annual 
 Salaries or Allowances. iVs also for the encouragem* of the 
 Students to grant degrees or Licences as they or those deputed 
 by them shall see cause to order & appoint. 
 
 X. Letter of Samuel Mathee 
 
 October 27, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author was a nephew of Increase Mather, and a 
 classmate at Harvard College of Judge Samuel Sewall. 
 He had preached for some time, in Milford and in Bran- 
 ford, Connecticut, before going in 1681 to Windsor, 
 where he continued until his death in 1728. The condi- 
 tion of his health prevented him from taking active part 
 at any time in the business of the College ; though he con- 
 tinued nominally a Trustee until superseded by legal 
 action in 1724. 
 
 Windsor, Oct. 27, 1701. 
 Rev<3- S"- 
 
 I have been ill off late and now cannot write with my own 
 hand ; wherefore I use another, to signifie unto j'ou, in answer 
 
24 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1701 
 
 to your Lines, that my heart is much in that matter of a Colle- 
 giate Scliole, & will do w*- 1 can to further it. My mind is fully 
 fixt in that New-haven to^vn Plat is y^ best place for such a 
 Scliole. I have not been able as yet to discourse y^ neighbour- 
 ing ministers concerning y*- matter. This all, att present, 
 from your ffriend & fellow Labourer in the Gospel of Christ. 
 
 Sam^^- Mathee 
 
 To the Reverend 
 M^- Thomas Buckingham 
 M^- Abraham Piarson 
 M""- James Pierpoint — 
 met at Saybrook 
 
 XI. Letter of James Notes 
 
 October 28, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author, son of the Rev. James Noyes, of Newbury, 
 Massachusetts, was born in March, 1640, and graduated 
 at Harvard College in 1659. He began to preach in 
 Stonington, Connecticut, in 1664, and continued there 
 until his death in 1719. He was the senior member of the 
 Board of Trustees of the Collegiate School. 
 
 He had attended the meeting of the General Court 
 when the charter was granted; but in the jDresent letter 
 excuses himself from coming to the first Trustee meeting. 
 
 His brother and classmate, Moses Noyes, the minister 
 of Lyme, was made a Trustee in 1703. 
 
 Stonningt- Qctob^- 28*^- 1701. 
 
 Reu^^- S^- Yours came to hand subscribed by the other 
 Reu*^- Gentl°- Vnto them & you I giue my seruice w*^- hearty 
 thanks for your kindness when w*^- you. In answer to your 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 25 
 
 letter, I return that I am aged crazie my will is more than 
 my streneth. We rod early & late coming home & I haue not 
 been well since I came home. I know noe call I have to come 
 or any trust put in me as to that matter, further then volun- 
 tarily for my self I am engaged; to me it is a journey ouer 
 two rivers, & I am at the extreame part of the Collony. I 
 haue not seen M^- Treat since my return. Prouably my 
 brother ^\dll be with you. I doe hereby desire & impower him 
 to giue out of my books at his house my full proportion, & 
 in nothing I would be behind hand in so publick a good & 
 shall take all opportunities to promote it but hope M^- Salton- 
 stall a young active man will excite others of this County, my 
 remoteness disadvantageth me to Conuerse w^- them. I 
 humbly praye the god of heauen to direct & spirit you in the 
 matter (that are intrusted & haue a full Call thereto) & also 
 to succeed the motion w*^- his smile thereon, for his glory & 
 the publick interest, & also I beleive what you doe therein will 
 be accepted of god & men & will at last haue a full reward, 
 in w<^^- I would put in for a share according to my poore 
 capacitie, under many disaduantages whoe must alwayes 
 humbly subscribe my self 
 
 Your real friend & very seruant 
 
 Ja. Noyes Sen^- 
 
 I send to you because I haue a letter at the post house in w<^^ 
 I can putt this & you are more in the waye of the post then 
 M^- Buckingham I suppose. 
 
 J.N. 
 
 I intend at night to write more fully to my deare brother at 
 Lime w^^- order about books that I will send as soone as I can. 
 
 These 
 For the Reu'"*^- M^- James Pierpont 
 past^- of y« Chh of Christ at 
 Newhauen 
 
26 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 XII. Letter of Samuel Sew all 
 
 October 29, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 Mr. Woodbridge, who is mentioned in the last para- 
 graph of this letter, was named as an original Trustee; 
 but was not present to take part in the earliest confer- 
 ences of the Board. 
 
 Boston; Ocf- 29, 1701. 
 Sir, 
 
 Your Letters of the 15*^- & 16*^- Inst*- are come to hand 
 -^ch. gave Mr. Addington and me a great deal of pleasure, to 
 see that you had so soon got an Act pass'd for the erecting of 
 a College in your Colony; and to have Mr. Buckingham's own 
 Hand as a sure Testimony of his being alive ; after the Rumor 
 we had of his being dead ; which made us sad. 
 
 It would be an ample Reward of any thing we have done 
 for you, if you would send us a fair authentick Copy of the 
 Act : W^^- we desire ; as also of the Place where the College is 
 to be, so soon as you have Appointed it 
 
 Present our hearty Service to Mr. Chauncy, Buckingham, 
 Pierson and Saltonstall. 
 
 Mr. Tim^- Woodbridge remains lame here by reason of a 
 Humor fallen into his right Legg. We are generally in 
 health. 
 
 I am Sir, your Serv*- 
 
 Sam Sewall 
 
 For the Rever^- Mr. James Pierpont 
 at New-Haven 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 27 
 
 XIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 November 11, 1701 
 
 [From an early copy of the original minutes in the 
 University Archives] 
 
 At a Meeting of the Collegiate undertakers holden at Say 
 Brook Novembr 11*^ An^ Dom.^i 1701 
 
 Present the 'Rev^ 
 
 Israel Chauncey 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 Abraham Pierson 
 Samuel Andrew- 
 James Pierpont 
 Noadiah Russell 
 Joseph Webb 
 
 Whereas it was the glorious publick 
 
 design of our now blessed fathers 
 in their Removal from Europe into 
 these parts of America, both to 
 plant, and under y<' Divine blessing 
 to propagate m this Wilderness, 
 the blessed Reformed, Protestant 
 Religion, in y^ purity of its Order, 
 and Worship, not onely to their 
 posterity, but also to y^ barbarous Natives: In which great 
 Enterprize they wanted not the Royal Commands, & favour 
 of his Maj*^®- Charles y^ Second to authorize, & invigorate 
 them. 
 
 We their unw^orthy posterity lamenting our past neglects of 
 this Grand errand, & Sensible of our equal Obligations better 
 to prosecute y^ Same end, are desirous in our Generation to 
 be Serviceable therunto — Whereunto the Liberal, & ReUigious 
 Education of Suitable youth is under y^ blessing of God, a 
 chief, & most probable expedient. Therefore that w^e might 
 not be wanting in cherishing the present observable, pious dis- 
 position of many wellminded people to Dedicate their Chil- 
 dren, & Substance unto God in such a good service, and being 
 our selves w*^ Sundry other Rev^- Elders not only desired by 
 our godly people to undertake as Trustees for Erecting, form- 
 ing. Ordering, & Regulating a Collegiate School, for y^ ad- 
 vancement of such Education ; But having also obtained of our 
 present Religious Goverment, both full Liberty, & Asistance 
 by their Donations to such an use, tokens likewise that par- 
 ticular persons wall not be w^anting in their beneficence, Do in 
 
28 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY [1701 
 
 duty to God, & the weal of our Countrey undertake in y® 
 aforesd design. And being now met according to the liberties, 
 & Aids granted to us for y« use afores<i. Do Order & Appoint 
 that there shal, & hereby is Erected & formed a Collegiate 
 School, Wherein shal be taught y« Liberal Arts, & Languages 
 in such place, or places in Conecticut as the sd Trustees, with 
 their Associates, & Successors, do, or shal from time to time 
 see cause to Order. For the more Orderly, & effectual man- 
 agement of this Affair we agree to, & hereby appoint & Con- 
 firm these following Rules. 
 
 1 : Circular Letters declaring The Occasion of meeting Ap- 
 pointing also Time And place Signed by any Three of the 
 Trustees or by The Rector and any Two of them which Being 
 Sufficiently Sent to Each of the other Trustees Shall be 
 Accounted Sufficient Warning for a meeting of them as also 
 Seasonable notice Given to Each of the Trustees of a meeting 
 appointed By a Quorum. 
 
 2^7 Upon Due warning as aforesd If a Quorum onely of s^- 
 Trustees Do actually meet their Elections Rules or Deter- 
 minations In any Case Whatsoever Shall be Signified to The 
 absent Trustees and not Be reputed Valid Until full Two 
 third parts of the Trustees for the time being Do approve And 
 ratifie the Same But in Case y* on s^- warning Less Than a 
 Quorum Do actually meet then their s"^- Determinations rules 
 and orders whatsoever Unless In Cases hereafter now Ex- 
 cepted Shall not Be accounted valid Until all the Trustees Do 
 approve and Establish The Same. 
 
 3iy In Cases and Seasons (need requiring A meeting) when 
 yet The Same Cannot yet with Conveniency be obtained, 
 Circular Letters proposing s^- Cases and Sent to Each of s*^- 
 Trustees And Desiring their opinion and Advise, In Such 
 Cases [ ] full two third parts of s^- Trustees Shall 
 
 Concurr in and Conclude Shall be the Determination and Issue 
 Thereof unless in Cases of delinquency 
 
 4^y That the Rector Master Usher or ushers and other offi- 
 cers Whomsoever From time to time Chosen Shall Continue 
 in s*i offices Quamdiu Bene Se Gesserint In Conformity to the 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 29 
 
 rules that are or hereafter Shall Be Established By s^- 
 Trustees 
 
 5 No person Accepting the place of a Trustee for s^- School 
 Shall Be Discharged from his trust until His reasons be 
 accepted as Sufficient By at Least two thirds of all the 
 Trustees for the time Being. 
 
 6 No orders or Rules whatsoever Establisht as afores*^- By 
 gd. Trustees Shall Be abrogated By Less than two thirds of 
 s^- Trustees Actually met After a Due Signification of the 
 Designed abrogation having been Made To all the trustees for 
 the time Being 
 
 7 No person Intrusted with the Charge of ruling or Instruct- 
 ing the s*^- School or Being a Student therein Or receving the 
 revenues or Other profits Belonging To s^- School, Shall at 
 any time Be Degraded or Expel'd His office or Station But by 
 the Rector with a Quorum of Said Trustees Actually met: 
 from whose Sentence and Determination An appeal Shall be 
 and Hereby is allowed To be Made by Such A Delinquent If 
 he see Cause unto the whole number of Trustee." in which 
 Case what two thirds of them Shall Conclude upon Chall be 
 the final issue of that Case 
 
 8 : The Rector til the Trustees otherwise appoint Shall max ^ 
 and Keep A record of all matters, Acts, Conclusions, Orders 
 and things whatsoever Proper for records and usual in Such 
 Schools to Be Registred 
 
 As also to put Dow^n the names of Such Trustees as Shall 
 Preside in The Several meetings. 
 
 9. The Trustees And Collegiate officers Shall Be Allowed the 
 reasonable Expences of their joumies and meetings in the 
 Service of the s^- School Out of the Estate Given for use of 
 the School, they giving in their Time and Labour : 
 
 10. The Rector and Such Neighbouring ordain 'd Minister or 
 Trustee as he Shall Desire Shall once Every year audit the 
 Accounts of the Collegiate Receipts revenues And disburse- 
 ments made by The Treasurer. 
 
 11. The Rector and Such Neighbouring Ordained Minister 
 Or Trustee as He Shall Desire Shall attend the Examination 
 
30 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 of Students in order to their admission And finding them Duly 
 prepared And Expert In Latin and Greek Authors both 
 Poetick and oratorial As also ready in making Good Latin 
 Shall Grant them admission Into Said School 
 12. That Shall be Accounted a regular Admission of any 
 Student As a Member of s*^- Collegiate School when the Rector 
 and usher or Tutor When There Shall be Such Appointed, 
 Shall Sign a Transcript of School orders prepared By the 
 Student which he Shall observe and obey During his Con- 
 tinuance In s*^- School, provided his parent or Guardian To- 
 gether with himself Shall and Do also Sign to Such an En- 
 gagement As this following As it Shall be found Standing on 
 the School records 
 
 We whose names are hereunto Subscribed Desiring the Bene- 
 fits of Education In the Languages and Liberal Sciences In 
 the Collegiate School in Connecticut for our Children, Do 
 Therefore Solemnly Engage and promise to submit our s*^- 
 Children at all Times during their Continuance in s*^- School 
 unto the Orders rules Discipline and Government of the Same 
 according To the Appointments of the Reverend Trustees of 
 s*^- School And we the s*^- Children Likemse do voluntaryly 
 Submit our Selves Severally And promise y* at all times we 
 will {Deo Juvante) Carefully Conform our Selves Unto s^- 
 orders that are or hereafter Shall Be Establish 't By s"^- 
 Reverend Trustees, for the well Government of s*^- School, 
 During our Continuance therein In witness whereof we Do 
 the s*^- Day and Year Set to our hands 
 
 The fore named and present Trustees Having well Considered 
 The Above memorial and rules do unanimously Agree to, and 
 hereby do Establish the Same in mtness whereof we do order 
 the reverend M^ Chauncy to Sign the same In our names and 
 behalf. 
 
 Israel Chauncy 
 
 Sundry Orders Rules Acts and determinations Agreed upon 
 
 and Establish* By s<^- Trustees which are as follows : viz. 
 
 1 : Upon mature Consideration that so all parts of Connecti- 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 31 
 
 cut Colony with the neighboring Colony may be best accomo- 
 dated it was Agreed And Concluded on By the present Trus- 
 tees y*- unless farther Consideration than the reasons now 
 Before us occur and offer themselves we purpose to erect and 
 form A Collegiate School in the plantation or town of Say- 
 Brook 
 
 2: After much Debate and Consideration had the s*^- 
 Trustees present Unanimously Agreed and Concluded to 
 request the Reverend Mr Israel Chauncy under the title and 
 Character of Rector, to take the Care of Instructing and 
 ordering the s*^- Collegiate School, And accordingly to Conde- 
 scend to remove Himself and family as there hereafter might 
 be occasion from Stratford for the Better Accommodating of 
 the Colony with the Cituation of s'^- School which proposals 
 the s^- reverend Mr. Chauncy Considering His age And other 
 Circumstances was pleasd to Decline A Complyance with. 
 3: Whereupon The Trustees made the same proposals and 
 motion To the Reverend Mr. Abraham Pierson who after Con- 
 sideration was Pleasd to take the s<^ proposals into His 
 farther Consideration and Until Such time As he shall Give 
 His answer to a Quorum of s*^ Trustees will take the Charge 
 of such Students as the Country shall see Cause Henceforward 
 to send unto him. 
 
 4: It was farther Agreed y*- an order should Be Given to 
 the Reverend M^- Pierson Impowering Him forthmth to take 
 the Charge of s<^- School as aboves*^- and that he shall be recom- 
 pensed mth Honourable Allowance for this Labour According 
 to the work y*- in the mean time shall be put upon him. 
 5 : That there shall be a record made and kept in the s*^- 
 school of the names of Benefactors to s<i- school, and of their 
 Donations That so due marks of regard may be (from time to 
 time) put upon such persons and their posterity by the s«^ 
 Collegiate School. 
 
 6: The Trustees above named nominate and appoint the 
 Reverend Mr Samuell Russell of Branford to be associated 
 and he Hereby is Chosen and associated with ourselves as a 
 Trustee for Compleating the number of Eleven. 
 
32 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 Sundry orders and determinations with respect to the Rector 
 For the time Being and his work. 
 
 1 The s^- Rector shall take Especial Care as of the moral 
 Behaviour of the Students at all Times so with industry to 
 Instruct and Ground Them well in Theoretical devinity and 
 to that End Shall neither By Himself nor by any other person 
 Else whomsoever allow them to be Instructed and Grounded 
 in any other Systems or Synopses of Divinity than such as 
 the s*^- Trustees do order and appoint But shall take Effectual 
 Care that the s^ students be weekly in such seasons as he shall 
 see Cause to appoint Caused memoriter To recite the Assem- 
 blies Catechism in Latin and Ames's Theological Theses of 
 which as Also Ames's Cases, He shall make or Cause to Be 
 made from time to time such Explanations as may be (through 
 the Blessing of God) most Conducive to their Establishment 
 in the Principles of the Christian protestant Religion. 
 2 : That the s<^ Rector shall also Cause the Scriptures Daily 
 (Except the Sabbath) morning and Evening to be read by the 
 Students at the times of prayer in the School according to the 
 Laudable orders and usages in Harvard College making Ex- 
 positions upon the same, and upon the Sabbath Shall Either 
 Expound practical Theology or Cause the Students non 
 Graduated, to Repeat Sermons, and in all other ways accord- 
 ing to his Best Discretion shall at all times studiously Indeav- 
 our in the Education of s*^- students to promote the power and 
 Purity of Religion and Best Edification and peace of these 
 New England Churches. 
 
 3: The s*^ Rector with Himself and Either the Tutor or 
 tutors when there shall Be such shall have power to punish the 
 non Graduated Students According to their faults Either by 
 Imposing Extraordinary School Exercises or by Degrading 
 them in their several Classes without the Benefit of appeal 
 for the Delinquents. 
 
 4 : That the Rector or Tutors until the Trustees Do otherwise 
 farther provide Shall make use of the orders and institutions 
 of Harvard College for the instructing and Ruling of the 
 Collegiate School so far as he or they shall Judge them suit- 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 33 
 
 able and wherein we have not at this present meeting made 
 provision. 
 
 5 : That the Rector with two such of the trustees as He shall 
 Call Together with the Tutor or Tutors when there shall Be 
 such shall annually some time in September at the time and 
 place which the s*^ Rector shall appoint attend the Examina- 
 tion of the Candidates whereupon approving themselves Duly 
 Qualified shall Grant under the hand of s*^- Rector and two 
 Trustees unto the Several Candidates according to Their true 
 merits A Diploma or Licence for Degrees of Batcheler or 
 Master. 
 
 6: Each undergraduate or non Licenced Student Shall By 
 His parent or Guardian pay to the Rector or Tutor for his 
 tuition 30 Shillings per annum In Country pay at price 
 Currant in the Country And Each Graduate During His Resi- 
 dence under the Benefit of s*^- School Shall pay 10^- Per annum 
 In Like pay and price. 
 
 7 That undergraduates Shall at the Discretion of the Rector 
 have the Benefit of the Collegiate Library for their assistance 
 in their Studies. 
 
 8 That at the Expiration of 4 years Continuance in their 
 Studies and under the orderance of the Collegiate School Any 
 person not Culpable and Convicted of Gross Ignorance or 
 Scandalous Immoralities Shall on His Desire and at his 
 Charge receive a Diploma or Licence for the Degree of 
 Batchelors, And from thence at the Expiration of 3 years 
 more so as in all to Complect the number of 7 years shall 
 receive upon his Desire and Charge a Diploma or Licence 
 for Magister, But for the Especial Encouragement of Stu- 
 dents in Their industry and good Literature as well as for the 
 Ease of their parents Charges we not onely Disallow of 
 Publick Commencements and forbid the same at all times But 
 agree y*- If the Students any of them shall demand Their 
 Diploma or Licence at the Expiration of 3 years and from 
 thence of 2 full years, they shall and hereby we order and 
 appoint that they do receive the same provided they shall 
 
34 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1701 
 
 stand and be accepted upon such probation of their Qualifica- 
 tions as the s<^- Trustees shall institute or Conclude upon. 
 9: It is agreed the Trustees (Deo volente) will meet and 
 Hereby do appoint To meet some time in April next ensuing 
 the Date Hereof and at New Haven and on such a Day as the 
 Rev<i Mr. Pierpont shall Appoint and send seasonable notice 
 of. 
 
 10 If the worshipfull Nathaniel Lynde declines The Treas- 
 urers Charge Then it is agreed also that The Reverend M^ 
 Andrew M"" Pierpont and M'" Samuell Russel or any Two of 
 them shall wait on M^ Richard Rosewel of New Haven with 
 Commendations from The Collegiate Trustees and their unan- 
 imous Request That he would Please to accept the Charge of 
 Treasurer To s*^- school, & if He refuseth, To obtain some 
 other Suitable person and in our names to Give him order To 
 receive and Demand donations Both publick and private For 
 the Confirmation and Establishment of the above Institutions 
 orders and rules. We the present Trustees Do Hereunto 
 Subscribe our names 
 
 Israel Chauncy 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 In Concurrance with The other Abraham Pierson 
 
 Trustees I set to my Hand Sam^^ Andrew 
 
 James Noyes ^^^^^ Pierpont 
 
 NoADiAH Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 
1701] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 35 
 
 XIV. Letter of the Trustees 
 
 November 14, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 In the handwriting of James Pierpont. 
 
 Saybrook Nov 14, 1701 
 To M^-- Nathan"- Lynde Esq'"- 
 
 You having condescended to accept in behalf of The Colle- 
 giate Trustees y^ charg & trust of a Treasurer, These are to 
 request, order & impower you to ask, demand, sue for, recover 
 & receiv for o^- use in y^ Service of s*^- School all donations, 
 bequests, annuities whatsoever that are or shall be bestowed 
 on us as Trustees for y^ use of s*^- School, & of the same to be 
 accountable to us for s'^- use until we otherwise do order or 
 appoint, in wittness whereof we have y^ day & year above 
 named subscribd o^- names : 
 
 Is^^- Chauncy 
 Tho: Buckingham 
 
 AbRAH : PlERSON 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 James Pierpont 
 noadiah eussel 
 Joseph Webb 
 
36 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1701 
 
 XV. Letter of Thomas Buckingham 
 
 December 15, 1701 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 A report to the Governor of the Colony of the progress 
 of the scheme which he had helped to its passage through 
 the General Court. 
 
 Say-Brooke, 15 10^^-, 1701. 
 Honorable S^- 
 
 Considering the Countenance, It hath pleased yo^- honor, 
 to afford unto the designe of founding a Collegiate Schoole, 
 within this Government, I have thought it no lesse than my 
 duty to informe yo^- honor what proceedings have been made 
 in that affaire, since the Cort. 
 
 Seven of the Trustees, mentioned by the honorable assembly 
 had a meeting, at this towne 12 No^'"- last and a very Com- 
 fortable unanimous meeting wee had, very well agreeing upon 
 the person, who under the name of Rector might preside in, 
 and take the charge of s<^- Schoole (viz) the Rev^^- M""- Pierson. 
 wee alsoe had no great difficultie about the place (viz) Say- 
 brooke (in case no Consideration- comes in to alter o^- 
 thoughts) that appearing to bee the place for the best accom- 
 odati^ of the Colonic in generall, and adjacent places; 
 whereupo M^- Nathaniell Lynde by subscription engaged a 
 legall deed of his house in the Town plat with eight or ten 
 acres of land Adjacient, and three or four other persons sub- 
 scribed to the value of fifty pounds in money: provided the 
 s<i- Schoole bee at Say-brooke. 
 
 A letter from the Trustees was left with mee to the people 
 of Kelingworth, and I have been there and offered it to them ; 
 I the last weeke received their answ^-, the summe of which, is 
 that they doe not see it their duty to consent unto the parting 
 with M^- Pierson. I doubt if they should persist in that 
 answ^- it might bee an occasion to worke some hindrance to, 
 and possibly some confusion about that so good, and greate 
 a worke : yet o^- god whom wee desire to serve is able to make 
 
1702] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 37 
 
 darknesse to bee light before us and unto him wee desire to 
 looke. 
 
 S'"- This very briefe account I thought my duty to offer to 
 yo'"- honor, humbly requesting that correction or further direc- 
 tion that in yo^- Avisdome you shall thinke propper — which 
 with the tender of my humble service, desireing god to bee 
 with and blesse you in all yo''- publicke and more personall 
 parts of duty is all at present fr S^- yo^- honors very humble 
 servant 
 
 Tho : Buckingham 
 These 
 
 for the Honorable, John Winthrop Esq'"- 
 Governor of his Maj*^^^- Colonie 
 of Connecticut, in 
 N. London. 
 
 XVI. Letter of Thomas Buckingham 
 
 February 25, 1702 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall, the minister 
 of New London, and pastor of Governor Winthrop. 
 
 Say-Brooke 25. ffeb. 1701/2 
 Eevrnd- S''- 
 
 in a letter from the westward, I find these sajdngs which 
 I thinke best to transcribe to yo'"- selfe verbatim. 
 
 After hearty Condolence of y^ governors sorrowe, and 
 prayers y*- he may be spared in y^- o''- criticall hour ; however 
 y* he and you may bee prepared for the divine good pleasure. 
 These may serve to suggest whether it would not be best to 
 jogge M""- Noyes and Saltonstall, to propose to the Govern^- 
 that hee would testifie his regard to the Collegiate School. 
 Hee has under god given it breath, and a tender beginning, his 
 benevolence would doubtlesse norishe it to farther strength; 
 bee an honorable good worke, and doubtlesse acceptable 
 
38 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1702 
 
 unto god : its pity hee should forget it, or it loose his kindnesse 
 for want of a word. 
 
 I thought meete to hand these sayings to yo^- selfe, and 
 leave them to yo''- and M^"- Noyes prudence to make of them 
 what you thinke good. I have neither Skill nor Corage in 
 manageing such affaires. . . . 
 
 Please Sir to accept o^- services to yo^- selfe and ladies, and 
 son, and all friends, 
 
 I am S^- yo'"- humble servant 
 
 Tho: Buckingham. 
 
 These 
 
 ffor ye ReV^<i- M^- Saltonstall, 
 pastor to y^ ch. of christ at 
 N. London. 
 
 XVII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 8, 1702 
 
 [From an early copy of the original minutes, in the 
 University Archives] 
 
 Present The Rev^ At a meeting of The Collegiate 
 
 Israel Chauncy Trustees in New-Haven April 8*^ 
 
 Thomas Buckingham 1702 
 
 Abraham Pierson At The Last meeting The Rev<^ M^ 
 
 Sam^- Andrew Pierson Being Chosen Rector of 
 
 Noadiah Russel the Collegiate School desiring op- 
 
 Sam^i- Russel portunity of Consideration, at This 
 
 James Pierpont present meeting He gave his an- 
 
 Joseph Webb swer. viz. That He Durst Not Re- 
 
 fuse such a Service for God and His 
 Generation, But Submitted Himself To take the Charge and 
 work of Rector Upon him, and accordingly would remove with 
 his family as might be most Serviceable To the s*^- School 
 Provided God open his way and the Rev^ Trustees Take due 
 
1702] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 39 
 
 Care For The accommodation and Support of Himself and 
 family in s<^- Service; and in the mean Time will attend the 
 Rectors work According To the rules prepared as also will 
 Give the s*^- Trustees Seasonable notice of His final Deter- 
 minations. 
 
 2: The late worthy Treasurer to The Collegiate School M"^ 
 Richard Rosewel Being Deceased The Trustees made Choice 
 of M^ Jn^- Ailing Esq of New-Haven To be Their Treasurer, 
 Who accepted of that Trust whereupon orders Impowering 
 Him Therein were prepared and put into his hand : And we do 
 desire M"" Pierpont in our Behalf to Direct Him as There is 
 need. 
 
 3 In Consideration of the Rectors Hitherto Labour and for 
 his support In the Collegiate work for the present in his 
 hand, we order The Treasurer To pay or Cause to be paid 
 unto s<^ Rector or His order The full Sum of Twenty pounds 
 Currant provision pay : 
 
 4 After much debate and Consideration, The Trustees upon 
 Sundry weighty Reasons Concluded That the place for the 
 Collegiate School in Connecticut Shall not be farther East- 
 ward Then Say-Brook or westward Than New-Haven, But 
 the farther Determination of the Definitive Place is at present 
 Suspended: 
 
 5 : we do further appoint Till further orders be Taken That 
 if the Rev<i M^ Pierson Before another meeting of the Trustees 
 Complys Actually To remove His family in service of s^- 
 Collegiate School That for the Present There be at the Charge 
 of s'^- Trustees, due provision made for The Entertainment 
 of His family in the Town of Say-Brook : in Confirmation of 
 the premises we put to our hands : 
 
 Israel Chauncy 
 In Concurrance ^\^th The Thomas Buckingham 
 
 other Trustees I set to Sam^'^ Andrew 
 
 My Hand Noadiah Russel 
 
 James Noyes James Pierpont 
 
 Sam^^ Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 
40 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1702 
 
 XVIII. Letter of Thomas Buckingham 
 
 April 27, 1702 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The Mr. Taylor mentioned in this letter was Daniel 
 Taylor, of Saybrook. 
 
 Say-Brooke 27. Aprill, 1702 
 Honored S^- 
 
 I procured M^- Taylor to draw a draft of a deed of yo'"- 
 farme to y^ Collegiate Schoole, and carried it to N. Haven, 
 for correcti^- and emendati^- : y^ first fault found with it was 
 y*- it was to a Collegiate Schoole in Say-Brooke: y^ second 
 was y*- yo^- Consort, her name and consent was not in it. Of 
 these I thought good to give intimati^- that so you may send 
 mee her name, and her consent, and if you doe with her con- 
 sent to have it to y^ Collegiate Schoole in Connecticut with- 
 out fixing any particular place or no. That so wee may not 
 labor in vaine. A strong designe hath risen up to carry it 
 farther westward : it is not yet fixed ; whether the continuing 
 it in an hovering posture bee to advantage time will 
 discover 
 
 M''- Pierson hath not yet given his answ^- positive about his 
 remove; hee at present taketh care of appearing students at 
 Kenelworth, and upon signification of his resolve to remove it 
 is agreed that care bee taken for his accommodation in Say- 
 Brooke 
 
 Please to accept o^- hearty service to yo^- selfe and ladie. 
 I am S^- yo^- humble servant 
 
 Tho: Buckingham. 
 
 These 
 
 ffor ye worshipful- major James ffitche. Assistant 
 at Plainfield 
 
1702] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 41 
 
 XIX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 30, 1702 
 
 [From an early copy of the original minutes in the 
 University Archives] 
 
 Present y® Rev<i At a meeting of the Trustees at 
 
 James Noyes Kennel-worth Sep*- 30. 1702. 
 
 Thomas Buckingham order 'd That the Collegiate School 
 Abraham Pierson Be Settled In the Town of Say- 
 
 Sam^i Andrew Brook But for as much as under 
 
 James Pierpont present Circumstances the sd 
 
 Noadiah Russel School Cannot Conveniently Be 
 
 Sam^^ Russel forthwith removed Therefore it is 
 
 Israel Chauncy agreed That the s*^^- School Be Con- 
 
 tinued at Kennelworth Till provi- 
 dence shall Enable the Trustees to fix the same in s*^- Say- 
 Brook. 
 
 1: Upon a motion of the Reverend Rector for assistance in 
 the instruction of Students The Trustees do nominate and 
 appoint M'" Daniel Hooker To be a Tutor for whose incourage- 
 ment and Support in his work it is ordered y* out of the 
 Colony donation the Collegiate Treasurer Shall pay Annually 
 To s*^- Tutor during his Continuation in s^- work 50 pounds in 
 Country pay Besides the Tuition money already ordered : we 
 appoint the Rev*^ Noadiah Russel to wait upon the sd M'" 
 Hooker with our Letters, And to make a speedy return to The 
 Rev^ Rector, of the Result 
 
 2: orderd also that Every and each non-graduate Student 
 actually admitted to The Collegiate School do and shall repair 
 unto s<i- School: and ordinarily under the Government and 
 instructions of the Same to remain : and at no Time to depart 
 out of the Town where s^- School is or Shall be kept A\'ithout 
 Liberty obtained of the Rector or his Tutor : and that no such 
 Person shall have Liberty Granted of Absence from s^- School 
 for a Longer Space of time Than Two months within the 
 Compass of one year : and That no such s^- Student Shall have 
 
42 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1702 
 
 Liberty to remove his Studies into More private opportunities 
 unless on Such reasons and Grounds as shall Be approved by 
 s*^- Rector, Tutor, or Tutors and Two Trustees : notwithstand- 
 ing Such allowed non-residence s^- Students Shall pay Their 
 full tuition: But in Case that any Such Student Shall obsti- 
 nately violate the above s^- orders He shall therefor Be so far 
 abridg'd in or Excluded from the Benefits of S*^- School ac- 
 cording to the merit of his or their Crimes, as s*^- Rector and 
 A Quorum of Trustees shall determine reserving as Else- 
 where is provided Liberty for the Delinquent to make his 
 appeal. 
 
 3: order 'd y* the Gentlemen of our Government ministry of 
 the Colony Benefactors to the School all other persons of 
 Liberal Education with the parents And Guardians of the 
 Candidates be allowed auditors at the Commencement From 
 time to time. 
 
 4: order 'd that the Rev<i M^ Buckingham of Say-Brook in 
 our Behalf Receive of M^ Nathaniel Lynde a Conveyance and 
 possession of his Donation to s*^- School, and to make such 
 reparations and improvements of the same as may be proper 
 and most profitable to s<^- School until farther orders. 
 5: ordered y* The Collegiate Treasurer as soon as may be 
 do Call for Receive and put out into safe hands upon Good 
 Security the Several Donations That are or shall Be made to 
 s*^- School as may be profitable to the same. 
 6: ordered y* with what we have already appointed, our 
 Treasurer Do make up the sum of 50 pounds of Country pay 
 out of the Country Donation Unto the Reverend Rector of 
 the School which according to our present Capacity We In- 
 treat he would accept for his support in the Service of s*^- 
 School until the first of February next Ensuing, onely Desire 
 he would free the School of the Charge of our present meeting. 
 But provided we cannot obtain a Tutor in Convenient time yet 
 That the Rector must Take Care of all the present Students, 
 we promise To make farther allowance for his Great Labour 
 during the time afore^^; it's farther agreed on that the Trus- 
 tees will Indeavour to advance a hundred pounds in Country 
 
1703] 
 
 OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 43 
 
 pay which Sum we promise To the Rev^ Rector in Considera- 
 tion of His Trouble and Charge In removing and settling His 
 family and Himself in Say-Brook for the Better Service of 
 s<i- School in a Reasonable Space of time ; and when it Shall 
 please God He Shall remove and Settle in the work of a 
 Rector; we agree to pay him for his Salary 120 pounds per 
 annum in Country pay; ordered y* the Treasurer Buy 2 Good 
 Paper Books fit for accounts and Records. In Confirmation of 
 
 the premises we put to our hands — t -vt 
 
 ^ '- /'James Noyes 
 
 Israel Chauncy 
 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 
 Abraham Pierson 
 
 Sam^^ Andrew 
 
 James Pierpont 
 
 noadiah russel 
 
 Sam^^ Russel 
 
 XX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 March 18 and September 15, 1703 
 
 [From an early copy of the original minutes, in the 
 University Archives] 
 
 At a meeting of the Collegiate Trustees Held at Guilford 
 
 March 18 : 1702/3 
 
 Then agreed y* in addition to what we 
 Have formerly ordered, The Collegiate 
 Treasurer Pay To the 'Rev^ Rector 
 Thirty Pounds in Country Pay in Con- 
 sideration of his service Til the first 
 Week in April next Ensuing, and that 
 he either Sell or send of what provisions 
 he shall this year receive on s*^- School 
 account using his Best Care and the 
 
 advice of M^ Pierpont for the Disposal of the Same to the 
 
 Best advantage : 
 
 Present the Rev*^ 
 M^ Buckingham 
 M'" Pierson 
 Mr Woodbridge 
 M^ Pierpont 
 M^ Noad. Russel 
 Mr Sam^i Russel 
 
44 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1703 
 
 It was also agreed that the Rev*i M^ Moses Noyes of Lime 
 should be desired to accept the Care of a Trustee In the room 
 of the Rev<i M^" Chauncy Late Deceased. 
 
 Signed By order of y^ 
 
 Rev*^ Trustees present 
 
 James Piekpont 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees for the Collegiate School in the 
 Colony of Connecticut met at Say-Brook: September, 15: 
 1703- 
 
 The Trustees Then present taking into Serious Consideration 
 the Present State of the s<^- School, which by the Blessing of 
 Heaven hath Been so Far prospered, and the number of Stu- 
 dents encreased as Renders it Absolutely necessary y* the sd 
 School be speedily supply 'd with a Tutor, To assist the Rector 
 in instructing the Students of the s<^- School, The Trustees not 
 Knowing where to obtain a speedier Supply have agreed To 
 Desire S^ Hart to be Assistant to the Rector in the place of 
 a Tutor pro tempore, and til the Trustees may have oppor- 
 tunity of further Consideration thereabout. 
 It was then agreed By the s*^- Trustees y* there be paid to M^" 
 Daniel Hooker five pounds Country pay Besides his tuition 
 money for his service in s*^- School. Agreed that the Rev<^ 
 Rector be allowed Forty five pounds in Country pay for his 
 pains in s^- School for six months Succeeding the time speci- 
 fied at the Last meeting in Guilford 
 
 Abraham Pierson 
 
 Signed 
 
 Thom's Buckingham 
 Moses Noyes 
 noadiah russel 
 
1703] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 45 
 
 XXI. An Act of the Connecticut General 
 Assembly 
 
 October, 1703 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 4, p. 440, 
 Hartford, 1868] 
 
 It is ordered and enacted : That no schollar being a student 
 in the Collegiate School, shall be entred in the publick list of 
 male persons, nor be rated for his head ; . . and that the per- 
 sons of all such schollars shall be exempted from watching 
 and warding and all other such publick service, during the 
 whole time that they shall continue in the said school. 
 
 XXII. An Act of the Goveenor and Council of 
 Connecticut 
 
 October 21, 1703 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 4, p. 454, 
 Hartford, 1868] 
 
 The Governor, with his Assistants in Council, forming 
 the Upper House of the General Assembly, held also 
 separate sessions, in the intervals between the sessions of 
 the General Court, — as in this case. 
 
 "Whereas the Rever^- trustees of the Collegiate School 
 erected mthin this Colonic have pursuant to the lawe, title 
 Briefs, pag. 11^^-, made application to the Govern^- and Coun- 
 cil to obtein approbation for the raising such a summe or 
 summes within this Colonic by a brief or such like method as 
 shall be needfull for procuring arid upholding a tutor, and for 
 further promoting of the said school by building or otherwise : 
 the Council having taken the said motion into consideration 
 doe see good to approve of the same, and doe hereby allow 
 and impower the said reV^- trustees to make use of any such 
 
46 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1704 
 
 methods in the nature of briefs throughout this Colonie for 
 the end or ends aforesaid : and furthermore the Govern''- and 
 Councill considering the very hopefull progresse the Tev^^- 
 trustees have already made in the said affair, and the com- 
 fortable appearance that the said school under the prudent 
 conduct of the s<^- trustees will (through the divine blessing) 
 conduce to the advancing of the interest of religion and gen- 
 erall good of this Colonie, doe therefore hereby recommend 
 the aforesaid approved measures to all persons within the 
 said Colonie, not doubting but there will be in all a generall 
 readinesse in their respective stations, and according to their 
 respective circumstances to forward so good a worke. 
 
 XXIII. Peoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 February 22-23, 1704 
 
 [From an early copy of the original minutes in the 
 University Archives] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees for the Collegiate School in Con- 
 necticut held at Branford, Feb: 22: 1703/4 
 
 Present 
 
 M^ Buckingham 
 M'' Pierson 
 M"" Woodbridge 
 Ml" Andrew 
 M^ Pierpont 
 Mr Noad : Russel 
 M^ Sam" Russel 
 
 Order 'd that the Collegiate Treasurer 
 pay to the Rev^ Rector the Sum of 
 thirty five pounds in Country pay in 
 Consideration of His Labours in s*^- 
 School. 
 
 It is further Requested that the Rev*^- 
 M^" Buckingham Do in Behalf of the 
 Trustees, Signify to S^ Hart The pre- 
 sent Tutor our thanks for his hitherto Service : And that we 
 Request his Continuance there, and for His incouragement do 
 offer him fifty pounds in Country Pay at Country price per 
 annum and so in proportion for such time as he shall see Cause 
 to remain a Tutor, The money for the pupils Included in s<^ 
 sum. 
 
1704] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 47 
 
 For The preventing of irreligion idleness and other immo- 
 ralities In the Students it is ordered y* Every Non Graduated 
 Student without sufficient Reason absenting from the publick 
 worship of God on Sabbaths or Publick Lectures in the town, 
 or fasts or Thanksgivings Shall Be amerced By The Rector 
 for Every such Default not above Eight pence; for Every 
 omission of College prayer without sufficient Reason The 
 delinquent shall be amerced By sd Rector not above two pence 
 Each time; for Every omission of appointed Exercises The 
 Delinquent Shall Be amerced, by s<^- Rector or his proper 
 Tutor not above four pence for Each default; for other im- 
 moralities The Rector is hereby Desired, according to his 
 wisdom, To punish By publick Rebuke or Imposition of Con- 
 fessions, or admonition, or amercement not Exceeding five 
 Shillings for Each Crime, according to the merit of the 
 same: and w^e further order that Record Be made of such 
 delinquents and from time to time there Be Delivered to the 
 parents or Guardians of Such Persons an account of the sum 
 Such Students are or shall Be amerced for the afores<i faults. 
 
 Ordered that the following memorial be Sent with the Brief 
 to all the towns in the Colony where it may Be proper To 
 improve the Same. 
 
 God having as a Token for Good, Disposed our Good people 
 to Encourage The Settlement of a Collegiate School which 
 Through the Good hand of providence hath been prospered 
 for the time as much as might Reasonably be Expected, the 
 Trustees unto whom the Government hath Committed the 
 Care of that aifair have thought it fit in the first Place to take 
 notice with Due thankfullness to God of the Liberal offers 
 made by Sundry Gentlemen and well disposed persons of Late 
 Manifesting their Readiness To Incourage a Design so mani- 
 festly Subservient to the interest of Religion as well as to the 
 weal of our people and their prosperity; and next from a 
 sense of that tnist Reposed in the Trustees, and of the just 
 Expectations of the Country, That we should Consult as far 
 as is Reasonable The accommodation And Benefit of the 
 
48 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1704 
 
 Colony in General, we judge it Seasonable to Propose to Bene- 
 factors that have offered or Shall, That they would Advance 
 Such Sums as God Shall Incline y™- to in the Service of S^- 
 Design with a Regard to the publick and General Conveniency 
 Which ought to be Considered By all, and at the Same time to 
 Signify What further Sums they Shall be ready to advance If 
 that the Trustees may in Complyance with their trust Consult 
 the particular Accommodation of Such Benefactors. 
 It was farther ordered y* the Collegiate Trustees pay or 
 Cause To be paid, an hundred pounds in Country pay unto 
 the Rev*^ Rector or his order at or before the 25 Day of March 
 next Ensuing the Date hereof, which is on the Consideration, 
 that he Remove himself and family to Say-Brook, and there 
 settle for the Better Service of the Collegiate School. Pur- 
 suant to an order made Sep* 30-1702 
 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 t : woodbridge 
 Sam^^ Andeew 
 James Pierpont 
 noadiah russel 
 Samuel Russel 
 
 XXIV. Statement of the Trustees to the Students 
 
 February 23, 1704 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 In the handwriting of the Rev. James Pierpont. 
 
 To the Collegiate School in Killingsworth by the Trustees att 
 a meeting in Brainford feb 23 : 1703/4 
 
 A memorial: 
 
 Whereas by the good hand of God o^- Country have been 
 moved to promote a Collegiate Society in this Colony, & have 
 seen cause to designate y® care of y® same with sundry of 
 
1704] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 49 
 
 yf- [=their] Ministers, with full power & authority according 
 to y^- best discretion to erect, regulate & att all times, to 
 inspect & order y® s^- Society so as may according to y^- 
 judgm*- best of all (thru y^ divine bless^-) answer y^ ends 
 designed, — as we must with thankfulness to [God] acknowl- 
 edge the hitherto success & hopeful appearance of y® enter- 
 prise, so we account it o^- duty according to y^ trust com- 
 mitted to us, carefully to caution ag»*- such spirits & methods, 
 as have a tendency to discourage so great & happy an under- 
 takeing. 
 
 It may be sufficiently known that according to y« reasonable 
 & laudible usuage in such like societys the nomination & ap- 
 pointment of y^ Rector, & Tut^- or Tut^^- needful in this School 
 Appertains to y^ Trustees as those accounted capable to judg 
 who are most fitt for such stations, & obliged in faithfulness 
 to introduce, support & encourage those against whom suffi- 
 cient objections are now made. 
 
 Theref^- we esteem it o^- proper province to provide for this 
 School such Tuf- or Tutors as are or shall be from time to 
 time needful, & the same to support & encourage in y*- service 
 until they shall see cause to remove or untill bef""- att least 2 
 thirds of y® whole number of Trustees, such reasons shall be 
 offered, as they shall judg sufficient object'^s- ag^*- y^ continu- 
 ance of s*^- Tut^- or Tut^s-, wheref^- having an account of some 
 discontents in some of y^ students for y^ time being in relation 
 to y® p^sent Tut^-, until we shall have in an orderly method y« 
 reasons of them laid before us, as we cannot but hope that, 
 too trivial exceptions will be soon rejected, by those whose 
 interest & duty it is to cherish y« tender state of y^ Society 
 for y^- own profit, so att p^sent we desire & expect that the 
 students according to y''- several degrees pay those regards 
 w<5- are proper not only to y® Rev^^- Reef- & unto y® p^'s*- 
 Tuf"-, S'"- Hart, whose introduction we well approve, are 
 thankful for his hitherto service, desire his further lab^^- in 
 that capacity, & hereby assure him that support in his trust, 
 & encouragem*- for his lab"- we are capable of. 
 
50 DOCUMENTAKY HISTOKY [1705 
 
 XXV. Letter of Thomas Buckingham 
 
 May 12, 1705 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 Rector Pierson appears to have intimated to Mr. Pier- 
 pont that a more satisfactory modus vivendi might be 
 arrived at by the payment of more money for his services. 
 
 Eev™<i- and Dear S^"- 
 
 Yo^'s- per my son, came to hand last night, having this good 
 opportunity, I thought good to signifie that I doe not know 
 what M^- Pierson wrote to yo^- selfe but for my own part, I 
 neither heard nor thought of a meeting of the Trustees to 
 make any Adition of money to the Eector. hee intimated not 
 a word to me of any pecuniary workeing his way mth his 
 people or for Transportation, &c. If I did miswrite or yo^- 
 selfe did mistake the case, it is meete that wee come to a right 
 understanding: I do believe some disappointment with re- 
 flection some where will bee which if it could be prevented is 
 desireable. 
 
 I hope to bee more large by my son ; at present I may not 
 enlarge, because the bearer waiteth, onely to signifie that wee 
 are by the good hand of god in competent health and to desire 
 you to accept from us both o^- hearty respects to both 
 yo'-selves and yo^^- 
 
 I am S^- yo^s- to serve you 
 
 Tho: Buckingham. 
 
 These 
 
 ffor ye Rev^'i^- M''- James Pierpoint 
 pastor to the ch of Cht at N. Haven 
 
1705] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 51 
 
 XXVI. Letter of Abraham Pierson 
 
 September 21, 1705 
 
 with the answer of the town of Killing-worth 
 
 [From a copy in the Killingworth Town Records] 
 
 To the Inhabitants of Killing^vorth : 
 
 Sirs, 
 
 Whereas I perceive that there is a misapprehention of my 
 Answer at New haven to the Reverend trustees of the Colle- 
 giate School, which was latly published, in part among you, 
 I do declare as ffoUowith, viz, that in their motion to me there 
 ware two things; 
 
 1 : their Desire that I should take the Care & Conduck of 
 the said School. 
 
 2: that I should Remove with. the s*^- Schol to the place by 
 them appointed for it. 
 
 to the 1. of these I Answered as you have heard ; the true 
 meaning whereof was, that I Durst not Deny a Divine Call 
 to attend that work, so far as was consistant with my minis- 
 terial work among you : and accordingly I have endeavoured 
 practise ever since. To the 2nd of them, not Discarning a 
 present call thereunto, after much perswasion & pressing to 
 it, my Answer was to act therin as God should open my way : 
 in which opening of my way, I ever included yo^- consent to 
 my removal and never oblidged myselfe to Remove without 
 it, & by your consent I mean your Genaral and Jojmt consent, 
 and not mearly a major part of you consenting; that as 
 through Divine favour I have lived among you in peace, now 
 about 11 years, so if I be removed from you, which is not at 
 all of my seecing, I may leave you in peace, & have hope that 
 the God of peace will be with you, and as a testimony of your 
 genarall and joynt consent to my Removal, (if I do remov,) 
 I expect your ingagment by sufficient sureties to Reimburse 
 and accoding to agreement, without which I shall not part 
 with the house, & without this ingagement I shall not thinck 
 
52 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1706 
 
 that I have a sufiScient expression of your Consent to my 
 removal. 
 
 Abraham Pierson. 
 
 September 21 : 1705. 
 
 To the Reverend Mr. Abraham Pairson 
 
 Reverend Sur, 
 
 In answar to the writing of Septemb^- y® 21, 1705, given in 
 to ns by John Crane whear in you do declare that the motion 
 of the Reverend trustees to your selfe was, that you wold 
 take the care of the Collegiate Schoole and : 2*^ to Remoue with 
 s*^- Schoole, to the first said your Answer was that you Durst 
 not denie a Diuine call to attend s*^- worke so far as was Con- 
 sistant with your ministerial worke amongst us and accord- 
 ingly have practised, To which we do declare that it is our 
 oppinion that it is not, or like to be Consistant with your 
 ministeriall worke amongst us to attend s*^- School as heitherto. 
 To the 2^- you say you Ever Included our Consent to the 
 opening of your waye, to which we Answer that we shall not 
 endeaver to act in that matter any firther than we haue 
 allready Don. 
 
 This voted in a towne meeting Nouember y« 2, 1705. 
 
 XXVII. Letter op Abraham Pierson 
 
 January 12, 1706 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 As the result of this circular letter to the Trustees, 
 Phineas Fiske, of the class of 1704, entered on a very 
 successful tutorship. 
 
 Reverend Sirs 
 
 Seruice, and due respects premised. I suppose you may 
 haue obserued the insuccessfulnesse of our endeauours in 
 seeking to obtaine Mr Whitman to be a tutor here, by his 
 
1706] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 53 
 
 being called to farmingtown. that failing, I had hopes, proui- 
 sion would be made for us, on that account by your meeting 
 this week and that failing I haue no other way to relieve the 
 present necessity, but to offer the case to your selues, where 
 you are, and desire your speedy and effectual care thereabout. 
 Sir Whitlesy hath as substitute to Mr Hart, attended the 
 freshmen, but is not satisfyed to go on so, and the freshmen 
 are not satisfyed to be without a fixed tutor. So that there is 
 a necessity of fixing a tutor without delay. One of the fresh- 
 men viz Sumner hath deserted us, and is gone, designing (as 
 I hear) to leaue off his learning, and more of them may draw 
 off, if they have not a settled tutor, by the want whereof, 
 they may seem to be neglected, as to what they reasonably 
 expect, if we send not to Cambridge (which is by some of 
 yourselues serously obiected against) it may seem to fall 
 between Sir fisk, and Sir Whitlesy, both good scholars and 
 capable of such an emprouement, though one of them hath 
 more seniority both in age and standing, than the other, and 
 also hath bin now a considerable time absent from the School, 
 and familiarity with the scholars, and lesse lyable to be 
 obiected against by the scholars. Whether one of these, and 
 which of them, or some other, you incline to, and pitch upon, 
 I desire to know, as soon as may be. and if you pitch upon 
 Sir fisk, I desire that he may be treated with, about it, by one 
 of yourselues, and his coming hastened. I desire that this 
 letter, with what you shall please to add thereunto, may be 
 transmitted from one of you to another, as far as fairfield, 
 and your sentiments communicated, and please to let me 
 know your resolution, if it may be by the next post. We must 
 haue a maiority of the whole concurring: if your minds be 
 known and concurring, probably more will concurr with you. 
 Sir Whitlesy is by bodily infirmity made lesse constant than 
 he would be, in attending the freshmen. 
 
 Sirs, your humble servant, 
 
 AbRAH : PlERSON 
 
 Kellingworth, jan. 12, 1705/6. 
 
54 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1706 
 
 XXVIII. Draft of Resolutions Submitted to the 
 
 Trustees 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 These undated resolutions, in the handwriting of the 
 Rev. James Pierpont, were probably drawn up in Sep- 
 tember, 1706; as the records of the Trustees for that 
 period are wanting, it is uncertain whether they were 
 actually passed. 
 
 Ordered that the Uev^^- Rector, Tuf- & Students in y^ 
 Collegiate School att p^sent p^'siding in Kennelworth be re- 
 moved unto y® Town of Say-brook, early next spring, pursu- 
 ant to a former act of y® Trustees made for y® settlem*- of s^- 
 School there, att a meeting held Sept 30 : 1702 : & accordingly 
 request y^ Rev^^^- M^- Buckingham [& Rector] to take care that 
 the donat^- y*- are or shall be subscribed for y® reparation of y® 
 house given for use of s<^ School be laid out for y*- and when 
 & as he shall see cause. 
 
 having originally determined to render y^ liberal education 
 of students in y^ Collegiate School as easy for parents as we 
 may, we further order that diplomas or Licences shall be 
 granted to y® candidates as appointed, & forbid all other fees, 
 gratuities donations to be made by any of y^ students unto 
 those that have for y® time being y® inspection & governm*- 
 of s*^ School besides twenty shillings pay to y^ Rect^- for each 
 person receiving s*^ diploma or licence. 
 
 XXIX. Votes of the Town of Killingworth 
 
 November 7 and December 24, 1706 
 
 [From the Town Records] 
 
 Rector Pierson died in March following. 
 
 At a town meeting, November 7th, 1706, It was 
 
 proposed to the to'vvn by the Desiar of Mr. Peairson in the 
 behalfe of the trustees, for the towns allowance for the Colle- 
 
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 giate School to be & remaine hear under the Care & Conduct 
 of the Reverend M''- Peairson : the towTi have declared by their 
 vote that they are not willing to allowe that the School should 
 be keept hear as it has been. 
 
 At a town. Meting in Kenilworth, December the 24, 1706. 
 
 The town Did make Choyce of Decon Griswold 
 
 [and four others] as a Commity to consider of, and Draw up 
 sum tirms or proposalls for the town to Consider of with 
 Respect to the allowance of the Colegiate School Being hear 
 under the Care & Conduct of Mr. Pierson. and to make Return 
 thear of to the next town meting 
 
 XXX. Letter of Samuel Sewall 
 
 October 7, 1707 
 
 [From a copy in Sev^all's Letter-Book, printed in the 
 Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 
 vol. 1, 6th series, p. 354, Boston, 1886 ; with corrections 
 from an earlier MS. copy in the University Archives] 
 
 8^- 7, 1707. 
 Sir, 
 
 I have sent the five Volumns of Pole's Synopsis Criticorum, 
 per Mr. Simon Smith, for the use of your Collegiat School. 
 They have been Transported from Boston to Woodbury ; and 
 back again. If it please God they get well to Saybrook, I 
 would have them rest there, and move no more. My Service 
 to you, and the Genf^- Trustees, desiring your Acceptance of 
 this Token of my being a Wellwisher to the Prosperity of your 
 College; tho possibly, it may import the less increase of our 
 own, I hope the Interests of Christ 's Kingdom in general, will 
 be promoted ; w<^^- is that we should aim at. I am. Sir, 
 
 Your humble Serv*- 
 
 S. S. 
 
 To Mr. Thomas Buckingham, at Saybrook. 
 
56 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1711 
 
 XXXI. Extract from a Letter of Jeremy^ or 
 
 Jeremiah Dummer 
 
 May 22, 1711 
 
 [From a copy printed in the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon's 
 Historical Discourses, New Haven, 1839, p. 189] 
 
 Dr. Bacon probably obtained this extract from some 
 member of the Pierpont family; but the location of the 
 original is unknown. 
 
 The writer was a graduate of Harvard in 1699, and 
 from 1710 to 1721 was Agent of the Province of Massa- 
 chusetts in London; he also served the Connecticut Col- 
 ony as its Agent from 1712 to 1730. 
 
 This letter contains the earliest known reference to 
 any attempt to interest Governor Yale in the Collegiate 
 School which now bears his name. 
 
 To the Rev. James Pierpont. 
 
 London, 22d May, 1711. 
 
 Here is Mr. Yale, formerly Governor of Fort 
 
 George in the Indies, who has got a prodigious estate, and now 
 by Mr. Dixwell sends for a relation of his from Connecticut to 
 make him his heir, having no son. He told me lately, that he 
 intended to bestow a charity upon some college in Oxford, 
 under certain restrictions which he mentioned. But I think 
 he should much rather do it to your college, seeing he is a 
 New England and I think a Connecticut man - If therefore 
 when his kinsman comes over, you will write him a proper 
 letter on that subject, I will take care to press it home. 
 
1712-13] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 57 
 
 XXXII. An Act of the Connecticut General 
 
 Assembly 
 
 October, 1712 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 5, p. 353, 
 Hartford, 1870] 
 
 An Act for encouragement of Learning. 
 
 Be it enacted . . That the collegiate school at Seybrook, 
 for maintaining a rector and tutors, and for their further en- 
 couragement in the education of youth, (which by the blessing 
 of God affords divers instances of that good success that may 
 be of great advantage to this Colony,) shall receive this 
 present year out of the Colony treasury the sum of one hun- 
 dred pounds in money or bills of credit of this Colony, instead 
 of one hundred and twenty pounds in pay formerly granted 
 to the said school. 
 
 XXXIII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 January 23, 1713 
 
 [From a copy in the University Archives, made in 1789, 
 under the direction of President Stiles, from the origi- 
 nal, then in the hands of Evelyn Pierpont, of Wood- 
 bury, Connecticut] 
 
 Dr. William Salmon, of London, who died in 1713, had 
 traveled in New England in early life. 
 
 Rev<J- & Dear S'"- 
 
 Tis with regret I must now acquaint you that all 
 
 my labour & pains with D^"- Salmon are at an end, for when I 
 had brought him to consent to give his Library to yo^- Colledge 
 an Apoplexy took him off before he had time to make a new 
 will; and so an old one took place made severall years since, 
 by which he gave that great valuable Library to an absolute 
 
58 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1713 
 
 Stranger that he had seen once or twice, & took a fancy to. I 
 have endeavour 'd to retrieve this great loss, by begging a 
 Library for you among my friends; & tho my Acquaintance 
 with men of Learning & Estates is very generall, yet I did not 
 expect to succeed so well in this Charitable enterprize, as I 
 now find I am like to doe. For I have got together a pretty 
 parcell of books already for you to begin with, & I hope in a 
 years time to send you a very valuable collection, with the 
 names of the Benefactors. . . . 
 
 I am S""- 
 
 Your Faithful & Obed*- Humble Serv*- 
 
 Jee Dummer 
 
 White Hall 
 
 23^- Jany- 1712 [i.e., 1712/13.] 
 M^- Pierpoint 
 
 XXXIV. Extract feom a Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 May 5, 1713 
 
 [From a copy in the University Archives, made by 
 Edward C. Herrick, perhaps about 1850] 
 
 This letter was addressed to the Rev. James Pierpont, 
 of New Haven. 
 
 Whitehall, 5 May, 1713. 
 
 The Library I am collecting for your Colledge 
 
 comes on well. Sir Richard Blackmore, (to whom I delivered 
 the Committee's letter,) brought me in his own chariot all his 
 works in four volumes in folio, and Mr. Yale has done some- 
 thing, tho very little considering his Estate and particular 
 relation to your Collony. I have almost as many benefactors 
 as books, which makes the collection troublesome as well as 
 expensive. S^- John Davy will give me nothing notwith- 
 standing his promises, but it may be he intends to send what 
 books he gives himselfe 
 
1714] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 59 
 
 XXXV. Letter of Joseph Noyes 
 
 July 26, 1714 
 
 [From a copy in the printed Diary of President Ezra 
 Stiles, under date of March 18, 1779, New Haven, 1901, 
 vol. 2, p. 326] 
 
 The author, a son of the Senior Trustee, and a graduate 
 of the School in 1709, was now a Tutor. 
 
 Rev^Sir 
 
 I purposed to wait on you & to be our Epistle to yourselfe 
 but many things prevent, especially Mr. Russel's absence; we 
 content ourselves in sending one of the Candidates to bear 
 this Epistle; which is to informe you rev^*^ Sir, y* on Thurs- 
 day of this week (according to the Custom of this School) y^ 
 candidates were proved & approved, present M'" Noyes of 
 Lyme, y« Rev^*^ Mi" Ruggles, as also y« Rev^^ M^ Hart, M^" 
 Fisk, M^ Mather &c. Our request is y* you would, Rev^^^i Sir 
 appoint y°^ y® Commencment work. Moreover it beinge 
 granted at A meetinge of the trusteese, & recorded, y* candi- 
 dats in this School may print theses (& A Catalogue, as in. 
 other Schoolse, we & they humbly request yourselfe would take 
 the trouble to examine the theses & Catalogue presented to you 
 by y® bearer — please to reject or insert theses as you please. 
 It is also our humble request y* yourselfe would give y® Theses 
 A dedication. Students are all in health; we always, Rev*! 
 Sir, request your prayers, kno\\dnge our charge is greate. 
 Our Duty waight on Maddam Andrew. We shall not add, but 
 the offer of humblest service to yourselfe, testifyinge y* we 
 are Your 
 
 very humble and obedient servant 
 
 Say-brook July 26, 1714 Jos. Noyes. 
 
 To the Rev^'i M^ Sam" Andrew Rector of 
 the Collegiate Schooll in Connecticut. 
 
60 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1714-15 
 
 XXXVI. Extract from the Proceedings of the 
 
 Trustees 
 
 September 8, 1714 
 
 [From a copy in the State Library, probably made in 
 October, 1717, for the General Assembly] 
 
 Apparently in the handwriting of Elisha Williams, 
 Clerk of the Lower House. 
 
 At a meeting of y^ Trustees at Say^- Sept 8 1714 pres*- y* 
 
 Rev^- James Noyes 
 Moses Noyes 
 Sam^i- Andrew 
 Timo- Woodbridge 
 Sam^^- Russell 
 Tho^- Ruggles 
 
 Agreed y*- M^- Dan^^- Buckingham be desired & hereby is 
 authorized to Lease out M^- Lynds Donation to the Coll. 
 School not exceding three years: liberty of pasture of an 
 horse for Each of y* tutors reserved out of it. 
 
 Signed James Noyes James Peirpont 
 
 Sam^^- Andrew Sam^^^- Russell 
 Tho^- Ruggles 
 
 XXXVII. Action of the Two Houses of the Con- 
 necticut General Assembly on a Grant for 
 A College Building 
 
 October, 1714, and May, 1715 
 
 [From the original Journals, in the Secretary of State's 
 Office, and manuscripts in the State Library] 
 
 Capt- Wakeman, Maj^"- Burr, Cap*- Rogers & Cap*- Wads- 
 worth are Appt^^- a Com*®^- of this [Lower] House to Joyn a 
 
1715] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 61 
 
 Comtee. Qf the Upper House to Consider what may be proper 
 for the encouragem*- of the Collegiate School and education 
 of Indian children and to enquire into the disposition of the 
 money by this Assembly granted to the Collegiate School 
 and report accordingly. 
 
 Peter Burr and Roger Woolcott Esq^^- were appointed a 
 Committee [of the Upper House] to joyn Avith a Committee 
 of y® lower house to conferr ab*- y® measures for building an 
 house for y^ Collegiate School and Schooling of Indians. 
 
 Resolved That the Consideration of the bill granting 200^^ 
 for the building of a House for the Collegiate School past in 
 the Upper House is referred by this [i.e., the Lower] House 
 to the Assembly in IVTay next. 
 
 The Rev<i Gentlemen y^ Trustees for y® managem* of the 
 Collegiate School at Say-brook representing to this Assembly 
 the difficulties and dangers y* attend & threaten y^ s<i School 
 for want of the Advantages, Conveniences & Encouragem*^ 
 y^ch might be hoped for, in case there were good Conveniences 
 provided, for the entertainm*- of the s*^ School by the Educa- 
 tion of such among us as may be Serviceable to God and his 
 People especially in this Government. 
 
 This Assembly taking it into their serious consideration 
 are fully satisfied of y® real necessity of a suitable house 
 being provided for the Entertainment of y^ s<i School. And 
 Do therefore Order That for the Encouragement of So good 
 a work as building a Convenient house for s<^ School A brief be 
 sent unto the several Towns & Parrishes in this Colony for y« 
 asking the Contribution of the well affected to Religion & 
 Learning among us which the Several Ministers in this Colony 
 are desired suitably to Promote 
 
 Past in the Lower House 
 
62 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1715 
 
 Past in the Upper House with this addition that there be 
 a 100^^ allowed to the Collegiate School out of the Colony 
 Treasury by way of Example. 
 
 The above-mentioned Addition voted in the Negative 
 
 in the Lower House 
 
 XXXVIII. Extract feom the Proceedings of the 
 
 Trustees 
 
 September 14, 1715 
 
 [From a copy in the State Library, furnished to the 
 General Assembly in October, 1717, by Justice Daniel 
 Buckingham, of Saybrook] 
 
 At a meeting of y^ Trustees of y^ Coll. School holden in 
 Saybr. y^ 14 of Sept 1715 
 
 Its hereby certifyed to all concerned that pursuant to an 
 Act of y^ Trustees at a meeting holden in Kennellworth Sep* 
 30 1702 ordering that the Coll. School established in this 
 Collony be settled in the town of Saybrook ; the s*^ School has 
 been for 7 years last past removed from y^ town of Kennell- 
 worth to the said Town of Saybrook and is actually setled 
 there in wittness whereof we the Underwritten Trustees of 
 y^ s^ School have signed this Certificate in a Gen^i- meeting 
 of the s<i- Trustees assembled in y^ s<i Saybr. y« day of y^ date 
 abovementioned 
 
 MoSES NOYES 
 
 Sam^^- Andeew 
 Sam^^- Russell 
 Jno- Davenport 
 Tho^- Buckingham 
 Tho^- Ruggles 
 
 October 3^, 1717 : A treu copye of the original 
 
 test: Danii- Buckingham, Justice 
 
1715] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 63 
 
 XXXIX. An Act of the Connecticut General 
 
 Assembly 
 
 October, 1715 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 5, pp. 528-529, 
 
 Hartford, 1870] 
 
 Whereas it appears by the agreements of the Commis- 
 sioners appointed by the Province of the Massachusetts Bay 
 and the Commissioners of the Colony of Connecticut, on the 
 setthng the dividend line between the said Province and 
 Colony, and it was agreed and concluded that the said Colony 
 of Connecticut should have 105793 acres of land then to be 
 taken within the ungranted lands of the said province 
 
 This Assembly do hereby appoint and impower 
 
 William Pitkin, [etc.] to make sale of the said 105793 acres 
 
 ; and that there shall be paid out of the moneys 
 
 gained by the sale as aforesaid, five hundred pounds to the 
 trustees of the Collegiate School, for the building a College 
 house 
 
64 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1716 
 
 XL. Extract from the Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 3, 1716 
 
 [Prom a copy of the original made in October, 1717, for 
 the General Assembly, by Justice Daniel Buckingham, 
 of Saybrook] 
 
 At a Meeting of the Trustees of y® Collegiate School at 
 Saybrook Aprill 3^- 1716 
 
 Present y« Reverend 
 
 The Trustees considering the 
 great necessity y*- y^ Collegiate 
 School in this place Be Put into 
 such Circumstances as may giue 
 greater Encouragement to all y*- 
 are desireous of y^ Improument of 
 their Sons in y^ academical Learn- 
 ing have unanimously agreed and 
 Resolved y*- y^ five hundred Pounds 
 Granted By y^ Colony to this 
 School together with such other 
 sums as may be gained for the Erecting of such Building as 
 y® occasion of the School Requires Be forthwith Improved 
 to y^ End that a suitable house for y^ Entertainment of y^ 
 Schollars with Chambers and Studies as well as a hall and 
 Library as also a convenient Building for y® use of a Rector 
 near adjoining thereunto Be with all convenient Speed 
 Erected and suitably finished. 
 
 that a Gentleman of suitable age and Learning Be procured 
 to take y^ charge of y® s<^- School who shall Live in y^ house 
 provided for that End and shall have y^ advantage of Board- 
 ing all y^ Schollars vnder graduates Belonging to y^ School, 
 that a Sallery be allowed to s^- Rector besides y^ advantage 
 of Boarding the Schollars of one hundred Pounds per annum 
 that one Tutor Be constantly Maintained, and allowed a 
 Sallery who shall Reside in one of the Chambers of y^ College. 
 y*- for ye Better ordering of y® affairs of y® School During 
 
 James Noyes 
 Moses Noyes 
 Sam^- Andrew 
 Timothy Woodbridge 
 Sami- Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 Thomas Russell 
 
1716] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 65 
 
 y« Time y*- will be necessarily Taken up in Erecting Proper 
 Buildings for a Rector and y^ School that M'"- Smith of Glas- 
 tenbury Be Desired to come and Reside as a Tutor at the 
 School in Conjunction with y^ present Tutors : that the Sen^- 
 Sophisters be allowed to Be absent from the School for a 
 Time following their Studyes Else where vntill such Time 
 as their proceeding to their degrees Requires their attendance 
 here. 
 
 October : 3<i- 1717 : A treu Cop^- of the origins- 
 test Dan^^- Buckingham: Justice 
 
 XLI. A Eepeesextatiox feom Haetfoed of the State 
 OF THE Collegiate School 
 
 May 10, 1716 
 
 with the action thereon of the General Assembly 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 5, pp. 550-551, 
 
 Hartford, 1870] 
 
 As appears below, the Trustees were requested (on 
 May 17) to appear before the Assembly on Wednesday, 
 May 23. The Assembly did not adjourn until June 7, 
 but the Trustees do not seem to have put in any appear- 
 ance. 
 
 To the Honourable the Governour, Council and Repre- 
 sentatives, in General Court assembled, in Hartford, May 
 10th, 1716. 
 
 As the generous concern which this honoured Court have 
 exprest for the promoting of learning in the people under 
 their government, especially in that encouragement which 
 they have given for the erecting and subsisting a Collegiate 
 School in this Colony, is matter of great satisfaction to all 
 such as reflect thereon and do rightly understand the true 
 interest of a people; so, on the other hand, the present de- 
 clining and unhappy circumstances in which that school lies, 
 
66 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY [1716 
 
 and the apparent hazard of its being utterly extinguisht 
 unless some speedy remedy be apply 'd, afford but a melan- 
 choly speculation to such as are acquainted with it. The 
 consideration of this has excited in some, who heartily wish 
 and seek its welfare, a desire to find out some expedient for 
 its relief; and as the want of money has always been one 
 reason of its continuing so long in an unsettled posture, so, 
 to provide this without being further burdensome to the 
 publick, it has been proposed to the people of this town, (as 
 we understand it has been to some in other places,) to signify 
 by their subscriptions what they are willing to contribute on 
 this occasion. Our people have manifested a laudable disposi- 
 tion to forward so good and great a work, and have, in con- 
 junction with other well minded persons, advanc'd such sums 
 of money as by a due improvement may hopefully put said 
 school into a flourishing condition, which we thought our- 
 selves obliged, out of regard to the interest of the school, to 
 represent to this Honourable Assembly, and, together there- 
 with, their and our request that it might be fixt here ; and if 
 it appears to this Honoured Court that the erecting said 
 school in this place may be more likely to conduce to the 
 end for which such nurseries of learning are establisht, than 
 the continuing it where it has hitherto been, we humbly hope 
 that this Honoured Court will be pleased to allow us their 
 countenance and assistance in it. And we beg leave to sug- 
 gest some of those reasons on which we found our opinion 
 of its being so, which are these, viz. Hartford is not only more 
 in the center of the Colony, but is also surrounded with many 
 considerable towns, upon which account it may easily be 
 supposed that the number of students will be much greater 
 than if it were at any other place which has not the like 
 situation; besides several persons of distinction in the 
 neighboring Province have assured us, not only that they 
 will contribute towards the settling the school here, but also 
 that they will send their youth hither for their education. 
 There is already subscribed for that end betwixt six and 
 seven hundred pounds; we also have good reason to expect 
 
1716] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 67 
 
 other very considerable donations, which will make up a 
 thousand pounds and upwards. We have, moreover, a fair 
 prospect of having the school supply 'd with able and suffi- 
 cient tutors. And we pray this farther favour from this 
 Honourable Assembly, that there may be a committee of 
 both Houses appointed to consider of this matter, and that 
 we may have the liberty to be present with them, that 
 we may give further satisfaction in what is demanded of us. 
 
 T. WOODBRIDGE. 
 
 T. Buckingham. 
 Samuel Woodbridge. 
 Samuel Welles. 
 
 In the name of many others. 
 
 A Resolve of the Assembly, in response to the above : 
 Upon the representation of the Reverend Mr. Timothy 
 Woodbridge and Mr. Thomas Buckingham and others, that 
 the Collegiate School at Seybrook is in a languishing condi- 
 tion, and moving to this Assembly for a committee to hear 
 from them the circumstances thereof: 
 
 It is Resolved by this Assembly, That the several gentle- 
 men, the trustees of the said school, be forthwith notifyed 
 that this Assembly desire the said trustees to meet in this 
 place on Wednesday next, that they may shew to this 
 Assembly the difficulties, and what may by them be thought 
 expedient to be done therein 
 
 XLII. Appeal for Contributions in Promotion of 
 THE Settlement of the School in New Haven 
 
 [From copies in the University Archives] 
 
 The University has copies of this appeal, circulated in 
 Nev^ Haven, Derby, and Stratfield, respectively, with the 
 names (mainly autographs) of contributors, and the 
 amounts offered. 
 
68 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1716 
 
 The subscriptions are given below, in the order of the 
 places named; probably only a part of the total number 
 of subscriptions in New Haven is included. 
 
 We whose Names are hereunto subscribed upon the most 
 serious and deliberate Considerations concerning the present 
 State of the Collegiate School are of Opinion y*- if it cannot 
 be continued at Saybrook, then it is verry convenient if it 
 be setled at New-Haven and therfore do recommend it to all 
 who are generously inclined to promote such settlement of s*^- 
 School that they will please to subscribe what Sums they will 
 contribute towards the Settlement and Support thereof at 
 the Town of New-Haven so seasonably as that it may be 
 offered at y® meeting of y^ Trustees at y® next Commence- 
 ment. 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Sam^^- Russel 
 Thom^- Ruggles 
 Joseph Moss 
 Timothy Cutler 
 John Hart 
 Jacob Hemingway 
 Samuel Cooke 
 
 We whose Names are underwritten upon the Counsel and 
 good advice of the Rev*^- Ministers above written: do oblige 
 our Selves, our heirs Executors & Administrators, to pay 
 upon demand made within y^ term of one year after the 
 School is settled at New-Haven the several Sums subscribed 
 & affixed to our several names unto the Treasurer of the 
 Collegiate School for the uses above Specifyed. 
 
 Nathaniel Spery gives to y^ Coledge if at Newhaven 05-00-00 
 Ebneser Spery for the incorgment of the colege pro- 
 
 uided it be at new heauen giues 5-0-0 
 
 Ebenezer Lines giues to y^ Colege 1-10-0 
 
 William hotchkis giues y® Colege 3-0-0 
 
1716] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 69 
 
 Moses Spery giues y« colege 2-10-0 
 
 ricliard Spery Jun^- 3-00-0 
 
 John Moris 3-00-0 
 
 In Consideration of any former Subscription w^^^ 
 
 hath bin sighned by me be made voiade I now sighne 10-00-0 
 
 Mary Trowbridge 2-00-0 
 
 Jno- Hitchcock 1-10-0 
 
 Tho Holt 134 3*1 Divission sequestred Land and 30/ 5-00-0 
 
 Tho Hitchcock 5-00-0 
 
 John Mix five acres sequersted Land 
 
 Jos. Ives 11/^ acres D^- 
 
 Ens"- Dickerman Added 2 Acres d^- 
 
 Serjt- The^- Munson 1 d^- 
 
 Jno- Bradly 1 d^- 
 
 Jos Mix 1 do- 
 Thomas Sperry 3-00-0 in work 
 
 John Gilbert — 4 acurs of Land in the third deuision of se- 
 questered Land, the valley of 02-00-00 
 
 Samuel lues — 2 acres of land, also 2 pounds — all, 4-0-0, y® 
 land in y^ 3 deuision of y® sequestread land 
 
 Tho Munson — 2 acrs laund in y® 3*^ of y® sequestred 
 
 Joshua Hodkis— lib-lO-0 
 
 thomas mix — 2-0-0 
 
 Rich-i- Sperry Sen^— 31^-0-0 
 
 John Punderson— 5ib-00-00 
 
 James Gibbs — ten pounds for nails, mony or some other 
 suitable specia [?] 
 
 Nathaniell Yale — 1^^, & 3 Acres of Land & 3 quarters of an 
 Acre of Land, in y^ third divition of y® To^vn 
 plot Sequestration & valued at 3-16^. 
 
 Samuel Clark Sener : 00-10-00 
 
 John Bassat iun^r — 3-00-00 
 
 John Todd Senr — i ^cre of land in y^ 3^ division of y« 
 sequse*^ land 
 
 Ens Sami- burwell— S^^-O-O 
 
 John Glover— 5-0-0 
 
 Ebener Mansfield— S^b-OO-OO 
 
70 
 
 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY 
 
 [1716 
 
 Wid : Mary Todd— 2ib-10-0 
 Samuel Attwater — 1-10-0 
 David Attwater Sen^— 2ib-00-0 
 Jos. Bradly— 2ib-00-0 
 Jos. Turnur— 2ib-00-0 
 Sam"- Bradly— 11^-00-0 
 Ebener Humaston— l^b-OO-OO 
 
 Jos. Hall — one acre of Land of the third Division of the late 
 sequestration 
 
 
 lb 8 d 
 
 Ebenezer Johnson 
 
 4-0-0 
 
 Abel Gunn 
 
 6-0-0 . 
 
 Stephen Pierson Sen 
 
 3-0-0 
 
 John Pringle 
 
 3-0-0 
 
 John Riggs 
 
 10-0-0 
 
 ffrancis french 
 
 2-0-0 
 
 William Moss 
 
 10-0-0 
 
 Jeremiah Jonson 
 
 4-0-0 
 
 Josiah baldwin 
 
 1-00-00 
 
 Joseph Hulls 
 
 5-0-0 
 
 Thomas Wooster 
 
 3-0-0 
 
 John Towner 
 
 1-0-0 
 
 Samuel Riggs 
 
 3-0-0 
 
 John Weed 
 
 1-0-0 
 
 Signed in Stratfield 
 July-1716 
 
 Samuel Cooke six pounds 
 Joseph Frost three pounds 
 Zachariah Hubbel four pound 
 Israel Chauncy fore pound 
 Benj"^- Fayerweather five pound 
 Henry Jackson five pounds 
 Mary Sherwood thirty Shillings 
 ^Richard Hubbell b^^-0^-0^ 
 
1716] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 71 
 
 XLIII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 July 6, 1716 
 
 [From the printed copy in the Publications of the Colo- 
 nial Society of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 178-179, 
 Boston, 1904] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 Revd- S'- 
 
 Not having had the honour 
 of a line from you Since my writing you Several letters, will 
 
 I hope be some apology if I am but Short now I 
 
 shall be glad to hear how your Young Academy grows, & 
 whether you have built a convenient receptacle for your 
 library, that I may send you Some proper Ornaments to 
 furnish it. I hope you had, or at least have by this time, the 
 books & globes I Sent you by the last Ships, to which I am 
 Still making Additions. I wish you health & all happyness, & 
 am S'" 
 
 Your faithfull Humble Serv* 
 
 Jer: Dummer 
 Whitehal 
 6ti^ July 1716 
 
 M^ Woodbridge 
 
 XLIV. Vote of the Proprietors of Town Laxds in 
 
 New Haven 
 
 July 30, 1716 
 
 [From the Town Records] 
 
 July ye 30*^ 1716. At a meeting of y^ propriators of y^ 20 
 acres of the sequesterd Land Left at y*' end of y* town 
 
72 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1716 
 
 By a full vote they granted y*- their should be eight 
 
 acres of this Laud next adjojTiing to Joseph Pecks Land 
 granted to y^ trustees of y^ Colegiat School if it should be 
 setled here & so long as it shall continue here. 
 
 XLV. Peoceedings op the Trustees 
 
 September 12, 1716 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 At a Meeting of y^ Trustees of y^ Collegiate School at 
 Commencement, in SayBrooke, 1716, present the Rev<^- M"*- 
 Moses Noyes, M^- Sam^i- Andrew, M^- Timothy Woodbridge, 
 Sami- Russel, M^- Joseph Webb, M'*- Thomas Buckingham, M^"- 
 Thomas Ruggles. 
 
 Whether upon the present appearances it be adviseable for 
 us to remoue the Collegiate School to Hartford; for it M^"- 
 Woodbridge and M^- Buckingham; against it M^- Noyes, M^- 
 Andrew, M''- Ruggles, M^- Russel. 
 
 Whether upon y^ present appearances it be not more advis- 
 able for us to remoue the Collegiate School to Newhaven as a 
 more convenient place than Hartford in case it remoue from 
 Say-Brooke ; M^- Noyes, M^- Andrew, M^"- Webb, M""- Ruggles, 
 M^- Russel for it. M^- Woodbridge M^- Buckingham against it. 
 
 Ordered that this Meeting of the Trustees be adjourned to 
 the 17*^- day of October next following & be at y^ Town of 
 Newhaven at s<^- time. Voted in y^ affirmative by M^- Moses 
 Noyes, M^- Sam^- Andrew, M^- Samuel Russel, M^- Joseph 
 Webb, M^- Thomas Ruggles. Voted in the negative by M'"- 
 Timothy Woodbridge M^- Thomas Buckingham. 
 
 Signed by Order & in the Name of the Trustees per 
 
 MoSES NOYES. 
 
 Joseph Webb 
 SayBrooke Sept- 12th. 1716 
 
1716] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 73 
 
 XLVI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 October 17-20, 1716 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archive,'^:,] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of the Collegiate S';,^iiool by Ad- 
 journment from Saybrook Sept. 12. 173^ holden at New 
 Haven October 17*^ 1716. 
 
 Present the Rev<i 1. Agreed that the Reverend M^- 
 
 Moses Noyes , Moses Noyes be the Moderator 
 
 Samuel Andrew of this Meeting. 
 
 Timo Woodbvidg 
 
 Samuel Tiussell 2. Agreed that the Reverend M^" 
 
 Jose^yh Webb John Davenport be the Scribe 
 
 John Davenport of this Meeting. 
 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 3. Question. Whether Considering the Difficulties of Con- 
 tinuing the Collegiate School of Connecticut Colony at Say- 
 brook appearing to us, We the Trustees of sd School agree 
 that the sd Collegiate School be now removed from Saybrook 
 to Newhaven, & that the said Collegiate School be settled at 
 Newhaven, as a very Convenient place for it, and for which 
 the Most Liberal Donations are given, appearing to us, as well 
 as on many other Considerations, and it is now Setled at New- 
 haven accordingly? 
 
 The Question thus Resolved & voted viva voce for it M^ 
 Ruggles, Mr Davenport, M^ Webb, M^ Russell, and M^" 
 Andrew. Against it M^ Buckingham & M^" Woodbridg 
 
 M'" Noyes Moderator declares, he doth not see the necessity 
 of removing the School from Saybrook, but if it must be 
 removed from Saybrook, his mind is, that it be settled at 
 Newhaven 
 
 Saturday octob'' 20 
 
 4. agreed that this meeting of the Trustees be adjourned to 
 mondav next at two a Clock in the afternoon. 
 
74 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1716 
 
 5. Whether the Trustees here convened to judg it Con- 
 venient, that Application be made by sd Trustees to the 
 General Assembly to nominate the place of the Collegiate 
 School of this Colony when the sd Trustees on this present 
 mee.-ting in the faithful discharg of the trust reposed in them, 
 and in Extorting of the power conveyed to them by the act for 
 sd School have c^lready Settled the sd School at New haven 
 
 For the negative M^'^^Ruggles, M^ Davenport, M^ Webb, 
 
 Mr Ru^<5sel, Mr Andrew 
 
 Ml" Buckingham saith, he is not free to cul;^+: himself off of any 
 Liberty of applying to the G. Court, as ye c^ase is circum- 
 stanced. 
 
 M^ Woodbridg is for the affirmative as the Case is l-/?ircum- 
 stanced 
 M^ Noyes saith, he doth not oppose it going to ye Court. 
 
 6. Whether we approve M^ Samuel Smith of Glassenbury for 
 a Tutor of the Collegiate School? 
 
 Yea Say M^ Ruggles, M^ Davenport, M^" Webb, M^ Russel, M^ 
 Andrew M^ Noyes from the Recommendation given him. 
 M*" Buckingham & M'* Woodbridg Say, they know not but he 
 is very well qualifyed for the trust of a Tutor 
 
 7. Whether We approve Sir Johnson of Guilford for a Tutor 
 of the Collegiate School? 
 
 Yea. Mr Ruggles, M^" Davenport, M^ Webb, M^ Russel, M^- 
 
 Andrew, M^ Noyes, Some of them so say from his Recom- 
 
 endation. 
 
 M'" Buckingham saith, he hath nothing to object against him 
 
 on account of his qualifications. 
 
 M^ Woodbridge saith, he doth not account it Convenient to 
 
 mention him, because of Newark Call 
 
 8. Sir Johnson was desired to appear before the Trustees, 
 & the ofer of a Tutor of the School was made to him, & he 
 desired to Consider of it, and then give us the Result of his 
 thoughts, & acceptance 
 
 9. Whether we agree that the Building of a Collegiate 
 
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 School & also the house for a Rector in New haven be under- 
 taken with all Convenient Speed? 
 
 Yea. Mr Ruggles, M^ Davenport, M^- Webb, M^ Russel, M^ 
 Andrew, also Yea Saith M^" Noyes if it must go from Say- 
 brook but he chooseth to Suspend. 
 M^ Buckingham chuseth Silence. M^ Woodbridg saith nay 
 
 10. Whether the hon^ie qt. Qq^t ^th o'"- Deputy GoV be In- 
 treated to favour us with their advice concerning the arclii- 
 techtonick part of the buildings of the Collegiate house & the 
 Rectors house ? 
 
 Yea. Mr Ruggles, M^ Davenp*, M^ Webb, M^ Russel, M^ 
 Andrew, M'" Noyes 
 
 M*" Buckingham chuseth not to act. M'" Woodbridge hath 
 nothing ag* advice. 
 
 11. M^ Russel, & M^ Davenport being deputed by the 
 trustees, waited on their honors the Gov^ & the Deputy Gov^, 
 who kindly received the motion. & the Govern^" freely declared 
 his Willingness to serve the Trustees on ace* of Buildings 
 
 12. We agree, that an ord^ be sent to the Worshipful Jn** 
 Ailing Esq^ Treasurer of the Collegiate School to demand by 
 himself or Ord'' & receive for the use of sd School of the 
 Reverend M'" Tim^ Woodbridg & M^" Tho. Buckingham both of 
 hartford the five hundred pounds in their hands, given by the 
 Gen^ Assembly to the trustees of sd School, & ord*^ M^ Daven- 
 port the Scribe to Sign the said order 
 
 By an universal vote, in y® affirmative: viz. M^" Rug. M'" 
 Dav. M^ Web. M^ Rus. M^ And. M^ Noyes 
 
 13. We agree that the Reverend M'" Samuel Andrew of Mill- 
 ford be the Recto^ of the Collegiate School for the present, & 
 until a Settled Recto'" be fixed in the School {w*^^ we will 
 endeavour with all Convenient Speed) often to visit & Inspect 
 the s*i- School. 
 
 Voted with a full vote viz M^ Rug. M^ Dav. M^" Web, M^ Rus. 
 M^ Noyes 
 
 14. We agree, that the Reverend M'" Tim^ Woodbridg & M'* 
 Thorn. Buckingham of hartford be ordered to Deliver to M'" 
 
76 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1716 
 
 John Ailing Treasurer or Order the five hundred pounds 
 given by the General Assembly of this Colony to the trustees 
 of s^ School. Voted by a full vote. M^- R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 15. We agree that S^ Johnson be a tutor of the Collegiate 
 School & choose him accordingly. Voted M'" R. D. W. R. 
 A. N. present M'' B & W 
 
 16. Sir Johnson appearing before the Trustees did accept of 
 the place of a Tutor of the Collegiate School, whereunto he is 
 chosen 
 
 17. By virtue of an Ord^ from the Trustees of this Meeting 
 to ye Treasurer of the Collegiate School to receive the five 
 hundred pounds given by the General Assembly to the Trus- 
 tees of the Collegiate School, Capt. Joseph Whiting of New 
 haven as order of the sd Treasurer did actually receive the 
 Just & full Sum of five hundred pounds in Bills of Creditt 
 Currant in this Colony, delivered by ye Reverend M^ Tim^ 
 Woodbridg & M^ Thomas Buckingham in the presence of the 
 Trustees Subscribing 
 
 Samuel Russel Moses Noyes 
 
 Joseph Webb Samuel Andrew 
 
 Thomas Ruggles John Davenport 
 
 18. We agree, that M^ Samuel Smith be a Tuto^ of the Col- 
 legiate School, and choose him accordingly? By an Universal 
 Vote of all present M^ R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 19. We agree, that the Rev*^ M^ Andrew the Recto^ acquaint 
 M^ Smith of his being chosen Tutor of the Collegiate School, 
 and Solicit him by Letters to Accept the place? By a full 
 vote. Mr. R. D. W. R. N. M^ B. W. A. did not vote. 
 
 20. We agree, in case of M^ Smith his not accepting the place 
 of tutor whereunto he is chosen, that then the Recto^ with any 
 two of the trustees besides, have power to Supply the place of 
 a tutor, until the next meeting of the Trustees. Voted & past. 
 Mr R. D. W. R. N. M'- B. W. A. did not vote. 
 
 21. We agree, that M^ Andrew, M^- Russel, M^" Webb, M^* 
 Davenport, M^ Ruggles be the Committee of the Trustees to 
 
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 Inspect, order, & direct the Buildings afores^^ of the Colle- 
 giate house & the Rectors house at New haven. By a full vote 
 Each member of the s^^- Trustees-Committee was chosen 
 separately 
 
 22. We further agree that a major part of s^- Trustees Com- 
 mittee Shall have a power to act in Relation to s^- buildings. 
 By a full vote. 
 
 23. "We agree & make Choice of M"" Sam^- Smith afores^- to 
 be the Senio^ Tuto'' of s*^- Collegiate School. By a full vote. 
 Mr. R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 24. We agree that M^ Wareham Mather Captain Joseph 
 "VVhiting and M^ John Punderson Junio^ all of New haven be 
 & hereby are appointed a Committee together with M^ Jona- 
 than Law of Milford & Captain John Hall of Wallingsford 
 who are desired to give also their assistance as often as they 
 may ^\ith Convenience, to have the oversight & ord^ing of the 
 buildings for the Collegiate School & and Recto^ with, all 
 Convenient Speed according to the advice & Directions from 
 time to time given by the Committee of the Trustees ap- 
 pointed by this meeting. By a full vote M^" R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 25. We agree, that M^ Russel M^ Webb M^ Davenport & M^ 
 Ruggles Shall attend a quarterly Visitation of the Collegiate 
 School Each of them, wherein a Sermon is designed to be 
 delivered to the Students, by the Visitants in their Respective 
 times. By a full vote. M^ R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 26. We agree that Notice be given to all the Students belong- 
 ing to this Collegiate School, that provision is made by the 
 Trustees for their Instruction & Government here at New 
 haven. By a full vote M^ R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 27. We desire & order M^ Samuel Russel to write in our 
 Name to M^ John Dixwell of Boston to send by the first Safe 
 Opportunity the Books & Globes given to the Collegiate 
 School unto New haven & Consign them to the Reverend M'^ 
 Joseph Noyes of New haven for the Use of the School. By a 
 full vote M^ R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 28. We intreat the Reverend M^ Mosfes Noyes to take care 
 
78 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1716 
 
 for the present & untill further ord'', that the books of the 
 Collegiate School, which books are now at Saybrook be well 
 secured. By a full vote, M^ R. D. W. R. A. 
 
 29. We agree, that the Classes of the Senior Sophisters & 
 Junior Sophisters be under the Tuition of the Senio^ Tutor, 
 and that the Classes of Sophimores & Freshmen be under the 
 Tuition of the Junior Tuto^ By a full vote. M^ R. D. W. R. 
 A. N. 
 
 30. We agree, desire & order M^ Samuel Russel late Tuto^ 
 of s<^- School to receive & safely convey the Colledg-Records 
 from Saybrook to New-haven. By a full vote M^ R. D. W. R. 
 A. N. 
 
 31. We agree that the Senio^ Tuto^ be the Library-keeper 
 for the s'i- School at New-Haven. By a full vote M^ R. D. W. 
 R. A. N. 
 
 32. We agree that the Rev'^ M'' Stephen Buckingham be 
 chosen a Trustee of the Collegiate School. By a full vote M^ 
 R. D. W. R. A. N. 
 
 All the Above Agreements Acts & Votes Voted & passed by 
 a full Vote as above is Specifyed 
 
 Test. John Davenport Scribe 
 
 December 19. 1716. 
 
 I have perused & well considered the above 32 voats of 
 the trustees & doe hereby signe them in token of my hearty 
 Concurrance w*^- all & euery of s<^- voats, as witness my hand. 
 
 James Noyes. 
 
 Witnesses, 
 
 Robert Stanton 
 Daniel harison 
 
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 XLVII. Vote of the Town of Hartford 
 
 December 18, 1716 
 
 [From the Town Records] 
 
 At a Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Hartford 
 held in Hartford December 18*^- 1716. 
 
 Voted that whereas the General Assembly of this Colony 
 having sometime since given power to certain Trustees to 
 erect a Collegiate school in this Colony, and to determine the 
 place of its settlement, and having also contributed to its 
 yearly maintenance, and given a very considerable sum of 
 money to the building a house for the entertaining of schollars 
 
 And whereas the counties of Hartford and New-London, 
 being more in number than the rest of the government, and 
 paying the greatest part of the money given for the subsisting 
 the Collegiate school, and having furnished the said school 
 with the greater number of schollars, had reason to expect 
 that in appointing the place of the school, good respect should 
 be had to them therein ; but finding it quite otherwise, and that 
 the settling thereof at New Haven is attended with great diffi- 
 culties, such as cannot be easily overcome, it being so very 
 remote, and the transporting any thing by water thither being 
 so uncertain, there being but little communication between 
 these counties and New Haven; and understanding that at a 
 meeting of the major part of the Trustees, at Hartford last 
 May, which major part, by the charter given to the Trustees, 
 have full power to act, did then determine that if they could 
 not universally agree to the place of settlement of said school, 
 when they should meet at the next commencement, at Say- 
 brook, then they should refer the nomination of the place, to 
 the meeting of the General Assembly next October following, 
 those of the Trustees that dissented from the settling of the 
 school at New-Haven, were under the necessity, in faithful- 
 ness to those counties for whose convenience they were con- 
 cerned to inform the General Assembly of the same, but there 
 being then nothing issued, we do for ourselves declare our 
 dissatisfaction with the settling the Collegiate school at New- 
 
80 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1716 
 
 Haven, by only an equal part of the Trustees, and hereby 
 remonstrate against the same, and desire that the General 
 Assembly that shall be in May next, may be moved, that by 
 an act, they make a full settlement thereof, and that it be a 
 part of the instruction of our deputies at the said General 
 Assembly, to offer this our remonstrance and endeavour that 
 the Collegiate school may be settled in a place that shall be 
 judged by them most suitable, and where it may be best sub- 
 sisted, and most accomodable to the greatest part of the 
 government. 
 
 XLVIII. Authorization by the Trustees for the 
 Use of Money for Building in New Haven 
 
 December 19-29, 1716 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The text is in the handwriting of the Rev. Samuel 
 Russel, of Branf ord. 
 
 The Rev^^- Sam^^- Andrew, Sam^^- Russel, Joseph Webb, 
 John Davenport, & Thomas Ruggles having (by Act of y® 
 Trustees at Newhaven, on Octob^- 17^^- 1716) been chosen a 
 Committe of y* Trustees of y® Collegiate School to Inspect, 
 Order and direct the building the Collegiate house and the 
 Rectors house at Newhaven : 
 
 Wee subscribed do hereby giue them s*^- Committee, or y^ 
 Major part of them, full power to draw forth of y® School 
 Treasury from time to time until farther order of y^ Trustees, 
 such sums of money as shal be needful for their carrying on 
 of s^- Buildings, or any charges y*- may arise thereon. 
 
 Stonington, Decemb-"- 19t^ 1716 H^^"^^ ^""J^^ 
 
 [Samuel Russel. 
 
 •i-r T^ f^^T .. rr-. ^ [ SaMUEL ANDREW 
 
 New Haven, Decem. 27, 1716 i ^n r> 
 
 ' ' [Tho. Ruggles 
 
 Fairfield DeC"- 28 1716 Joseph Webb 
 Stamford Dec'"- 29, 1716 John Davenport 
 
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 XLIX. Vote of the Proprietors of Town Lands in 
 
 New Haven 
 
 December 24, 1716 
 
 ' [From the Town Records] 
 
 At a Meeting of y® Proprietors of y« Undeuided Land in 
 N Haven this 24 day of Decem^^- 1716. 
 
 The s*^- propriators grant y*- eight acres of y^ 
 
 Land next adjoyning to y« two acres of squestred Land 
 giuen by Joseph Peck to y« Colegiat School be granted to j^ 
 Trustees of s^- School when & so long as s'l school shall be 
 continued here & y*- y« propriators of y® sequestred Land in y« 
 town be allowed for y^ s*^- eight acres of Land in y« most 
 conuenient place 
 
 L. A Remonstrance Against the Settling of the 
 Collegiate School at New Haven 
 
 [From a copy in the University Archives made in 1717 
 by Tutor Samuel Johnson] 
 
 This paper was circulated by the Rev. Timothy Wood- 
 bridge and the Rev. Thomas Buckingham, the two Hart- 
 ford Trustees. The date was probably in January, 1717. 
 
 The Gen^^- Assembly of this Collony having some time given 
 power to certain Trustees to Erect a Collegiate School in this 
 Colony and to Determine the place of its Settlement, & having 
 also Contributed to its yearly Maintainance & given a very 
 Considerable Summe of Money to the building an House for 
 Entertaining of Schollars. And whereas the Counties of N 
 London & Hartford being more in Numbers than the rest of 
 y® Government & paying the Greatest part of the Money 
 given for the Subsisting the Collegiate School, & having fur- 
 nished the s*^- School with the greatest Number of Schollars, 
 had reason to Expect that in apointing the place of the 
 School Good respect should have been had to them therein. 
 
82 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY [1717 
 
 But finding it quite Otherwise, & that the Settling thereof at 
 N Haven is attended with great Difficulty, such as cant be 
 easily overcome, it being so very remote & the Transporting 
 any thing by Water so uncertain, & there being so little Com- 
 munication between these Counties & N Haven. & Under- 
 standing that at a Meeting of y^ Major part of the Trustees 
 at Hartford (which Major part by the Charter given to the 
 Trustees have full power to act) did then determine that if 
 they Could not Universally Agree to the Settlement of s*^- 
 School when they should meet at next Commencement at Say- 
 brook then they should refer the Nomination of the place to 
 the Meeting of y^ Gen^^- Assembly next October following. 
 Those of the Trustees that Dissented from the Settling the 
 Collegiate School at N Haven were under a Necessity in 
 faithfullness to those Counties for whose Conveniency they 
 were Concerned to inform the Gen^^- Assembly of the Same, 
 but there being Nothing Issued : We do for o^- selves declare 
 our Dissatisfaction with the Settling of y^ School at N Haven, 
 by only an Equal part of the Trustees, & hereby Remonstrate 
 against the same & desire that the Gen^^- Assembly that shall 
 be in May next, may be moved that by an Act they may make 
 a full Settlement thereof, & y*- it be part of the Instructions 
 of y^- Deputies at the s^- Gen^^- Assembly, to offer y^- our 
 remonstrance & Endeavour y*- the School be settled in a 
 place, that shall be judged by them most Convenient & where 
 it may be best subsisted & most accomodable to the greatest 
 part of the Government. 
 
 LI. Memorandum of Timber for the Collegiate 
 
 House 
 
 January 4, 1717 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 In y^ front, 10 posts, 27 foot long ; 10 inches Square each. 
 
 3 Sils 54 foot Long, beside Spliceing, 10 inches wide, 
 
 & 8 deep. 
 
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 for ye Hall, 2 girts ; 31 foot Longe ; 10 inches wide & 8 
 
 deep. 
 for ye Staircases, 6 girts ; 9 foot Long ; 10 inches wide & 
 
 8 deep. 
 for ye other romes, 10 girts 21 foot Long; 10 Inches 
 
 wide 8 deep. 
 3 plates 54 foot Long (besides Spliceing) ; 8 Inches Square 
 for the Ends 4 Girts 21 foot Long 10 : and 8. 
 for the Top 10 beams 27 foot Long 10 : and 8 
 For End Sils and Cross Sills 10: of 22 foot Long: 10 & 8 
 21 Summers : 22 foot Long : 12 : and 8 : or 7 
 16 Cross Girts 21 foot Long 10 & 8 
 
 for the back of the house 10 posts 27 foot Long 10 Square 
 10 Girts 21 foot Long 8 : and 6 
 for the hall back &c 2 Girts 31 foot Long 8 and 6 
 
 Newhaven Jan^y. 4*^- 1716/7. I gaue the Committe for 
 building the Collegiate house the aboue dimensions for ye 
 getting ye great timber for s*^- house 
 
 Wittnes my hand 
 
 Samuel Russel 
 
 LII. Extract from a Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 February 21, 1717 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 179-182, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Revd- & Worthy S"" 
 
 I have your letter of May Last before 
 
 me I am sorry I cannot yet Send you the rest of the 
 
 books with the Catalogue, but hope to do it by the fall, having 
 a promise of Several large benefactions not yet come in. I 
 should be glad however in the mean time if some oration at 
 your Commencement might take notice of what Books you 
 have already receiv'd (I mean onely in General words) & 
 acknowledge your obligations to yo"" Friends here, & that then 
 
84 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 a proper paragraph of it might be prepar'd for the Boston 
 Gazett, & the Gazett sent over to me. I could perhaps make 
 nse of this contrivance to the great advantage of the Colledge, 
 besides it is a necessary peice of gratitude in you, & as requi- 
 site for my acquittal 
 
 I wish you much health & happyness & am With very 
 great Esteem & respect 
 
 S^ 
 
 Your faithfull Humble Serv* 
 
 Jer: Dummee 
 Whitehall 
 21t FeVy- 1716/17 
 
 Mr Timty Woodbridge 
 
 LIII. Eemaeks on the Remonstrance against Set- 
 tling THE Collegiate School at New Haven 
 
 February 22, 1717 
 
 [From a contemporary copy, by Tutor Samuel Johnson, 
 in the IJniversity Archives] 
 
 The signers of this document were the acting Rector, 
 Samuel Andrew, of Milford, and a neighboring Trustee, 
 Samuel Russel, of Branford. An endorsement ascribes 
 the authorship to Rector Andrew's son-in-law, Jonathan 
 Law (Harvard 1695), of Milford, a lawyer, and Judge 
 of the Superior Court. 
 
 Some Remarks upon y^ Unjust representation Contain 'd 
 in a paper unfairly Dispersed thro ' the Counties of N London 
 & Hartford (according to Information) Called a remon- 
 strance against the Settling those Affairs in a true & clear 
 Light. 
 
 The Remonstrance is attended with somthing of Inconsist- 
 encies Mistakes & Misrepresentations. The Declaration is 
 Inconsistent with the Supplication. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 85 
 
 The Remonstrants say truly that the Gen"- Assembly have 
 given power to Certain Trustees to determine the place of 
 the Settlement of the Collegiate School, & that the major part 
 of them have full power to Act, for further Confirmation Wof 
 these are the Clauses of y® Charter or Act, viz*- in such con- 
 venient place or places as to them shall seem meet & most 
 conducive to the Ends affors*^-, that the affore named Trustees 
 or the major part of them, have & shall have the Oversight, 
 Liberty, Power & Privilidge, to furnish Direct Manage & 
 Improve the s*^- Collegiate School so erected & founded by 
 y™- Tis strange these Gentlemen should desire the Gen"- 
 Assembly to settle it in such a place as to them should seem 
 meet. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men, tho it be 
 but a mans Covenant, if it be Confirmed no man disannuleth 
 it, or addeth thereto. Gal. III. 15, 16, 17. By the same Rule 
 every Order of the Trustees may be defeated, every Contra 
 remonstrant will be of opinion that when the Gen"- Assembly 
 shall do this thing they shall practically say to the World & 
 to his Majesty, that all these Elections & other Acts may by 
 Application to him under whome they hold thier Charter be 
 avoided & defeated. Let none desire the Assembly to do that 
 to thier Grantees which they would not Others should do to 
 them viz Destroy their Charters & Charter privileges. 
 
 The Remonstrants are mistaken in the very thing on which 
 they ground thier Dissatisfaction, viz that its Settled at N 
 Haven by only an equal part of y« Trustees. At N Haven 
 were convened Eight Trustees, & but one capable of action 
 absent. Of those who were present 5 were for N Haven, 2 
 Absolutely against it viz the Upriver Trustees who at Say- 
 brook in September last voted it Advisable to remove the 
 Collegiate School to Hartford, as the Memoirs of the Sep- 
 tember Meeting expressly sheW^; the other declared that in 
 Case the Collegiate School must be removed from Saybrook 
 then he was for its Settlement at N Haven. 
 
 M^- M r of W r then was and for a long time had 
 
 been uncapable of any Concernment with it but while Capable 
 declared himself for N Haven in a letter to M^- Pierpont yet 
 
86 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 to be seen. As for M^- N ys of Stonnington then Absent, 
 
 The Trustees at s<^- Meeting had Certain Information that he 
 was for its Settlement at N Haven & took the first Oppor- 
 tunity to manifest his Consent with the five for the Settlement 
 at N Haven, & signed thier Agreement \y^^- his own hand. 
 
 Hence, than these things nothing can be more plain viz* 
 1 That the Active Trustees were but nine if that which was 
 wanting cannot be numbered of W^ five is y® Maj^- part. 2 that 
 if the Trustees would remove the Collegiate School from Say- 
 brook there were 6 for N Haven. 3 If the Trustees cannot 
 act without meeting together 5 was the major part of them 
 Conven'd. 4 That if the Trustees may act without a Con- 
 vention then the majority is fully supply 'd by the aboves*^- 
 subscription. Since the Cause of the Dissatisfaction is taken 
 away tis Charitably hoped that the Effect will Cease. 
 
 The motives of the Settlement are not truly represented. 
 Indeed if those were the only things that ought to have been 
 Considered & were true they ought again to consider of the 
 matter. 
 
 In reference to the Number of y^ people Ought they not 
 with the Conveniency of y^ people to have some respect to 
 the flourishing State of the Collegiate School? And is there 
 not a prospect that the Western Governments who have no 
 such meanes of Education among them should contribute 
 more to the Advanceing the Intrest of the School than y^ 
 Eastern who are so wel furnished at home? Doth the Lesser 
 Luminary of y* Heavens ever appear with so great a lustre as 
 when she is furthest from the Sun unless the Interposition of 
 the Earth Eclipse her Glory? And as to the Inhabitants of 
 y® Goverment, are not the Greater Number of the principal 
 Towns on the Sea Coast? And as to the Towns on the river, 
 is it not easier for them to come down than for all the rest to 
 go up? And as to the Travail is not N Haven much nearer 
 the Center than Saybrook & very little further distant than 
 any other place that could have been pitched upon? 
 
 As to the Money there is no such great Odds in the public 
 List as is pretended to, most Certain it may be presumed, that 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 87 
 
 there is much more difference between the lists of the two 
 western Counties and either of the other, than there is be- 
 tween the two other Counties put together & the western. 
 
 And farther if the money should weigh so heavy the Con- 
 tributions ought not to be considered in which the western 
 far exceeded, neither is it a fair Computation between three 
 Competitors to wrekon two against one. 
 
 And as to the Number of Schollars its not so much to be 
 considered what has been as what may be hereafter — these 
 and other Circumstances were well weighed in the ballance 
 by the Trustees settling the School at New Haven. 
 
 One thing more is aledged in Objection by the remon- 
 strants which being Considered this paper may be dismissed 
 to speak for it self. 
 
 It is the Act of the Trustees at Hartford. This Act is said 
 to be made by the major part of the Trustees, who by 
 Charter have power to act. Surely if the major part of the 
 Trustees had power to Act then they have still ; the proposal 
 was that the Assembly should nominate y^ place which 
 implyeth that the Trustees shall settle it. They never in- 
 tended a Settlement by any Other Authority than that by w^- 
 it is now settled; the whole Society could not make such an 
 Act, as should divest the majority of thier Authority; if this 
 Act hath a tendency to make the Consent of all who have 
 voices of Assent or Dissent necessary, or to render the Acts 
 of the majority invalid, it is contrarj^ to the nature & State 
 of ys- Society as appears by thier Charter, which is a private 
 law to the Society, against which they are therein forbidden 
 to make any Statute or Order. It is contrary to the law of all 
 Societies, It is contrary to the Common Law of England, & 
 directly contrary to the 33 Hen. Cap. 27 which saitli that the 
 Act of the more part of every College or Corporation within 
 the realm and in every place shall bind, tho any should have 
 sworn to the Contrary, y*- all may act in one Conformity of 
 reason. 
 
 It is not to be doubted but we as in duty bound have acted 
 our Consciences in the matter of the settlement of y® Colle- 
 
88 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 giate Scliool according to the trust reposed in us and can any 
 Expect that we should Comply with a minority when others 
 will not comply with a Majority. 
 
 Sam^^- Andrew 
 Sam^^- Russel 
 
 N. Haven Feb. 22, 1716 [i.e., 1716/17] 
 
 LIV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 5, 1717 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 The vote asliing Mr. Ruggles to find out "what may be 
 due on account of donations towards the School while at 
 Saybrook" refers to gifts and bequests conditioned on 
 the School's continuing in that place. 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of the Collegiate School 
 holden at New haven April the 5*^ 1717. 
 
 Present the Rev^ Messieurs 
 
 James Noyes The Rev*^ M^" James 
 
 Samuel Andrew Noyes is chosen & ap- 
 
 Samuel Russel pointed Moderator of 
 
 Joseph Webb this present Meeting. 
 
 John Davenport The Reverend M^" John 
 
 Thomas Ruggles Davenport is chosen & 
 
 Stephen Buckingham appointed Scribe of 
 
 this present meeting 
 Whereas there was a meeting of the Trustees of the 
 Collegiate School by adjournment from Saybrook 
 Sept- 12. 1716 holden at N Haven October 17. 1716 
 whereat were present 8 Trustees to Say the Reverend 
 Moses Noyes, Samuel Andrew, Timo Woodbridg, 
 Samuel Russell, Joseph Webb, John Davenport, 
 Thomas Buckingham, Thomas Ruggles, at which 
 
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 meeting many Acts or Votes or Conclusions were past 
 fully and positively by five of the Trustees then Con- 
 vened Consenting, and the acts of s^- Meeting were 
 offered to the perusal of the Reverend James Noyes, 
 which that ReV^ Gentleman & Trustee did fully ap- 
 prove of, & fully & freely consent unto & Signed with 
 his own hand Decemb. 19. 1716 The Trustees Con- 
 vened at this present meeting have looked over all the 
 doings of s<3- October meeting, and having duly perused 
 them do establish all the determinations of s^- October 
 meeting that now follow, having retained an Un- 
 changed Judgment concerning all the Subsequent 
 determinations from the time of their having respec- 
 tively Consented to them untill now, viz. 
 
 No. 3 Question. Whether Considering the Difficulties of 
 Continuing the Collegiate School of Conecticut Colony 
 at Saybrook appearing to us, We the Trustees of s*^- 
 School agree that the said Collegiate School be now 
 removed from Saybrook to New-haven, & that the said 
 Collegiate School be Settled at New haven, as a Very 
 Convenient place for it, and for which the Most 
 Liberal Donations are given, appearing to us, as well 
 as on many other Considerations, and It is now 
 Settled at New haven accordingly? The Question 
 Resolved & Voted in the Affirmative. 
 
 No. 5 Whether the Trustees here convened do judg it Con- 
 venient that application be made by s<^- Trustees to the 
 General Assembly to Nominate the place of the Col- 
 legiate School of this Colony, when the s*^- Trustees on 
 this present meeting in the faithful Discharg of the 
 Trust reposed in them, and in Exerting of the power 
 conveyed to them by the Act for s^- School have 
 already settled the s^- School at New-haven? The 
 Question Resolved by Vote in the Negative. 
 
 No. 7 Whether we approve Sir Johnson of Guilford for a 
 Tuto^ of the Collegiate School? Resolved in the 
 affirmative. 
 
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 No. 15 We agree that Sir Johnson be a Tutor of the Colle- 
 giate School & Choose him Accordingly. 
 
 No. 16 Sir Johnson appearing before the Trustees did accept 
 of the place of a Tutor of the Collegiate School, where- 
 unto he is chosen. 
 
 No. 9 Whether we agree that the Building of a Collegiate 
 School & also the house for a Recto^ in New haven be 
 undertaken with all Convenient Speed! Resolved & 
 Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 No. 10 Whether the hon^^e Governor with our Deputy Gov- 
 ernor be Intreated to favour us w*^ their advice con- 
 cerning the Architechtonick part of the buildings of 
 the Collegiate house & the Recto^^ house? Voted in 
 the affirmative. 
 
 No. 13 We agree that the Reverend M^ Samuel Andrew of 
 Milford be the Recto^ of the Collegiate School for the 
 present, & untill a Setled Recto'' be fixed in the School 
 (which we will endeavour with all Convenient speed) 
 often to visit & inspect the said School. 
 The trustees nominate & chose Mr. Sam^- Smith to 
 be a Tutor at ye Collegiate & in case of M^ Smith's 
 non acceptance of sd office it is agreed — 
 
 No. 20 We agree, in case of M^ Smith his not accepting the 
 place of Tutor, whereunto he is chosen, that then the 
 Recto'' with any two of the Trustees besides, have 
 power to supply the place of a Tutor, untill the next 
 meeting of the Trustees. 
 
 No. 21 We agree that M^ Andrew, M^ Russel, M^" Webb, M'" 
 Davenport, & M'" Ruggles be the Committee of the 
 Trustees, to inspect, order & direct the Buildings 
 aforesd of the Collegiate house & the Rector's house at 
 New Haven. 
 
 No. 22 We further agree, that a Major part of said Trustees 
 Committee shall have a power to act in Rotation to 
 said Buildings. 
 
 No. 24 We agree, that M'' Warham Mather, Capt. Joseph 
 Whiting & M'" John Punderson Junio'" all of New 
 
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 haven be & hereby are appointed a Committee, to- 
 gether with M^ Jonathan Law of Milford & Capt. Jolm 
 hall of Wallingford, who are desired to give also their 
 assistance as often as they may with Convenience, to 
 have the Oversight & Ordering of the Buildings for 
 the Collegiate School, & the Recto'" mth all Con- 
 venient Speed, according to the advice & Directions 
 from time to time given by the Committee of the 
 Trustees appointed by this meeting. 
 
 No. 25 We agree, that M^ Russel, M^" Webb, M^ Davenport, 
 and M^ Ruggles shall attend a quarterly Visitation of 
 the Collegiate School Each of them, wherein a Ser- 
 mon is designed to be delivered to the Students, by the 
 Visitants in their Respective times. 
 
 No. 32 We agree that the Reverend M^ Stephen Buckingham 
 be chosen a Trustee of the Collegiate School. 
 All the above Numbers appearing in the memoirs of 
 the meeting last October, transcribed out of sd 
 memoirs upon a just Review & perusal of them the 
 Trustees of this present meeting who have signed the 
 doings of s*^- Octob^- meeting do now sign all the above 
 Acts 
 
 New haven April 5. 1717 
 
 James Noyes i 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 The Reverend M^ Stephen Buckingham who was chosen a 
 
 Trustee of the Collegiate School at the adjourned meeting of 
 
 October Last by a full vote, personally appeared, and accepted 
 
 the place of a Trustee (whereunto he was Chosen), on this 
 
 meeting. 
 
 The Trustees here convened agree & order that the Reverend 
 
92 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 M^ Ruggles be Impowered and Intreated to make inquiry 
 what may be due from the Trustees on account of Donations 
 tow<^s the Collegiate School while at Saybrook, & to represent 
 as particular an Account as he may obtain to the Trustees in 
 order to their observing Justice in that matter, as also to take 
 care of the Library of the Collegiate School, which library is 
 at Saybrook. Voted fully in ye affirmative. 
 Whereas there was an Act or Agreement of the Trustees of 
 the tenor as followeth. viz. The Reverend Samuel Andrew, 
 Samuel Russell, Joseph Webb John Davenport, & Thomas 
 Ruggles having (by act of the Trustees at New-haven on 
 October 17*^ 1716) been chosen a Committee of the Trustees 
 of the Collegiate School, to inspect, order, & direct the build- 
 ing the Collegiate house & the Recto^^ house at New Haven — 
 We Subscribed do hereby give them sd Com^^ittee or the 
 Major part of them, full power to draw forth of the School 
 Treasury from time to time untill farther order of the 
 Trustees Such Summs of money as Shall be needfull for their 
 carrying on of s*^- Buildings, or any charges that may arise 
 thereon. 
 
 T^ , .^., ._. ^ f James NoYES 
 Stomngton Decemb^ 19*^ 1716 \ ^ ^ 
 
 ^ Samuel Kussel 
 
 New haven Decem. 27. 1716 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Tho. Ruggles 
 
 Fairfield Dec^ 28. 1716 Joseph Webb 
 
 Stamford Dec^ 29. 1716 John Davenport 
 
 The Trustees here convened do Confirm & fully Consent unto 
 the sd Act or agreement afores*^- Voted fully in the affirma- 
 tive 
 
 The Trustees by a full vote approve of the Seventeen pounds 
 money paid to Sir Johnson, being the first pajonent paid to 
 him Sir Johnson as Tutor out of the Treasury of the Colle- 
 giate School by ord^ of the Recto^ & Sundry Trustees. Voted 
 fully in the affirmative 
 
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 The Trustees here Convened do by a full Vote approve of the 
 doings of Several Trustees even an ord'" of this Tenor viz 
 New haven March 28. 1717 To Mr. Joseph Noyes of New 
 Haven 
 
 These are to ord^ you to receive of M^^. Susanna Ailing, Relict 
 of the Late Worshipfull Treasurer of the Collegiate School in 
 Bills of Credit four hundred fifteen pounds more twenty 
 pounds one shilling, also the Collegiate Treasury book, also 
 many papers delivered in order to be examined & if any 
 belong to another affair to be returned with a pillow case 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 Voted fully in the affirmative 
 
 The Trustees here convened by a full vote agree, that the 
 Lot commonly called M" Costers Lot Situate in New-Haven, 
 nearly adjoyning to the burying place or market place be the 
 place of the building for the Collegiate School only upon these 
 conditions certainly observed, that the obtaining said Lott 
 for the End aforesd be no diminution at all of the treasury of 
 the s*i- Collegiate School, nor lessen any thing of the Dona- 
 tions Subscribed or engaged on the account of s<5- School for 
 Newhaven offered to the Trustees convened at Newhaven on 
 October last. Voted fully in the affirmative 
 The Trustees here convened do also by a full vote agree that 
 Capt. Samuel Thompson & M^ William Thompson both of 
 New-Haven be appointed & impowered, and they are hereby 
 impowered & appointed to obtain s^- Lot on terms consistent 
 with the agreement immediately foregoing by a firm Sufficient 
 and Legal Instrument of Conveyance from the Church of 
 Newhaven-Town, or the Legal Representative or Representa- 
 tives thereof to the Rev<i M^ Samuel Andrew & M^" Samuel 
 Russel both Trustees on the behalf of the Trustees of the 
 
94 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Collegiate School Settled at New Haven. Voted fully in the 
 affirmative 
 
 The Trustees here convened by vote agree, that In the Room 
 of the Worshipful John Ailing Esq., Late Treasurer of the 
 Collegiate School, dec<i, Succeed M^ John Prout Junio^ of 
 Newhaven, who is hereby made choice of for the Treasurer of 
 the Collegiate School in NHaven. Voted fully in the affirma- 
 tive. 
 
 M^ John Prout Junio^ of Newhaven appeared personally 
 before the Trustees here convened, & declared his willing 
 acceptance of the place of the Treasurer of y^ Collegiate 
 School at Newhaven 
 
 All the above memoirs Acts Votes and Conclusions were 
 entred, passed, & Concluded by the Joynt Concurrence & 
 unitedly full Consent of the Trustees here Convened and 
 Subscribing 
 
 James Noyes. 
 Samuel Andkew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Tho. Rugoles 
 
 The Trustees here convened by vote agree that the Reverend 
 M^ Samuel Russel for his Journey with a man & charges to 
 Stonington be allowed two pounds eight shill money to be 
 deduced from his donation in the Colleg. School at NHaven. 
 Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 The Trustees here convened by vote agree, that the Rev<i M'" 
 John Davenport for his three Journeys and attendants be 
 allowed five pounds money, & the Treasurer M^ Prout is 
 hereby ord^'ed to make payment of s^- Sum to s*^- Davenport 
 or ord'" as soon as it is in the Treasury. Voted in the affirma- 
 tive. 
 
 The Trustees here convened by vote agree that the Reverend 
 M^ Russel & M^ Ruggles or either of them do receive from the 
 Treasurer so soon as he may receive the same. Such Summ 
 
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 and Summs of moneys as Shalbe a Reasonable Satisfaction 
 for the Posts Improved & needed on account of this meeting 
 & the Treasurer is hereby ordered to do accordingly, and the 
 said Receiver or Receivers to make payment as proper. Voted 
 in the affirmative. 
 
 The Trustees here convened by vote agree that M"^ Prout 
 the Treasurer be ordered to receive the Donation of the Rev'^ 
 Ml" Joseph Noyes, amounting to twenty pounds, arid having 
 received the same, forthwith to make pajTnent of the Whole 
 s<i- Sum to s*i- M^ Noyes for his half years Service & tuition 
 and Entertaining the Trustees at their Several meetings 
 Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 These Votes all Signed per the Trustees 
 
 James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Tho : Ruggles 
 
 LV. Memorial to the Connecticut General 
 Assembly 
 
 May, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 In the handwriting of Mr. Woodbridge. 
 
 To the Honourable Gouern''-, Councill & Representatives in 
 Generall court assembled May 9*^- 1717 A Memorial Respect- 
 ing the State of the Collegiate School. 
 
 In April 1716 there was a Meeting of the Trustees of y® 
 Collegiate School att Saybrooke, & Scholars were then under 
 great Dissatisfaction with their Tutors. Many things were 
 Proposed in order to y® Quieting of y® scholars, and En- 
 
96 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 deavours used to bring tliem to a Complyance with them, y*- 
 so they might have continued together at Saybrooke but they 
 could not be Prevailed with, and what was offered to them 
 did not Remove y^ difficulties. Att length it was Proposed 
 to choose a 3^- Tutor which was complyed with by y® Trustees, 
 y"^ as a matter of satisfaction to y^ scholars it was Proposed 
 by us y*- y^ dissatisfyed Scholars might be under y^ care and 
 Instruction of y^ s^- Tutor & if it could have been gained y''- 
 was a Probability of y^ Scholars continuing att Saybrooke, 
 and although we Laboured in it, it was refused by y^ Trustees. 
 This being y« last likely remedy, & not attaining, y® School 
 was soon reduced, y^ greater part of y^ Scholars leaving of 
 it and many of y^ Parents as well as themselves unwilling y*- 
 yy- should return thither again. Of this broken Estate of y® 
 School we made a Representation to this Hon^^^- Assembly 
 in May last Praying y*- some place might be Fixed for its 
 continuance and some farther Care might be taken for its 
 Support. Our Petition was accepted by this Honourable 
 Assembly, and y^ other Trustees of y^ s<i- School sent for. 
 Six of us met, y^ major part of y^ Trustees then alive and y*- 
 number according to our Charter was Sufficient to Determine 
 any Act proper to them : We then came to an amicable agree- 
 ment, and brought our selves under obligations & concluded 
 a contract on these conditions y*- we y*- had applyed our selves 
 to y® Generall Assembly should leave any farther prosecution 
 of obtaining y^ determining y® Place of y^ School till y® com- 
 mencement which we agreed should be held att Saybrook 
 y® Sep*- following, and y*- then y^ Trustees y*- met should 
 determine y® place of y^ School & it was on y® other hand 
 agreed y*- if y® Trustees then Present should not agree 
 universally to y® Place, y*- then it should be Referred to y® 
 General Assembly in October following, to nominate y^ 
 Place: So y*- y^- is a plain contract y*- those Trustees y*- 
 Entred into it and oblig'd themselves by it can not Possibly 
 by any act of their own Violate it without y^ Concurrence of 
 those on whom y^ Conditions did Equally lye & y^ concessions 
 belongd to. [2] there is herein no Invading any right or 
 
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 Priviledge by charter granted to y® Trustees seeing y® nomi- 
 nating y6 Place is only desired of y^ General Assembly and 
 y6 Power still Remaining in them, to fix it. [3] Neither is 
 y^- y^ least invasion made upon y^- common right of societies 
 by an Endeavour to Enable a minor part to overrule y® 
 major, seeing all y*- was agreed to by y^ Trustees in May last 
 was y*- if y^- was not a universall agreement att Saybrooke, 
 y® General Assembly should be advised with either to concurr 
 with y«,. Settlement y^ major part of y« Trustees should have 
 made, or to nominate to y™- a more convenient Place: and 
 indeed if y® above mentioned contract had not been made, it 
 had not been any thing beside y® duty of y^ Trustees to have 
 informed y« General Assembly with y® Place they had agreed 
 to & to have given y® Reasons for it they knowing y* y^- 
 was a great dissatisfaction in y^ Government att y*- time 
 with y® Schools continuing att Saybrook. And as to y^ act 
 of y6 Trustees att New haven in Octo^^- last for very Just 
 Reasons we did not concur with others for Settling y^ School 
 att N:H nor can wee look upon our selves obliged by it, it 
 being done by five of y^ Trustees y^- being ten in all, two 
 absent & three dissenting. When those five had agreed y*- 
 Nrhaven should be y® Place of Settlement for y^ School and 
 had passed by Vote y*- y^ Case of y^ School should not be laid 
 before y^ court wee Waited upon y^ Court and Informed 
 them w*- our agreement was & w*- was done by y® other 
 Trustees then met and y*- three of us Dissented from it and 
 Prayed y® Interposition of y General Assembly y*- a Place 
 so inconvenient to y^ greatest part of j^ Government might 
 not be y^ Place of y^ Collegiate School but y*- they would 
 direct y® Trustees to what was more Equall and Just, w*^- is 
 now our Earnest Desire. And after y^ last Meeting of y^ 
 Trustees att Newhaven in April last as we are informed 6 of 
 Eleven subscribed to it. Of one of them we have this to 
 object y*- he was under 40 years of age when appointed or 
 chosen to y*- Trust, W- is directly inconsistant with our 
 Charter w<^- says no Person shall be Elected to y® Place of a 
 Trustee under 40 years old: Upon y^ whole we conclude [1] 
 
98 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 y*- we cannot in faitlifullness to our trust consent to y® 
 Settling of y^ Collegiate School att Newhaven, it being so 
 Inconvenient to y^ Greater Part of y^ Government & dis- 
 satisfying to them. [2] y*- we are no ways obliged to Submit 
 to y^ act of y® Trustees in Settling y^ School att N:haven, 
 not more than an Equal part consenting to it. [3] Upon a 
 disagreement among y^ Trustees tis by their own act Re- 
 ferred to this Hon^- Assembly to nominate a Place; & these 
 things render it necessary y*- this Assembly take notice of it. 
 [1] If they should not it will be left as matter of grievous 
 Contention in y^ Government and will be Encreasing. [2] 
 Without an Act of this Assembly the yearly Salary cannot be 
 demanded of y« Treasurer it being by an act of y® Assembly 
 appropriated to Saybrook. [3] y® Determination of this 
 court will put an End to the Controversy. Lastly, we Pray 
 y*- y® last Years Salary given by this court for y^ Support 
 of y® Tutors be granted by an act of this Assembly to be 
 divided amongst y® severall Tutors in proportion to y« num- 
 ber of Scholars they had under their care. And your me- 
 morialists shall as in duty bound Pray &c. 
 
 t : woodbridge 
 . Tho. Buckingham 
 
 Finding by Sad Experience y*- w*- hath been done towards 
 y« Removing y^ Collegiate School from Saybrook to New 
 haven hath occasioned greater dissatisfaction among y« 
 Scholars and y^- Parents than they ever manifested against 
 its being att Saybrook, so y*- I Despair of its being Settled in 
 Newhaven in peace, I concur with my Brethren y^ Trustees 
 att Hartford in desiring y^ Honourable Court whom we must 
 acknowledge thankfully as our founders & supporters y^- 
 they would please to nominate a Place where it may be 
 Settled with Righteousness & with Peace. 
 
 Moses Noyes. 
 
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 LVI. Resolves of the Lower House of the Connecti- 
 cut General Assembly for the Settlement 
 of the Collegiate School 
 
 May 21-27, 1717 
 
 [From the original Journals, in the Secretary of State's 
 
 office] 
 
 The Journals of the Upper House for this session are 
 not preserved. 
 
 A Eesolue of this house, that the R<i- Trustees of the Colle- 
 giate Schoole be sent to, for to giue theire attendance at this 
 assembly to lay before them the cercumstances of s^- Schoole, 
 that proper measures may be taken for the best Regulation 
 of s<^- Schoole, sent up for concurrance [to the Upper House]. 
 
 the Resolue of this house Referring to sending for the 
 trustees Returned from the Board [i.e., the Upper House] 
 negatiued. 
 
 a Resolue of this house that it may be most for publick 
 Good and the health of the colegiate Schoole to haue it settled 
 in sum place at, or neare Connecticut Riuer, and as the 
 oppinion of the house Recommended to the R^- Trustees, and 
 upon a good Settlement of s^^ Schoole the Assembly will be 
 like to f auour it. 
 
 Resolued by this assembly that in Leuie of the 120^^ jn pay 
 formerly granted by this Court for the Encoragement of the 
 collegiate Schoole and to be drawn out of the publick treasury 
 there shall be this currant yeare one hundred pound in bills 
 of publick ere*- distributed among the tutors in proportion 
 according to the number of Schollars (as well those at 
 Wethersfield, & Newhauen, as those at Saybrook) taught by 
 them 
 
100 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Resolued that for the future there shall not be any money 
 drawn out of the Treasury for the s^- Schoole (excepting the 
 aboue s<^- 100<i) untill such time as the s*^- Collegiate Schoole be 
 settled in sum place agreeable to the minde of this assembly. 
 
 LVII. Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall 
 
 June 6, 1717 
 
 [From the heliotype copy in the Ancestry and Descend- 
 ants of Sir Richard Saltonstall, p. 210. Cambridge, 
 1897] 
 
 This letter of the Governor of the Colony was ad- 
 dressed to the Senior Trustee, the Rev. James Noyes, of 
 Stonington. 
 
 N Lond. June. 6. 1717 
 
 Rev^- & Dear S^- 
 
 I have your kind Letter of y^ 3^- Instant, by your Son, and 
 am much obliged to you for It. There was nothing con- 
 cluded by y« Court about the Colledge. for my own part I 
 did not intermeddle, but the Upper House had severall de- 
 bates upon the Bills about the College w<^ came up from the 
 Lower House, w^ were but two. (if there were more they 
 died where they had their Originall & came not up to Us.) 
 
 Four of the Gentlemen of y® Assistants y^- live upon the 
 Shore, Viz M^- Christophers, M^- Curtice, Maj^- Eells, & Capt 
 Fowler, were absent when y^ Matter was put to Voat in y^ 
 Upper House, and yet It was not carried in y^ Affirmative. 
 So y*- I think y® Majority of that House, will be unwilling to 
 oppose y^ Management of the Trustees. While they tell me 
 a Majority of y® Lower House, inclined to have the Colledge 
 built at Saybrook. I had a good Correspondence with M^"- 
 Woodbridge, who, as I came out of town, moved me to desire 
 a Meeting of the Trustees; I told him I could not think It 
 would be of good Consequence for such a Motion to begin 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 101 
 
 with Me, but If He would move, I would give It w*- Favour I 
 might; and offered him If He would write to take Care of a 
 Lett^- to You, Who would probably discourse with Me about 
 It. But He decliud ; This is all the Account I am able to give 
 You. And for my own part, I find my self easyly acquiescing 
 in the Prudence of the Trustees, and Shall be always so per- 
 swaded of It, as not to insert my Self into their Affairs, till 
 I see further Reason for It. 
 
 I am, Rev<^i- S^-, Y^- most humble Serv*- 
 I bless God You are recovered from y'"- late Indisposition. 
 
 G. Saltonstall. 
 
 LVIII. Call for a Trustee-Meeting 
 
 July 10-18, 1717 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The usual time for the Commencement y^ currant year 
 draAving near, & the Trustees having setled an Annual meet- 
 ing on each Commencement : We give notice to all y® Trustees, 
 (y*- the Collegiate school being by Act of Trustees Settled at 
 NeAvhaven) the next Commencement is appointed there to be 
 on the 2^- Wednesday in Septemb^- next, and we do desire the 
 Trustees not to faile attending s^- meeting then to consult the 
 promoting the relief of y^ school from its present difficulties. 
 
 Signed in Milford July 10*^- 1717 by us. 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 
 Altho it seems to me, by a natural & necessary Resultance 
 the Collegiate School being settled regularly at N Haven, & 
 the Education of the Students there also determined & pro- 
 Added for that the Same place is at the Same time appointed 
 the Seat of the Collation of Collegiate honours, yet if there be 
 
102 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 indeed need of a more Explicite determination thereof, I fully 
 consent and agree, that at N Haven where the s*^- School is 
 settled & there only Collegiate preferments on well-meriting 
 Students be publickly pronounced & I agree to a full meeting 
 there on the time above notifyed appearing to answer the 
 Occasions of s*^- School. 
 
 Signed in Stamford July 18*^- 1717 per me 
 
 Jno- Davenport. 
 
 LIX. Letter of Samuel Andrew 
 
 July 23, 1717 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 As the contents show^, this was addressed by the Rector 
 to Tutor Samuel Johnson, of the class of 1714, at New 
 Haven. Joseph Noyes, of the class of 1709, son of the 
 Rev. James Noyes, the Senior Trustee, had been ordained 
 pastor of the church in New Haven in July, 1716. 
 
 Worthy S^- 
 
 Having received two Letters from yourselfe about your 
 Classe's takeing their second degree this Commencement, I 
 could not speedily answer to the first, whether there would be 
 any such time, or when or where it would be, if there was 
 any such thing; as to the other inquiry, whether it would be 
 expedient for any of yourselves to seek a second degree at 
 such a time, it was not meet for me to direct in that matter; 
 your own inclination to it must guide and direct you ; the place 
 where the Commencement may be, can be no discouragement 
 to some, and I know not why it should be to any, seeing New 
 Haven cant be Judged inferior to Saybrook, unless because 
 the Last's being the birth place of some should give it the 
 preheminence in their Judgment; but it seemed most prob- 
 able to me, that my possible concernment in the matter might 
 be the greatest discouragement together with the unsettled 
 
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 state of the school, and the great opposition against New 
 Haven; as to myself e, I have Laboured with the Trustees, 
 that a more sutable person might be improved to give degrees, 
 not being ambitious either of the Honour or advantage, and 
 should have absolutely refused, if it had not been such a time ; 
 wherein differences among ourselves might have blasted our 
 present design; 'tis something difficult for me to offer Ques- 
 tions, which have not been formerly disputed, but I shall offer 
 the inclosed to yourselves, from which you may choose such 
 as are best pleasing, which have not been Lately debated 
 according to the best of your remembrance ; for my memory 
 is too brittle to keep Long in mind things of such a nature, 
 being concerned with greater matters; Avith all due regards 
 to the Rev'd M^- Noyes and yourself e, praying that the onely 
 wise God would bless your Labours for the advancement of 
 religion and Learning among the students in the Collegiate 
 school at New Haven, I am. Worthy S^- 
 
 Your very humble servant 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 
 Milford, July 23, 1717. 
 
 LX. Pkoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 11-13, 1717 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 At a Meeting of y® Trustees of y^ Collegiate School at New 
 haven. Sept- nth 1717 
 
 The Rev^d- 
 Present 
 
 James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 Stephen Buckingham. 
 
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 The Rev^- James Noyes was Chosen Moderator of this 
 Meeting. Samuel Russel was chosen Scribe. 
 
 Agreed & Voted that on this our Reccord appear that y^ Rev^ 
 M^ Ruggles of Guilford, hath been realy & actually associated 
 to the Collegiate Trustees for divers yeares past within which 
 time he hath, diligently, industriously and to y^ advantage 
 of y® School, together w*^ other Trustees attended, almost 
 every of their Meetings, w^^out y^ Least dissatisfaction de- 
 clared, or that might be suspected concerning any of the 
 Trustees which did meet at any of s*^- Meetings, & that we 
 have so accounted constantly concerning s^- M^ Ruggles to 
 have been an associated Trustee, most of us for divers years 
 afores'i-, & y^ rest of us, on such time or times, as we have 
 attended such meetings, & that we all account him a worthy 
 Trustee & Associate, Wee signify by the Subscription of our 
 hands. 
 
 Sept. 12th 1717. 
 
 James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 
 Agreed & Ordered that w* Bills of debt M^ Caner shal bring 
 Signed, or allowed by M^ Andrew, or M^" Russel, the Treas- 
 urer of y^ Collegiate School M^ John Prout, shal & is hereby 
 impowered to make payment of. Voted in y^ Affirmative. 
 
 Agreed & voted y*- y^ Rev*^ M^ Andrew, w^^ any two of y® 
 Trustees Signing a warning for a meeting of the Trustees, 
 w^^ the time & place, shal be Sufficient warning for such 
 Meetings. Voted in the Affirmative. 
 
 Agreed & Voted that all & every the Acts votes & conclusions 
 passed & Consented to on the Meeting of the Trustees holden 
 at Newhaven Apr^- 5*^ 1717. having been duely read, & con- 
 sidered at this present Meeting are all & every of them 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 105 
 
 approved & confirmed by the full consent of the Trustees sub- 
 scribing this 13tb of Sept- 1717. 
 
 James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 Ordered that y® Treasurer pay to M^ Sam^- Johnson Tutor y« 
 Sum of twenty and three pounds, being y^ whole due to him 
 for his service y® year past. 
 
 Agreed & voted that the Rector of y® Collegiate School at 
 Newhaven with any two of y^ Trustees have power to Supply 
 ye School with a Tutor, as need doth, or shal require, until y« 
 next meeting of y^ Trustees. Voted in y« affirmative. 
 Agreed & voted, that any Summ or Summs of Money unto 
 three hundred pounds be drawn out of the Treasury of the 
 Collegiate School at Such time or times as may be judged 
 necessary for the defraying of the Charges of the Collegiate 
 house & a Note from the hand of the Reverend M^ Andrew 
 or M^ Russel to the Collegiate Treasurer Shalbe a Sufficient 
 warrant for s<i- Treasurer to deliver out any s^- Summ or 
 Summs as aforesaid to M^- Mather Cap*- AVhiting & M'" Pun- 
 derson Committee upon their demand. Voted in the affirma- 
 tive 
 
 All the Acts, Orders & Resolutions of this Meeting are by 
 
 full order of y« Trustees Attested. 
 
 per me Samuel Russel Scribe. 
 
106 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 LXI. Memokanda in Behalf of the Eetention of 
 THE School at Saybrook 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 These notes, in the handwriting of Justice Daniel 
 Buckingham, of Saybrook, are found on the back of his 
 copy of an extract from the Records of the Trustees for 
 April 3, 1716, made on October 3, 1717, and given above. 
 
 Amongst the Matters of fact Relating to y^ Establishment 
 of y^ Collegiate School at Say-brook It may well Be Con- 
 sidered: y*- y^ Settlement there was made in a way of Cove- 
 nant with y^ donors & People There And that it is so, please 
 to see M^- Lynde his Large Donation By deed Conditioned 
 that y« School Be and Remain at all Times to be at Say- 
 brook : and as to perticuler personal donations Please to Juge 
 of Major Jn^- Clarke & Justice Dan^- Buckingham. These 
 donations were Recieved By y^ Trustees in manner & forme 
 and Improved to y^ Schools use. Now a Covenant is a mutual 
 agreement between certain Partyes upon Conditions and 
 These conditions Being Performed By one and accepted by 
 y^ other : thence y® party so Recieving is Become Bound and 
 Cannot be discharged By any act of his own But is a covenant 
 Breaker without fulfillment on his part or Release on y^ 
 others part and this is y^ very Case which still Renders it 
 more Impracticable to Remoue y® School from Say-brook 
 
 Principal money with Interest Being Returned Don'*- fulfill 
 y^ Covenant for it don'*- answer The End and designe of the 
 donation and so don't Discharge and acquit from wrong and 
 Injustice. 
 
 Some men By Their Last wills made Bequests to y^ School 
 Leaning the fulfillment to some one of their sonns making 
 his part of y^ Estate Proportionably Bigger, in which Case y® 
 Refunding of such donation cannot Be made to y® Equal 
 Benefit of y^ Coheirs But a wrong is done irreparable. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY , 107 
 
 Observe y*- y^ within acts are done by Eight of y^ trustees, 
 whose vnanimous and Joynt act Implyes their Confirmation 
 of y® act already shewen Relating to the Settlement. 
 
 Observe that M'"- James Noyes is allowed to act Seperately 
 To Remoue y® School to Newhaven But M^- Sam^- Mather 
 Rather than he Shall act Seperately is Excluded acting at all. 
 
 LXII. An Opinion on the Removal of the School 
 
 FROM SaYBROOK 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 In the handwriting of Justice Daniel Buckingham; 
 probably written to influence the General Assembly in 
 October, 1717. 
 
 To what has bin offered touching y® Remoual of the Colle- 
 giate School from Say-brook to N: Haven I desire vnder 
 Correction humbly to add my opinion : which is Breifely con- 
 tained in this one proposition viz y*- y® s*^- School having bin 
 once Regularly setled at Say-brook, & consonant to y® Sacred 
 Ends thereof Became a Locall fixed Thing and not to be 
 Remoued thence By any act of y® Trustees Justifyable by 
 their Charter. 
 
 That y® s*^- School has Bin fixed at Say-brook: See diverse 
 acts viz an act made at Say-brook Nouember 11 : 1701, also an 
 act made at Kennelworth Sep*- 30 1702 and an act made at 
 Say-brook Sep*- U^- 1715 : 
 
 That y® Settlement so made was Regular see the Majority 
 of ye Trustees signing the acts. 
 
 that y® Settlement so made, was consonant to its sacred 
 Ends See y« opinion of y^ Trustees in y^ act of Nouemljer 
 11 : 1701 In which act there was a proviso for other considera- 
 tions y*- Possibly might occur and offer themselves, and with- 
 out which y« act was Positive and absolute. Obserue y*- no 
 other Considerations did offer them Selves and for this see 
 y® two other acts so y*- y® act Becomes absolute. 
 
 Now y*- y« School so setled Becomes Local and not moue- 
 
108 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 able By y* Trustees is Euident if we consider y*- this Being 
 done the Sacred End and designe is obtained so far as it 
 Relates to Settlement : and nothing now Remains to Be done 
 But to maintaine &c And so far as y^ End and designe is 
 obtained the trustees Comision is fulfilled, their worke done 
 & their Power ended. Secondly please to consider y*- y^ 
 Power of y® Trustees is Restrained to doing: and not In- 
 larged and Extended to, vndoing and destroying what is once 
 well done: But what is it to moue from place to place a 
 School once well setled But to pull down and destroy as well 
 as to build & to plant, further, Please to consider y*- if y® 
 Trustees by Charter may once move y^ Collegiate School 
 Because they think fit Being once Setled as afores"^-, then 
 doubtless they may proceed to do it as many Times, and to 
 as many places as they shall think fit. Which if we suppose, 
 it then follows Either first that they have power to command 
 ye Colonyes Purse for its Carrying on and Support, Which is 
 contrary to common Justice and Repugnant to our common 
 Charter Right and priveledge. So y*- this assembly could not 
 Grant them such power, for all the acts of this Court y*- are 
 not calculated for ye common Good of y^ Colony But contrary 
 thervnto are void in them selves and ought to Be declared so. 
 or Secondly it follows that the Colony Taking Exception 
 against such vnreasonable Removal may withhold any further 
 publick donations, and Then what is Like to Become of the 
 School. Surely Tis Like to Languish to death vnless thirdly 
 we suppose that vpon such Removals from Time to Time it 
 shall be supported By private donations & contributions, 
 which is as much as to say y*- y^ Trustees By Charter have 
 Power to setle a Collegiate School according to y® sacred 
 Ends thereof and therin to Improue Both Publick and private 
 donations, and this Being well done to y® answering y^ 
 Expectations of all both Publick and private, and then may 
 also at their pleasure set same to sale vnto such persons or 
 places as will give most money for it. All which is so far 
 Repugnant to Sence, Reason, Common Right and Justice y*- 
 if it were in their Charter it were void. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 109 
 
 LXIII. Orders of the Two Houses of the Connecti- 
 cut General Assembly, Respecting a Hearing 
 OF THE Trustees 
 
 October 12-15, 1717 
 
 [From the original Journals, in the Secretary of State's 
 office, and other original papers in the State Library] 
 
 It should be stated that it is difficult to determine the 
 exact order of all the documents presented at this session 
 of the General Court, though many can be dated from 
 the Journals. 
 
 Whereas Sev^^^- of the Rev^<^- Trustees for the Collegiate 
 School Lately set up in this Government at Saybrook Did, 
 at the Sessions of This Court on the 9^^- of May 1717, Inform 
 this House that they Were Dissatisfied w*^- y^ Conduct of 
 the other Trustees in Appointing & in such Manner Ordering 
 the s^- Collegiate School to be Removed from Saybrook to 
 N. Haven, it being Inconsistent as they alledge ^\ith their 
 Charter, & mth their Just & Lawfull Agreements, as Well 
 as with the PubUck Interest, & Peace of this Government, as 
 by their Memoriall does at large appear, and Wheras some 
 Generall Resolves were hereupon made, which this House did 
 then Justly Expect should be taken notice of by y^ s<i- Trus- 
 tees, at Least so far, as not to have acted or ordered any thing 
 In Opposition thereto without asking the Farther allowance 
 or advice of this assembly, in a Matter of so great & Gen'"^^- 
 Interest & Consequence, Which s^- Trustees have not Thought 
 fit to Do, — Now the better to Understand what is farther to 
 be Done in this Important Affair This House does Resolve & 
 Order That the Trustees be Desired & directed to Come as 
 Speedily as may be to This Assembly to Shew the Reasons of 
 Their Late Proceedings and Particularly Why they or any of 
 them Have Ordered a Collegiate School to be Built at New 
 
110 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Haven, without the Allowance or Knowledge of This 
 Assembly. 
 
 Passed In the Lower House 
 
 Test Elisha Williams Clerk. 
 
 Dissented to in the Upp^- House 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
 The following substitute, with an accompanying Resolve, 
 was passed by the Upper House : — 
 
 This House Observing that a considerable dissatisfaction 
 has been Taken at the carrying on of the Collegiate School at 
 New Haven and being desirous that all Endeavours for the 
 Advancement of Learning might if possible be Universally 
 acceptable Do therefore Order the Secry to write to the 
 Severall Trustees of the School desiring them or as many of 
 them as can with any Conveniency to meet at the s'l- Town as 
 soon as may be during our present Session, that from their 
 Information concerning their proceedings in the said affair 
 Wee may the better contribute to the procuring of that 
 Generall Satisfaction Relating to so good a work which is so 
 much to be desired. 
 
 Ordered that the Charge of their Travelling hither Sub- 
 sistance here and Return home be defrayed out of the publick 
 Treasury. 
 
 Resolved that Majo^- Burr and Majo^- Talcott carry a Mes- 
 sage from the board to the Lower House with our proceeding 
 upon this Bill Relating to the Trustees of the Collegiate 
 School and shew them the ground Wee have gone upon in 
 disenting from that Bill, and what Wee have passed in Stead 
 thereof whereby Wee hope Wee may in the most peaceable 
 manner obtain that Opertunity with the Trustees which may 
 be of Use to us in composing the disatisfaction that has been 
 taken at their proceedings. 
 
 This was accepted on the same day by the Lower House. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 111 
 
 LXIV. Message of the Upper House of the Connecti- 
 cut General Assembly to the Trustees 
 
 October 22, 1717 
 
 [From the original, in the State Library] 
 
 This message was sent back by the Lower House, with a 
 substitute, as api^ended, from the Journal of that House 
 for the same day. 
 
 Majo^- Burr and Majo'"- Talcott are appointed by this Board 
 to Wait upon the Revern*^- Ministers Trustees of the Collegiate 
 School assembled in this Town with the following Message. 
 
 That this House taking Notice of great Exceptions alledged 
 by severall persons, against their proceedings, in the mannage- 
 ment of the said School (pursuant to what they had under- 
 taken by the grant of the Assembly) And particularly against 
 their fixing the School at New Haven (By reason of which 
 Exceptions many disorders have hapned, and great Conten- 
 tions have been Occasioned) thought it proper. 
 
 That an Account of their proceedings in the said Under- 
 taking should be Communicated to us, By which means Wee 
 might be better able to Resolve on Sutable Methods, to Still 
 the disquietments, that have arisen, and prevent such for the 
 future. 
 
 It is therefore hereby Recommended to the s<^- Trustees, 
 that they Lay before us as Soon as may be a representation of 
 their proceedings in Carrying on the Affairs of the said 
 School, and Erecting an House for it, in the s^- Town, That 
 from a View thereof Wee may give Such publick directions, 
 as shall be found Needfull, and Take such Measures, as may 
 be Necessary, for the preservation of Order and Peace. 
 
 Passed in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez. Wyllys Secry- 
 
112 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 A Bill sent to y^ Upper House, appointing Maj^- Bur, & 
 Maj^- Talcot, to Acquaint y^ Rev'"*^- Trustees of y^ Collegiate 
 School yt ys- Assembly having Taken Notice of y^ Difficulties 
 &c. w*^- wc^- y® Affair of y^ Collegiate School is attended, — 
 To recommend to y® s<i- Trustees y* yy as soon as may be Lay 
 before this Assembly a representation of y^''- proceedings in 
 carrying on y^ Affairs of y^ s<i- School, & Erecting an House 
 for it in N. Haven, &c. 
 
 LXV. Memoeial of the Trustees to the General 
 
 Assembly 
 
 October 22, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library compared with 
 the first draft, by the Senior Trustee, James Noyes, in 
 the University Archives] 
 
 A Memorial of the Trustees of the Collegiate School in 
 Newhauen in Connecticot in New England, relating to theire 
 vndertaking & proceeding therein. 
 
 We the vnderwritten Trustees of the s<^- School, not a litle 
 affected to heare that any dissatisfaction hath beene taken 
 at our Proceedings in erecting the same, doe in this manner 
 make them publick, in hopes that our so doing will give 
 satisfaction to all that wish well to y*- good work vnder our 
 Care. 
 
 Persuant to y^ Charter or Grant whereby we were encour- 
 aged & fully & compleatly impowred to vndertake the erecting 
 of a Collegiate School in some Conuenient place or places, as 
 to us should seem meet, in the s<i- Collonie, & soone after we 
 had obteined that grant, tho we had not a stock sufficient for 
 building a suitable house for the Students, Yet we had con- 
 sideration of a suitable place for it, & agreed it would be best 
 to erect it in some town on the sea side, not further eastward 
 then Saybrook, or Westward then Newhaven,^ & resolued that 
 
 1 In the original draft this reads : ' * not further east then Connecticut riuer, 
 or west then Stratford Eiuer. " 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 113 
 
 such students as offered themselves, should be receiued at 
 Killingworth, vnder the care of the late Reur*^- M''- Person, 
 whom we appointed Rect""- w^^i was accordingly attended. 
 
 Some years after, the School was removed to Saybrook, 
 where endeavours were used to erect an house for the s^- 
 School, but we were obliged to desist for want of sufficient 
 stock for such an vndertaking. 
 
 While the School was in these circumstances at Saybrook, 
 an vnhappie discention in the School occasioned the reraoue 
 of several Students, notw^^standing all our endeauours to 
 keepe them there. We hoped to redress this disorder by 
 building an house for the students there, being encouraged to 
 it by the generous Contributions of the Grouernment of the s<^- 
 Collony & of some particular persons w*'^- w^'^- we concluded 
 ourselues able to make a beginning in the work & accordingly 
 resolued vpon it. 
 
 But soone after we met with unexpected opposition against 
 settling the s^- School at Saybrook, w^'^ continuing (after we 
 had vsed many endeauours to remoue it) we considered the 
 state of that affaire, & at length (according to our discretion, 
 the Rule of our doings mentioned in our Charter three several 
 times) we pitched upon Newhaven (w*^^- is within the compass 
 of the places agreed on at the first) to build an house in for 
 the s^- School, where we haue raised one conuenient & capable 
 of receiuing 40 Schollars, & hope to haue the same ready to 
 receiue the students in a short time. 
 
 We were induced to fix upon Newhauen for the place of the 
 School, from the conueniency of its situation, agreableness of 
 the air & soile, the probability of prouiding w*- will be neces- 
 sary for the subsistence of the Schollars as cheap or cheaper 
 then at other places, together with many other weighty con- 
 siderations, to us satisfying, wherunto may be added the 
 largest sums by farr subscribed by particular Gentlemen for 
 building an house for the School in the s*^ Town, w^^- are 
 appropriated by the doaners to that place, & without w*'^- 
 (notwithstanding the sum granted by the Collony) we could 
 not go through with so chargeable a work. 
 
114 - DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY [1717 
 
 We trust that this brief e account of our proceedings (so 
 well known to seueral Gentlemen in the s*^- Collony) will be 
 thought satisfactorie by all impartial persons; & not only 
 remoue w*- offences may haue been taken at them, but invite 
 the well-minded (after many examples w<^^- we must always 
 mention w*^- Gratitude & hon^) to favour this Infant Nurserie 
 of Learning, w*'^- by the blessing of heauen hath not proved 
 vnfruitfull. 
 
 From our particular Acquaintance with the passages afore 
 mentioned, or from Satisfaction received from Records, or 
 other good Information of some of our selues, we have suf- 
 fixed our names, Dated in Newhaven Octob^- 22^- 1717. 
 
 Yo^- most Dutiful & most Obedient Servants 
 
 James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel E-ussel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenpoet 
 Thomas Eugoles 
 
 Trustees & 
 Associates 
 of the said 
 Collegiate 
 School 
 
 LXVI. Observations and Remarks by Timothy Wood- 
 bridge AND Thomas Buckingham on the Acts 
 of the Trustees in October, 1716, and 
 April and September, 1717 
 
 Submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October 22-23, 1717 
 
 [From the original, in the State Library] 
 
 Some Observations on y^ following Acts & Eesolves Shew- 
 ing y^ invalidity of them. 
 
 The action of the Meeting of October 17, 1716, on 
 Question 3, settling the School at New Haven, is quoted. 
 Then follows : 
 
1717] 
 
 OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 115 
 
 Observation. The Reasons on w<^^- we deny this act to be 
 legal & valid are, that when it was passed there were at least 
 nine Trustees in Being (as may appear by y''- names here 
 mentioned) and but four of them concurring in it at that time, 
 M^- Ruggles being excluded out of that number by not being 
 legally chosen. As to M''- James Noyes 's consent to that act 
 at such a distance and so long after we conceive it can be no 
 confirmation of it. 
 
 The Trustees concurring in this act 
 M''- Samuel Andrew 
 M^- Samuel Russel 
 M^- Joseph Webb 
 M^- John Davenport. 
 
 The Rev^- 
 
 Trustees not concurring 
 Moses Noyes 
 Samuel Mather 
 Timothy Woodbridge 
 The. Buckingham 
 
 The Rev<i- M^s- 
 
 The action of April 5, 1717, on Question No. 3, re- 
 affirming the action above named, is quoted. Then 
 follows : 
 
 Remark) As to this Act it may be observed y* excepting y« 
 person above excepted, there is only one half of y® Trustees 
 before mentioned with y^ new one added in October last Con- 
 senting to it. 
 
 Trustees not Consenting 
 The Rev^- 
 
 Moses Noyes 
 Samuel Mather 
 Timothy Woodbridge 
 Tho. Buckingham 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 
 Trustees Consenting 
 The Rev^- M^^- 
 
 James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 
 The action of September 11, 1717, validating the elec- 
 tion of the Eev. Thomas Ruggles, is quoted. Then 
 follows : 
 
116 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Observation. With respect to this Act it may be observed 
 that there is no new act by which M^" Ruggles is Chosen and 
 associated to y® Trustees but only a declaration of their judg- 
 ment concerning him in there own Case. It may further be 
 observed that the 'Rev^ M^ Adams of Newlondon who was 
 nominated & Chosen by a majority of ye Trustees y'^- present 
 is denyed even by themselves to be one of their number merely 
 on y^ account of his not being fourty years old (as the Charter 
 directs) at y^ time of his Election, so far as we know. 
 
 The action of September 13, 1717, confirming the Acts 
 of April 5, is quoted. Then follows : 
 
 Remark) The Same Observation may be here made as above 
 viz. y* y^- is but a moity of y® Trustees as before named Con- 
 curring in this Act. 
 
 It is a Question with us Whether a person Regularly Chosen 
 a Trustee Ceaseth to be one without an act of his own and y® 
 Trustees for his Removal, and Whether there be any provi- 
 sion made in the graunt of y^ Court for such an Act, which 
 with all above written is humbly submitted to y® Judgment of 
 this honourable Assembly By 
 
 N. Haven Octob^ 23 1717 Yo^- humble Servants 
 
 t : woodbridge 
 Tho. Buckingham 
 
 I Moses Noyes desire to suspend my opinion concerning 
 some things in these Answers particularly concerning the 
 reverend M^ Rugles, yet if opportunity be given I desire to 
 offer some Plea in behalf of Saybrook. 
 
 LXVII. Resolves of the Upper House of the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October 23-24, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 Upon Consideration of the Memoriall presented to this 
 board by the Rever^*^- M^"- Woodbridge & M^- Thomas Buck- 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 117 
 
 ingliam Containing Severall Coppies of Records of the pro- 
 ceedings of the Trustees of the Collegiate School, with 
 remarks upon them, whereby Exception is Taken to Severall 
 Votes, passed by the said Trustees (by which they have fixed 
 the s<i- School at New Haven) as not being passed by the 
 Majority of the said Trustees, and so not according to the 
 power by Charter Lodged in the s*^- Trustees, 
 
 This House desirous to Compose the differences that have 
 arison upon those proceedings among the Trustees them- 
 selves, Have debated the Questions Controverted as Laid 
 before us, by those remarks which are three; and resolved 
 them as follows : 
 
 1. Wether the Trustees of the s<i- School or the Majo'' 
 part of them, are in Order to their passing an Act in form 
 according to Charter obliged to Convene. Grounded upon 
 the remark that the Rever^'i- M^- James Noyes who Concurr'^- 
 to an Act passed by Severall of the Trustees tho he was not 
 present with them (by which that act had the Concurrence 
 of the Majority, and So is Supposed not to act Regularly), or 
 according to the Charter, granted to the s<^- Trustees. 
 
 Resolved in the Negative. 
 
 2. Whether one of the Trustees by the providence of God 
 deprived of the Exercise of Reason, and so Continuing, ought 
 to be Esteemed as one Capable of Consenting to, or dissenting 
 from any of the acts of the Trustees, so that he may be 
 Esteemed as acting for or against any resolve, or doing, of 
 the s<J- Trustees. Grounded on the Case of the Rever^^- M^"- 
 Sam^i- Mather. 
 
 Resolved in the Negative. 
 
 3. Whether a person altho Chosen before the age of 40 
 Years Yet after he was of the age of 40 Years Admitted & 
 Associated by the s<i- Trustees to Joya with them, in their 
 actings as a Trustee, Ought to be Reckoned and Esteemed 
 as a Trustee after he has been so associated, mthout any 
 other formall choice. Grounded on the Case of the Rever'^'^- 
 M''- Ruggles. 
 
 Resolved in the Affirmative. 
 
118 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 It being Proposed 
 
 That the above Resolves be sent to the Lower House and 
 that if the Lower House have no further Occasion to Speak 
 with the Rever^^- Trustees, It be Signifyed to them that the 
 Court does not desire to Retain them any Longer from their 
 respective Charges. 
 
 Passed in the Affirmative. 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
 LXVIII. Extract from a Letter of John Winthrop 
 
 October 24, 1717 
 
 [From a copy in the Collections of the Massachusetts 
 Historical Society, 6th series, vol. 5, p. 351, Boston, 
 1892] 
 
 The author was graduated at Harvard in 1700, resided 
 in New London, Connecticut, and was a Fellow of the 
 Royal Society in London. This letter was addressed to 
 his father. Judge and Major-General Wait Winthrop, 
 of Boston. 
 
 The writer's uncle, John Winthrop the younger. Gov- 
 ernor of Connecticut, who died in 1707, had left by his 
 will, dated March, 1702, £100 to the Collegiate School so 
 long as it continued in Saybrook ; but the estate was still 
 in litigation. 
 
 There is great disturbance in y^ Collony about y® 
 
 Colledge. The last year M^"- Stonington Noyse was violent 
 for keeping of it at Saybrook, or elce he s^- they should loose 
 y® old Gov^s. legacy to it; but since his son is settled in M^- 
 Pierpont's place and house, he has, w^^out leave or ord'*- 
 from the Assembly or Trustees, moved it to New Haven, & 
 ordered a building to be erected for y^ purpose, w<^^- is 
 almost finished. The Assembly disapprove of his doings, and 
 have sent for him to answer for himselfe, wither he is gon. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 119 
 
 LXIX. Message from the Upper House of the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October 25, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 Ordered that the following Message be sent from the board 
 of the Upp'"- House to y^ Lower House 
 M^- Speak^- & Gentlemen Deputies 
 
 Att your desire this Board concurr<^- to send for the Rever^<5- 
 Trustees of the Collegiate School and desire of them an 
 Account of their proceedings with which Some have been 
 disatisfyed. 
 
 Wee design^- that the Message to call the Trustees hither, 
 might have gone from this Board only, but when You desired 
 wee might act in Concert, Wee agreed and the Message was 
 sent Accordingly. 
 
 As soon as Wee had their Memoriall Laid before us, Wee 
 Immediately Considered it, and Transmitted it to You for 
 Consideration. And Wee no sooner received from the 
 Rever^<i- M^- Woodbridge & M^- Buckingham Some Exceptions 
 to some proceedings of the Trustees, but having Considered 
 them, Wee sent them down by the Subscribers themselves to 
 Your House. Having debated what Seem*'- most Materiall in 
 those Exceptions, and come to Resolves thereon. Wee Trans- 
 mitted them to Your House, with a desire to be Informed, 
 whether You w^ould Expect any thing further from the 
 Trustees, or otherwise Wee might signify to them that they 
 might return to their respective Churches. 
 
 Thus Wee have gone on in Concert with You according to 
 Your desire and are surprized to hear that before any return 
 made to this board or Signification whether You concurr with 
 us in our resolves or not and without regard had to thus 
 Concerting together which You desired, You have admitted 
 pleadings and arguments upon the Subject of the Memoriall 
 Laid before us, without allowing us the Opportunity of being 
 
120 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 with You, therein, in Concerting that affair with us pursuant 
 to Your own desire, and y® agreement of both Houses. 
 
 Wee are Truely desirous to Unite our Endeavours with 
 You in Compassing the differences that are so pernicious to 
 us, and do in a strange manner, distroy the peace of our Land, 
 and after Wee had agreed to act in Concert therein, whatever 
 may be Suggested to the prejudice of that agreement (untill 
 the Houses have by their own Consent altered it) must needs 
 be of Very Evill Consequence. 
 
 Wee desire therefore to know whether You are yet agreed 
 that wee should have a Joynt Consideration, of what Wee 
 sent to the Trustees, and are ready to act in Conjunction with 
 you. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
 LXX. Order of the Connecticut General Assembly 
 FOR A Hearing of the Trustees 
 
 October 25, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 Ordered [by the Upper House] That the following Message 
 be sent the Low- House 
 
 M^- Speak^- & Gentlemen of the Low^- House 
 
 The Trustees of the Collegiate School, who at our desire 
 have Laid before the assembly a Memoriall of their proceed- 
 ings therein. Have attended this Board, and desired, that they 
 may be heard upon the Subject of their Memoriall, before both 
 Houses of the Assembly, all Concern*^- therein having Notice 
 to be present; The Question being put whether they be now 
 admitted has been resolved in the affirmative, And It is hereby 
 Reported to you for your Concurrence. 
 
 Attest Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
 Concurr'd w*^- in y6 Lower House 
 
 Test. Elisha Williams Clerk 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 121 
 
 LXXI. Answer of the Trustees to the Observations 
 AND Remarks on their Acts in 1716 and 1717 
 
 October 25, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 This paper was read to the Upper House of the As- 
 sembly on October 26, and transmitted to the Lower 
 House. 
 
 The answer of the underwritten Trustees of the Collegiate 
 School in Connecticut at NewHaven unto the observations 
 and remarks given in by the Rev*^- M^- Tim^- Woodbridge & 
 M^"- Tho: Buckingham unto the Generall Assembly of Con- 
 necticut now sitting in NewHaven, to show the invaUdity of 
 several acts agreed upon & consented unto by the more part 
 of all the Trustees of s*^- School in being. 
 
 The Observation made on the Act of October 17, 1716, 
 settling the School at New Haven, is quoted. Then 
 follows : 
 
 Our Answer to the above Observation. 
 
 The Act excepted against must be Vahd, if M^"- Ruggles 
 be a trustee & associate, & if M^- James Noyes his Signing 
 the s^ Act confirm the same, & if M^*- Samuel Mather should 
 be not a Trustee. But 1. Concerning M^"- Ruggles, it may be 
 argued that he was a Trustee on Octob""- last, even in the 
 Account of these Reverend Trustees Dissenting, as may 
 appear from their Memorial signed by their own hands May 
 9tb 1717 containing these words in the 24, 25, 26, 27 lines ''and 
 ''the other Trustees of the s'i- School sent for, Six of us mett, 
 "the major part of the Trustees then alive, & that Number 
 ' ' according to o^- Charter was Sufficient to determine any act 
 "proper to them." Now the Trustees then mett are well 
 known to have been the Rev<^- M^- T. Woodbridg, M'"- S. 
 Russel, M'"- J. Webb, M""- J. Davenport, M^"- Tho. Buckingham, 
 M^- Th. Ruggles, & these Names some of us are Sure ^vill be 
 
122 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 found in the Votes & agreements of the Meeting at Hartford 
 May, 1716. 
 
 Upon it We say, If M^- Ruggles was indeed a Trustee (as 
 the sf'- Memorial must be understood to say) on May 1717, 
 we know not, how the s*^- M^- Ruggles can be Excluded as not 
 legally chosen on Octob. 1716, when M^"- Ruggles his present 
 age is 46 years & above an half more. 
 
 2. Concerning M^- J. Noyes his Signing s<^- Act, We find 
 in the Copies of the Primitive Records in o''- hands the 
 Signing & Consent of a Trustee absent at the time of y« 
 meeting who being after acquainted mth the doings of the 
 Trustees, hath signed & his Concurrence entred. As Such 
 a signing in the original or primitive records of our meeting 
 hath been accounted valid, so do we also account M^- J. 
 Noyes 's our last Octob^- act to be valid. 
 
 3. Concerning the Bev^- M^- S. Math^- being a trustee. We 
 offer, that Since that Rev*i- Gent^- hath for many years past 
 been frequently reported to have been disabled in his Under- 
 standing, not Capable of the Voice of Rational assent or 
 dissent, unto us that Rev^i- Gent^- hath not been a Trustee 
 during such disability nor hath he appeared at any of our 
 meetings for many years past. We may acknowledg it to 
 have bin some Encouragement to us on s<i- October meeting 
 to find in Lett^- of his to M^- Pierpont (now in o^- hands) that 
 he declared his mind to be for the Settling the Collegiate 
 School at Newhaven, when no one might question his being 
 a Trustee, & capable of Rational Consent. 
 
 ffurther We observe 
 
 That the Observation saith at least nine trustees in being, 
 & where are entred Trustees Concurring & Trustees not Con- 
 curring, there appear but eight names. 
 
 That Suppose there were at least nine trustees in being & 
 no more (as the Observation insinuates) & only four not 
 concurring (as the Observation expresseth) it must needs 
 follow that five Trustees of the nine did concur, and so there 
 is a Majority of trustees settling the Collegiate School at N 
 Haven by the s^- act Octob. 1717. 
 
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 123 
 
 But admitting M^"- Ruggles to have been & to be a Trustee, 
 which is the Truth in o''- account for diverse years past, it is 
 then Evident that Six Trustees have consented to the Settling 
 the s^- School at N Haven — & admitting the s^- M^- Mather 
 being disabled to have been then no Trustee, We offer the 
 Catalogue as Just 
 
 Trustees dissenting 
 
 theRev^P"^-^^^^'^"^^^ 
 S. Russel 1 M^- Tho. Buckingham 
 
 J. Webb the Bev^- M^- M. Noyes 
 
 J. Davenport yet 
 
 T. Ruggles consenting 
 
 Trustees Consenting 
 Mr- S. Andrew 
 
 the Rev<^- 
 
 dec. 19, 1716 
 
 Mr 
 
 Mr 
 Mi- 
 Mr 
 Mr 
 
 J. Noyes 
 
 The Remark of the dissatisfied Trustees on the action 
 of April 5, 1717, which confirmed the above-mentioned 
 action of October, 1716, is quoted. Then follows : 
 
 Our Answer to the above Remark. 
 
 Admitting what is aforesaid concerning M^"- Ruggles & the 
 Rev<i- Mr- S. Mather, it will appear that more than an Equal 
 part of the Trustees, yea more than a meer Majority of the 
 Trustees have together confirmed our act Apr. 1717, for to 
 us it seems this Number of the consenting Trustees is just. 
 
 Trustees present & consenting Trustees not present & 
 
 the Rev^- 
 Messieurs 
 
 James Noyes 
 Sam^- Andrew 
 Sam^- Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 the Rev^- 
 Messieurs 
 
 so not consenting 
 Moses Noyes 
 T. Woodbridg 
 Tho. Buckingham 
 St. Buckingham 
 
 The Observation on the action of September 11, 1717, 
 validating Mr. Ruggles 's election, is quoted. Then 
 follows : 
 
 Our Answer to the s'^- Observation last named concerning 
 Mr- Ruggles. 
 
 We say 1. the Copy of y® last Act being perused, it certainly 
 
124 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 appears to be the Act of Six Trustees, unquestionably the 
 majority of o^- whole body, who have by their own hand 
 writing declared on Record, the s^- M^- Ruggles to have really 
 & actually been a Trustee for diverse years past, which at 
 least implies their acknowledging him an Associate, & at 
 least amounts to a then-associating of him, in case there were 
 need of it. These words in s*i- Act viz*- (W^ all account him 
 a Worthy Trustee & Associate) we trust will be accepted by 
 all to be as much as if we had said, We all nominate him to be 
 a Trustee & Associate, the case calling for it. 
 
 But We do affirm him to have been a Trustee diverse Years 
 past. But against this They object that this is Our judgment 
 in our own Case. Upon it, we ask, who can better declare 
 such a matt^- than so Undeniable a Majority of all the Trustees 
 in being or that can be mett in Conventions, unto whom cer- 
 tainly belongs to Associate, the Rest of the Trustees having 
 been before notified. Who can doubt whether the Majority 
 of the Trustees so saying one is a Trustee, can be interpreted 
 less than their choosing & appointing One for a Trustee? 
 
 2. We desire the Words before noted in Their Memorial 
 to be considered, which by a necessary interpretation shew 
 that themselves so accounted of M^- Ruggles, he being cer- 
 tainly one of the Six mett at hartford May 1716. 
 
 3. Besides, if our Records were in our hands, which we 
 would have had, but they are still detained from us. We make 
 not the least Question, but it would appear for above Six 
 years past, that M^"- Ruggles, who was then above fourty years 
 of age, his name would be found entred at the Beginning of 
 the Acts of such meeting together with the Names of other 
 the Trustees then Convened & also his name would (we doubt 
 not) appear with other the Trustees Signing the Acts of s*^- 
 Meeting, which we a(^count equal to a Nominating him as 
 Associate, or Associating him, w^'^- imports a Joyning or 
 taking into fellowship & Company. No particular way of 
 Associating being in o^- Charter sett down, so that the 
 Trustees are left intirely at their own Liberty in what way it 
 may seem meet to them to associate. 
 
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 125 
 
 Now w^- the Name is Entred w^^- otli^- Trustees name at the 
 Beginning of the Acts of any o''- Meetings, there is the Desig- 
 nation Nomination & Approbation of such a Name as a Trus- 
 tee, & the signing of the same Name w*^- oth'"- Trustees at the 
 End of said acts sheweth both their Approbation & his 
 Acceptance. 
 
 2. Concerning M'"- Adams, whom all of us value & honour : 
 We afifirm there will not be found in the Records of o""- then 
 meeting any vote about M'"- Adams being a Trustee, nor can 
 we count an Equal Numb'"- of the Trustees in the account of 
 these dissenting Gentlemen who inclined to M^- Adams being 
 Trustee, not for want of Respect to that Gent^-, but not then 
 of age. 
 
 Besides from that time till now, M''- Adams Name hath 
 never appeared in any of o^- Meetings at the beginning or 
 End of 0^- acts. 
 
 ffurther o^- Confirmation of the Settling of the Collegiate 
 School at N Haven on Oct. 1716 & repeated Apr 5, 1717, is 
 done by more than a Moiety of the Trustees may appear by 
 this Comparison. 
 
 Trustees Confirming 
 
 J. Noyes 
 Sam^- Andrew 
 the Rev^- S. Russel 
 Messieurs Jo. Webb 
 
 Joh. Davenport 
 Tho. Ruggles 
 
 Trustees not Confirming 
 
 Mo. Noyes 
 the Revd- T. Woodbridg 
 Messieurs Tho. Buckingham 
 
 Ste. Buckingham 
 
 Our answers as above are acknowledged & approved of 
 
 By James Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Tho: Ruggles 
 
 NHaven:Oct. 25, 1717 
 
126 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 LXXII. Account by the Trustees of the- School ^s 
 Having Been at Saybrook and its Removal 
 
 to New Haven 
 
 October 25, 1717 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 In the handwriting of the Rev. John Davenport, of 
 Stamford, who had become a Trustee in 1714. 
 
 An Acco*- offered by the Subscribers concerning the Colle- 
 giate School having bin at Saybrook & its removal to N H. 
 
 As we acknowledg s*^- School to have bin at Saybrook & 
 several acts or votes of the Trustees for it, So we do solemnly 
 & seriously assert o''- own Innocency & that we were not the 
 Cause at the first of Removing it as may appear 
 
 1. ffrom our Records Apr. 1716. if we had them, when in 
 the great Confusions of the Scholars We yielded to the Dis- 
 satisfyed Trustees, that such Scholars as would might have 
 liberty to be nearer their own homes for tuition. And it was 
 then concluded as a means of accommodation to go on to build 
 the house for the School there w**^- all convenient Spied. 
 
 2. ffrom the petition of the Dissatisfyed Trustees pre- 
 sented to the Geni- Assembly May 10, 1716. 
 
 3. ffrom the Letter sent to us under the hand of the Secr^, 
 whereby to the Surprize of us all We were desired forthwith 
 to appear at hartf., because the School at Sayb. was in a 
 Languishing State, & might be best relieved by removing it 
 to hartf., w°- our hopes were by the doings of April about 
 a month or six weeks before, the Spirits of all the Trustees 
 were quieted & well agreed for the Schools being at Saybr. 
 
 4. ffrom the Earnest & Vehement opposition of the Dis- 
 senting trustees then met at o^- Conference there unto the 
 Schools being at Saybr. & by the gen^- [report?] then at 
 hartf. a Dark reflection was Laid upon Saybr. as a place 
 altogether unfit for the School. 
 
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 5. ffrom 0^- acts of Saybr. Sep 1716. 
 
 6. ffrom 0^- appearing at N H. Oct. 1716 at the Council 
 Chamber, after our act for the School being at N H., where 
 it was proposed in the names of all the Trustees consenting 
 for N H. that We would then Render Null o^- s<^- act of Settling 
 s<i- School at N H. & all of us would uprightly agree for Sayb., 
 M^- Davenp*- offered it in his name & of all the Consenting 
 Trustees then present, & M^- Russel offered it likewise, but 
 M'"- Woodbr. offered not one word of acceptance, nor did 
 M'"- Buck'"- say one word. 
 
 7. ffrom 0^- own knowledg or certain information from 
 o^- records or of some of o^selves. 
 
 Signed 
 
 James Noyes 
 Sam: Andrew 
 S. Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 J. Da\ienport 
 
 T. RUGGLES 
 
 N Haven Oct. 25, 1717 
 
 LXXIII. Representation of Moses Notes to the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 This Memorial was read to the Upper House on Octo- 
 ber 26, and transmitted to the Lower House. 
 
 To the honoured Generall Court assembled at New Haven, 
 Octob. 10, 1717 
 
 Wheras the case of the collegiate School, is by others laid 
 before you I humbly crave Liberty to offer to your considera- 
 tion whether it may not be advisable, as a good expedient to 
 remove al dissatisfaction and restore peace, to lay in the 
 
128 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 ballance against the claim of Newhaven, the claim of Say- 
 brook which is by many thought to be more weighty and just. 
 
 1. Because it was by the primitive Trustees to whom it 
 was immediately committed by many repeated acts, setled at 
 Saybrook as appears by records. 
 
 2. Return was made to the court, and so accepted by them 
 as that they have declared that the sallary is granted to the 
 School at Saybrook expressly in the printed book of Laws. 
 It was virtually published to the world in the printed Theses 
 which w^ designedly sent to England, to procure donations of 
 books, and were successful. The five hundred pound also 
 given by the court, was given to it upon information that it 
 was fixed at Saybrook as also other donations, and a School 
 in another place canot claim any title to them, for as much as 
 it is not the same nor a legitimate heir. 
 
 3. I am not satisfyed, that the charter doth grant power 
 to the trustees to remove the School after such a settlement 
 made as was at Saybrook For that would inform that they 
 might keep it in effect and estate for ever. They had a house 
 there though not so great as that frame at Newhaven. 
 
 4. The inhabitants of Saybrook complain that they are 
 hardly dealt with, and that the Trustees have given too great 
 a shew of breach of promise or covenant with them, and I 
 humbly [ ] M^ Stephen Whittlesay and M^"- Peter Pratt 
 may be heard upon that head. 
 
 Y^"- humble servant Moses No yes 
 
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 LXXIV. Reasons for the Votes of the Lower House 
 
 OF THE Connecticut General Assembly upon 
 
 the Acts of the Trustees 
 
 October, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 From the handwriting these Reasons are shown to have 
 been composed by the Rev. Moses Noyes, of Lyme. 
 
 The Reasons of the Lower House for their votes upon the 
 acts of the Trustees and their dissent to the bill of the Upper 
 house thereupon are 1 Because Their Charter makes them 
 partners not one body politick 2 The power of a Maj'" part 
 given in the charter is expressly to furnish direct manage 
 order improue and incourage the s<^ Collegiate Scool so 
 ordered and formed as is before ordered and not to form erect 
 and fix the place 
 
 And supposing the Trustees were incorporated then The 
 Reasons of the dissent of the Lower house are 1 M^ Mather 
 has not been proved incapable — as much or more has been 
 said for him as against him. 2 The act of the Trustees con- 
 cerning M^- Rugles was not intended to be a chasing and asso- 
 ciateing of him at the time of s^ act but a declaration that he 
 was a worthy Trustee altho it was conceeded that at the time 
 of his Election he was not 40 years old and consequently not 
 then Qualified by charter 
 
 3 The act of M^- Noyes after the meeting of the partners or 
 association was over was a Consent without Conference, 
 Counsel without Consultation and a Resolve of the highest 
 importance without debate which is thought to be irregular 
 and dangerous and tends to promote faction and division 
 amongst the partners or in the association and besides it 
 supposes that there may be a lawfull act of an association 
 without associating or an act of an assembly by subscription 
 without assembling 
 
130 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY [1717 
 
 We humbly propose whether there is not some imperfection 
 in the charter that ought to be mended that it may be a lasting 
 foundation of good to this government 
 
 LXXV. A Reply to the Reasons for the Votes of the 
 
 Lower House of the Connecticut General 
 
 Assembly upon the Acts of the Trustees 
 
 IN Settlement of the School 
 
 AT New Haven 
 
 October, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The authorship of this paper is not known. 
 
 A Reply to y® Reasons of y^ lower House. 
 
 Allowing y« Trustees to be considered as Partners We see 
 clearly that our own laws have provided that they shall govern 
 by y- Majorities as Towns, Proprietors, Owners of Shipps. 
 Now these are not bodies corporate yet as j^ Common law 
 allows are as it were incorporate to do some things w*^out 
 which the could not well mannage. 
 
 2. The power of a Majority given in y^ Charter is ex- 
 pressly to furnish y^ School with a good House, a considerable 
 Article in y^ Catalogue of a Schools furniture, admitting all 
 must agree to form and erect. Its clear that every thing and 
 y® School it self must be formed and erected in order to y^- 
 being fixd in any place, fixing is a subsequent Act to forma- 
 tion and erection. Its not j^ Erection of y^ House but y® 
 School. 
 
 3. You agree that if M^- M^- be uncapable of y* trust that 
 he must not be numbered w*^- them and object only against 
 the truth of his Incapacity, of w<^^- every one must judge as 
 he finds or is perswaded. 
 
 4. Admitting M^"- R was not 40 w°- nominated or pitched 
 upon yet being admitted and actually associated when and 
 
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 after he was 40 became a lawfull Trustee tlio it had never 
 been after demonstrated by a further Declaration. 
 
 Many have given Consent w^i^out vocal Conference, Counsel 
 without vocal Consultation. A little variation in Situation is 
 not of y* Highest Importance. Many Debates are managed 
 by writing. Its necessary in every Constitution w°- y« Cir- 
 cumstances are such as that y® Inconveniences w^hich may 
 happen for want of a Convention are greater y"- may happen 
 by y^- Acting without Convention, that their Constitution 
 should be such as to allow of y^- acting without a Convention 
 of y^- bodies so that y^- minds are present and agreeing, for 
 w<=^- Reason doubtles these Gentlemen are not by y^"- Pattent 
 obliged to a Convention. 
 
 LXXVI. Votes of the Connecticut General As- 
 sembly, ON Requiring Unanimous Action by 
 the Trustees to Change the Place 
 of the School 
 
 October 28, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 A Question Being Put to this House, Whether that by the 
 
 Charter given to the Trustees of the Collegiate Schooll There 
 
 must be a Universall Agreement of the Trustees to Form & 
 
 Determine the Place for y^ Erecting of the Collegiate Schooll. 
 
 Voted in the Affirmative In The Lower House. 
 
 Test. Elisha Williams Clerk 
 
 Ordered that it be an Instruction to Maj'"- Burr and M^- 
 Law, a Committe of this Board, to meet with a Committe of 
 the Low^- House that they return the above Vote of the Lower 
 House to the Committee, This Board not thinking it will be 
 of any Service, to multiply Questions of this Nature, in the 
 debate about the proceedings of the Trustees which depends 
 
132 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Entirely upon the Question whether there has been a Majority 
 of the Trustees Concurring to them. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
 LXXVII. Proceedings of the Connecticut Gteneral 
 
 Assembly in Regard to Confirmation of the 
 
 Removal of the School to New Haven 
 
 October 28, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The Board [i.e., the Upper House,] having considered what 
 was offered in the publick hearing of the Trustees, on Satur- 
 day last, and finding alledged or objected therein on the Side 
 of the Trustees, dissenting from the acts of the Rest, in 
 Removing the School from Saybrook to New Haven, & Erect- 
 ing a House for it. But what was laid before this Board by 
 the Rever^<i- M^- Woodbridge and M^- Buckingham under their 
 hands Viz*- : that the s<^- Remove was not made, and s*i- House 
 Erected at N : Haven by a Lawfull Majority of the b^- Trus- 
 tees, Wee have again considered the same, and do thereupon 
 declare, that these Objections are not of such Weight, as to 
 Maintain what they are brought for, but that on the contrary, 
 the proceedings and doings of the Trustees, by removing the 
 s^- School from Saybrook to N : Haven, which the dissenting 
 Trustees have appeared against, have been done by a Ma- 
 jority of the Trustees, And Wee hope that since there has 
 been so full and clear an opening of that Mannagement & 
 Vindication of it from many Misrepresentations, Whereby 
 the Minds of divers persons have been greatly Agitated and 
 much distressed in a strange and Unusuall manner; all dis- 
 satisfyed persons will rest Contented in the Setlement of the 
 School, and providing for it at NewHaven, as being done by 
 those that have the Care of it committed to them: and that 
 too the appearances of Severall remarkable passages of 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 133 
 
 divine providences, Whereby what the Trustees had often 
 agreed to, and sincerely endeavour^-, was prevented and 
 otherwise determined. 
 
 Past in the Upp''- House 
 
 Test Hez: Wyllys Secry 
 
 Nonconcurred with in the Lower House 
 
 Test. Elisha Williams Clerk 
 
 M^- John Eliot, Cap*- James Rogers, & M^- Braynard are 
 appointed a Committee by This House to Joyn a Committe 
 yt- shall be appointed by The Upper House, To Confer & 
 Debate Upon The Within Mentioned Bill. 
 
 Past in The Lower House. 
 
 Test. Elisha Williams Clerk 
 
 Peter Burr and Jonathan Law Esq"- are appointed a Com- 
 mitte to Joyn the Committe of the Low^"- House to Confer with 
 them upon this Bill 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry. 
 
 The within Bill Reconsidered and Past as amended 
 
 for the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
134 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 LXXVIII. Argument of the Upper House of the 
 
 Connecticut General Assembly for Thehi 
 
 Action in Favor of the Settlement 
 
 AT New Haven 
 
 October 29, 1717 
 
 [From the original Journal in the Secretary of State's 
 
 Office] 
 
 The Occasion of our desiring the Rever^^- Trustees of the 
 Collegiate School to acquaint us with their proceedings in 
 Erecting s*^ School and building a house for it in N. Haven 
 was the difference that had arisen among themselves and the 
 great Contention it hath occasioned among the people, many 
 persons Concerning themselves to have the house for the 
 Colledge set up, in this place or that place, as it suited their 
 fancy or Interest; the End we aimed at was by giving such 
 advice and directions as it might be found proper to reconcile 
 the Trustees, to Restore the Peace of the Land, and En- 
 courage the good work under the Care of the Trustees. Upon 
 a full hearing of the Trustees and Consideration of their 
 representation and State of the s^- School Wee have con- 
 sidered the principall End of this Enquiry Viz that with the 
 peace and good will of all as farr as may be, the Collegiate 
 School may flourish under the Care and Conduct of the 
 Trustees, And Wee could heartily Wish it were possible that 
 Every Individuall Person in the Land might be pleased with 
 the place of Carrying on this Work, but as this (considered 
 that wherever it stands, some men will think it more and 
 some less Convenient for themselves in particular) is never 
 to be Expected, Wee therefore lay it aside, and think with 
 our Selves what probably may be grateful! to them, that have 
 been Sincerely in the Interest of the School and heartily wish 
 its prosperity wherever it may be carry<i- on and what will 
 most conduce to the Rendering this School a lasting blessing 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 135 
 
 to us. Wee Overlook therefore even what has been objected 
 by some of the Trustees, against the doings of the other in this 
 matter, Viz that they have not acted by a Majority in Erect- 
 ing Removing and building a house for the said School at 
 N : Haven, not because it seems difficult to determine whether 
 they have or no, for Wee Judge they have, but because it does 
 not seem to be of such Importance, ffor its Evident that the 
 Trustees really beleived that they might act without Con- 
 vening ; That M^"- Ruggles was an Associate with them ; That 
 M^- Mather was disabled from being so, tho contrary to what 
 has been objected, and that in this perswasion they have acted 
 for many Years, and supposing what they have done to be 
 (In respect of what has been objected) Irregular, Yet its 
 possible they have done what will well conduce to the End 
 aimed at, the advancement of Learning among us. And if they 
 have missed in not Acting by their Majority or Universality 
 or in any other point of form Wee are to give our advice upon 
 what they have done, not to distroy the End proposed Viz 
 promotion of Learning, and to Encourage it. Our so doing 
 will we hope end in the peace desired for certainly the Multi- 
 tude of particular persons in our Severall Towns, if we En- 
 courage this good work in such place as Wee think Convenient, 
 will not be Uneasy because they can*- have it nearer to them- 
 selves, the Case then is Really this. The Trustees supposing 
 themselves to have power in their Charter, have by their 
 Majority at least Erected a School at Killingworth, removed 
 it to Saybrook and at Length to N : Haven which they Judged 
 in all respects most Convenient and most Sutable for them to 
 pitch upon, here they have built a house and are in prepara- 
 tion to finish it, which they hope to do speedily, and Entertain 
 in it about 40 Schollars. 
 
 Upon this Our advice and direction is. That not Troubling 
 themselves with the Questions of Right that have arisen in 
 this debate and caused so long Contention, The Trustees be 
 directed and advised to finish their Undertaking acting therein 
 by the Majority of their Number. Our Reasons are If it be 
 so that what they have done with a good Intention may by 
 
136 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 the blessing of God attain the End and Support the School 
 and be a happy means of furnishing us with men of Learning 
 Wee ought to Encourage their hearts and Strengthen their 
 hands in this good Undertaking. And Wee can*- but hope 
 that what they have done may under this Encouragement 
 prove a great blessing to us. If we do discourage by our 
 advice the Carrying on of this work, there may be great 
 danger that we fail of the End it self, that neither these 
 present Trustees, nor any other Sutable persons will be 
 willing to Engage in such another Undertaking; the Ani- 
 mosities which have on this occasion arisen among us, may 
 very probably prevail and End in the Subversion of much 
 good, and we agree that these Resolutions should be delivered 
 to the Trustees as our advice to them, which we hope may be 
 of Use to them and may be profitably observed untill such 
 Time as it may please God to provide some other way wherein 
 the good work committed to their Care may be carry'^- on 
 more to the advantage of the good End proposed and the said 
 Trustees be Indemnifyed and Secured from any dammages 
 comming to them, by what they have already done in the 
 Mannagement of the affairs of the School, and bringing what 
 they have begun to a good perfection. 
 
 LXXIX. Proposal of the Upper House of the Con"- 
 
 NECTicuT General Assembly for a Conference 
 
 ON College Affahis 
 
 October 29, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 This House considering the affair of the Collegiate School, 
 as Laid before this Assembly, the Importance of it, to the 
 Publick Weal, and Peace, the great Expence Wee have been 
 at, by the Length of the Debate, The Earnest desires of the 
 Trustees, to be discharged from their present attendance, the 
 Obstruction this gives to other buisness, The Mischeif of 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 137 
 
 Suffering this Contention to remain, Do therefore agree to a 
 Conference of both Houses, that by Mutuall Consideration 
 and assistance. We may the better resolve, what advice & 
 direction It may be best for us to giue. Towards Restoring 
 good Order and Peace, in Relation to the Mannagement of 
 the School. 
 
 Past in the Upp''- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry : 
 
 Dissented to in the Lower House. 
 
 Test. Elisha Williams Clerk 
 
 LXXX. Proceedings of the Two Houses of the Cox- 
 NECTicuT General Assembly, on the Deter- 
 mination OF A Place for the School 
 
 October 29-30, 1717 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 It may be noted that the earliest recorded use of the 
 previous question in the Connecticut Assembly is that 
 mentioned here. 
 
 Voted by y^- House y*- after some Consideration of a Place 
 proper for the Settlement of the Collegiate School under y^ 
 Present Difficult Circumstances of it, they will proceed to 
 bring in their Votes, for y« Place of Building y« Collegiate 
 School which is to be Determined by a Majority of y« Votes 
 which are to be brought in in Writing. 
 
 After y« Consideration of y^ Matter M'"- Speaker called for 
 ye Votes of y^ House for a Place to settle the Collegiate 
 School, & y« House brought in their Votes, 35 of which were 
 for Middletown, & 32 were for NHaven. 
 
 Past in The Lower House. 
 
 Test : Elisha Williams Clerk. 
 
138 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Voated in the Lower house that Coll: Whiting, M^- Eliott, 
 and Maj^- John Clark be a commitee to Joyne the Comt^^- of the 
 vper house to confer and debate with them Respecting the 
 Resolues of either board Refering to the Schoole, Espetially 
 to giue the Reasons of this house, for theire last voate stateing 
 the place for y® schoole, that the matter may be accomedated 
 by the vper house's cuming into the same Resolue, or by sum 
 other proper meanes for the settleing and accomedateing the 
 whole affaire. 
 
 Past in the Lower House 
 Test : Elisha Williams Clerk 
 
 Peter Burr Sam^^- Eells and Jonathan Law Esq^^- are 
 appointed a Committe to Joyn the Committe of the Lower 
 House abovementioned to confer and consider of the affair 
 abovementioned. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secry. 
 
 Majo^ Burr, Majo'"- Eells and M^"- Law a Committee of this 
 board [i.e., the Upper House] Ordered to receive the Reasons 
 from the Committee of the LoW- House upon the Subject of 
 the Collegiate School, Laid before this board what they rec^- 
 from the Committe of the LoW- House as follows — 
 
 An Account of the Vote of the Low^- House concerning the 
 Election of Middletown, for placing the Collegiate School 
 and the grounds of their proceedings therein. 
 
 Severall principall members of this House Moved that this 
 matter of the place of the Collegiate School might be brought 
 to an Issue, and Urged the Necessity thereof and declared that 
 if the Majo^- part of this House did Vote another place for 
 the School then NewHaven, they would set down Satisfyed. 
 After some Considerations it was moved that a previous 
 Question should be put whether the Vote of the House upon 
 the s<^- matter should now be Taken. Some debate being had 
 it was Voted in the Affirmative and after Considerable Time 
 spent in considering and debating upon all Circumstances 
 and Conveniencies respecting a place, the House brought in 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 139 
 
 their Votes in writing, and pitch*- upon Midletown. The 
 Necessity of bringing this matter to an Issue by this Assembly 
 is founded upon those Considerations besides what has been 
 Intimated in the Reason of our former Votes. 1, The differ- 
 ent Opinions of the Trustees concerning the Conveniency and 
 Justice of the place, as well as the manner of Ordering. 2, the 
 discouragement the School w^ill Ly under without a deter- 
 mination. 3, The Peace and Sattisfaction of the Country, Its 
 reasonably hop<* will follow from an Equall and Just determi- 
 nation. 
 
 And Likewise what the Committe of Board offered in 
 answer to the afores*^- Reasons, Viz*- 
 
 Its doubted whether the Reasons given be sufficient to 
 Warrant the Vote of the Lower House for fixing y® place for 
 y® School — 
 
 1. Because it cannot be expected that all y^ Trustees or 
 members of any other Society should be all of y« same mind 
 in all y^- Determinations, Unless y® matter were decided to be 
 wrong. 
 
 2 Bee: y® Determination of y* place by those to whom it 
 does not so properly belong, with y« like or greater Difference 
 in Opinion will not Abate y^ Discouragement. 
 
 3 Bee : It cant be reasonably hoped that peace and Satis- 
 faction should arise out of a more slender Majority in y^ 
 Decision by y^ Assembly to whom it dos not so properly ap- 
 pertain as by y« clearer Majority of y^ Trustees. Neither can 
 that Decision be lookt upon so equal and just as this of y^ 
 Trustees whose proper work it is. ' 
 
 Peter Burr 
 g^jyjLL. Eells 
 Jonth, Law 
 
 Com*ee. of ye 
 Upper House 
 
 [Final action of the Upper House] 
 
 Ordered that the following Message be Entered in our 
 Journall and sent to the Low^- House 
 
 M^"- Speak^- and Gentlemen of the Low^- House 
 
 It is now many days that Wee have been Taken up in the 
 
140 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 affair of the Collegiate School, and after many Endeavours 
 by Votes and by Committees, without any prospect of Uniting 
 in any Conclusion Wee proposed to You a Conference of both 
 Houses which you have declined. Conference being an 
 Ancient Custom of this Assembly, in Cases wherein the 
 Houses cannot otherwise come to a Conclusion in any matter 
 before them. Wee have searched our Records and cannot find 
 that this House Ever refused a Conference when You moved 
 for it and as Wee can't think there should be any Sufficient 
 Reasons to deny what has been so Customary, Wee recom- 
 mend it again to You that Wee may have Opertunity in Con- 
 ference, to communicate our thoughts to each other, since 
 Wee have no prospect in any other way to Understand what 
 it may be fit for us to do to put an End to the Contentions that 
 have been too long in the Colony about the Collegiate School. 
 
 LXXXI. Peoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 October 30, 1717 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of the Collegiate School at New- 
 haven Octob^- 30. 1717. 
 
 Present 1. Agreed that the Reverend M^" 
 
 the Rev<i Messieurs James Noyes be the Moderator 
 
 James Noyes 
 Moses Noyes 
 Sam^ Andrew 
 Timo Woodbridg 
 Sam^ Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 of this present meeting. 
 
 2. Agreed that the Rev^ M^ John 
 Davenport be the Scribe of this 
 present meeting. 
 
 3. This Question was pro- 
 pounded — 
 
 Whether the Reverend Trus- 
 tees, viz*- M'" Russel & M^" 
 Ruggles be deputed & ordered 
 by us to make inquiry of Major 
 
 Clark of Saybrook, or any other, as soon as may be, 
 concerning the Books belonging to us the Trustees of the 
 
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 s^- Collegiate School, which are (as we hear) in M"" Dan^ 
 Buckingham 's hands, Whether the said Books are under 
 any seizure, & what is the present Condition of the Said 
 Books? The Above question is resolved by Vote affir- 
 matively. 
 
 4. These two Questions were propounded — 
 
 ffirst Question. Whether the Trustees here mett agree 
 & vote that the Reverend M'' Thomas Ruggles of Guil- 
 ford hath been to us a Trustee & associate of the Colle- 
 giate School of Connecticut for full six years past, & 
 that all the doings of the Trustees that have his name 
 Signing any of our acts within the time aforesaid are 
 valid because of his signing any the same as much as of 
 Any other Trustee whomsoever? 
 
 Second Question Whether in ord^ to remove the Scruples 
 & Doubts of Any on the Account of s*^ M^ Ruggles being 
 a Trustee, We do hereby declare Nominate & associate 
 him the s*^- Reverend M'" Ruggles a Trustee of the s^- 
 Collegiate School, & shall accept his signing mth our- 
 selves any of o^ Acts a Satisfying assurance of his Ac- 
 ceptance? Both these questions Resolved in y« affirma- 
 tive & Signed per us 
 
 Joseph Webb James Noyes 
 
 John Davenpokt Moses Noyes 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 
 5. Whereas there was a Question propounded to the Trus- 
 tees at their meeting on Octob^ 17*^ 1716 in these words 
 viz*- Whether Considering the Difficulties of Continuing 
 the Collegiate School of Connecticut Colony at Say- 
 brook appearing to us. We the Trustees of s*^- School 
 agree that the said Collegiate School be now removed 
 from Saybrook to Newhaven, & that the said Collegiate 
 School be settled at Newhaven as a very convenient place 
 for it, & for which the most Liberal Donations are given 
 appearing to us, as well as on many other Considera- 
 tions, & it is now Settled at Newhaven accordingly. The 
 
142 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Question Resolved & Voted in the Affirmative : also the 
 said Question was propounded on April the 5*^ 1717, 
 & then confirmed & Resolved affirmatively by Six Trus- 
 tees Signing it : and also the s^- Question propounded on 
 Sept. 13*^ 1717 & then confirmed & Resolved affirma- 
 tively by six Trustees Signing it : And now the same is 
 propounded to the Trustees of this present Meeting, 
 whether the said Question so Confirmed be also now 
 agreed upon & Confirmed by o^- full Act, All of us now 
 present fully Concurring in the Settlement of the said 
 School at New haven: which is now Resolved in the 
 affirmative 
 
 N Haven. Oct. 31. 1717 
 
 James Notes, 
 
 Moses Noyes, considering 
 
 present circumstances 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 
 All the Memoirs, heads, and Acts passed at the Meeting 
 of the Trustees on April 5*^ 1717, from these letters & 
 numbers viz^ [No. 7] all along unto the Conclusion of the 
 Doings of s<i- Meeting, having been duly read & con- 
 sidered at this present meeting are all & Every of them 
 accepted agreed upon & Consented that they stand valid. 
 Voted fully in the affirmative. 
 Octob^- 31, 1717. 
 
 James Noyes 
 Moses Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Tho^ Ruggles 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 143 
 
 7. Whether the Trustees Convened fully appoint & Impower 
 M*" Andrew Recto^, & any two or three Trustees to fur- 
 nish the School with a Tuto'' or Tutor's, as Shal be needful 
 for the Collegiate School at New haven, until further ord^ 
 from the Trustees? Voted in the affirmative by M"" J. 
 Noyes M^ Mos. Noyes, M^ Andrew M^" Russel M^" Webb 
 M^" Ruggles 
 
 8. Whether the Trustees impowered in pursuance of the 
 preceding Vote are directed & ordered to use all fair & 
 Equal Measures in order to obtain M'' Elisha Williams of 
 Wethersfield to be the Senior Tutor of the s<^- Collegiate 
 School. Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 9. Whether the Letter drawn to our honble Patron Jere- 
 miah Dumm^ Esq. be signed by the Trustees Convened & 
 Present. Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 10. Whether the hundred pounds this year given by the 
 Gen^- Assembly to the Trustees of the Collegiate School 
 be distributed to Wethersfield & Saybrook their parts as 
 well as to NHaven their part, to say to NHaven for 
 thirteen Scholars £41.18.874 to Wethersfield for fourteen 
 Scholars £45.3.2% to Saybrook for four Scholars 
 £12.18.%. Voted fully in the affirmative. 
 
 11. Whether the s*^- Trustees impowered as above be desired 
 & ord^ed to give notice to the two Junior Classes at 
 Wethersfield to appear & attend their Exercises in sd 
 School at Newhaven & the Residue, if occasion require. 
 Voted affirm. 
 
 At this Meeting also y® Trustees nominate & make Choice of 
 S^ Johnson, to be a Tutor of y^ Collegiate School ; who appear- 
 ing before this Board declared his acceptance of s*^- office. 
 
 It is agreed & ordered, that, the Building of a Collegiate 
 School & also A House for a Rector in New-Haven be under- 
 taken w*^ all convenient Speed. 
 
 It is Agreed & Voted that the HonouraW^ o^ Governour w*^ 
 o'" Deputy Govern'" be intreated to favour us with their advice 
 concerning the Architechtonick part of the Building of the 
 Collegiate House & Rectors House. 
 
144 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Agreed — y* the Reverend M^ Samuel Andrew of Milford be 
 y« Rector of the Collegiate School for the present & untill a 
 Settled Rector shall be fixed in y^ School (which we will 
 endeavour with all convenient Speed) often to visit & inspect 
 s<^- School. 
 
 The Trustees nominate & choose M^" Sam^ Smith to be a 
 Tutor of y^ said Collegiate School & in Case of Mr Smith's 
 non Acceptance of s*^- Office it is Agreed y* then the Rector 
 with any two of y® Trustees besides have Power to supply y® 
 Place of a Tutor untill y« next Meeting of the Trustees. 
 
 Voted y* M^" Andrew, M^ Russel, M^ Webb, M^* Davenport, & 
 M^ Ruggles be the Committee of y^ Trustees, to inspect, order 
 & direct y^ Buildings afores<^- of the Collegiate House & y* 
 Rectors House at New Haven. 
 
 And it is further Voted y* a Major Part of j^ s^- Trustees 
 Committee shall have a Power to act in Relation to s^- 
 Buildings. 
 
 Agreed y* M^ Warham Mather, Capt. Joseph Whiting, & 
 M'* John Ponderson Jun^- all of New Haven be & hereby are 
 appointed a Committee together with M^ Jonathan Law of 
 Milford & Capt John Hall of Wallingford who are desired to 
 give also y^ Assistance as often as jy- may with Convenience 
 to have y^ Oversight & Ordering of y® Buildinges for y^ sd 
 Collegiate School & y® Rector with all convenient Speed 
 according to y® Advice & Directions from time to time given 
 by y« Committee of y® Trustees appointed by y^ Meeting. 
 
 Voted y* M^ Russel, M^ Webb, M^ Davenport & M^ Ruggles 
 shall attend a Quarterly Visitation of y^ Collegiate School 
 each of 'em wherein a Sermon is desired to be delivered to 
 y« Students by y^ Visitants in their respective Times. 
 
 Voted y* y® Reverend M^ Stephen Buckingham be chosen 
 a Trustee of the Collegiate School. 
 
 Whether y^ Trustees convened fully appoint & impower M^ 
 Andrew Rector & any two or three of y® Trustees to furnish y^ 
 School with a Tutor or Tutors as shall be needful for y^ 
 Collegiate School at New Haven untill further order from 
 y^ Trustees. Voted in y^ Affirmative. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 145 
 
 Whether j^ Trustees impowered in Pursuance of y^ pre- 
 ceding Vote are directed & ordered to use all fair & equal 
 measures in Order to obtain M^ Elisha Williams of Weathers- 
 field to be ye Senior Tutor of y® s^- Collegiate School. Voted 
 in the Affirmative. 
 
 Whether y^ Letter drawn to our Hon^^^ Patron Jeremiah 
 Dummer Esq. be signed by y^ Trustees convened & present. 
 Voted in y^ Affirmative. 
 
 Whether y^ Hundred Pounds y^ Year given by y® gen^ 
 Assembly to y^ Trustees of y* Collegiate School be distributed 
 to Wethersfield & Saybrook y^ Parts as well as to New Haven 
 y^ Part, say to New Haven for thirteen Scholars £41.18.8% 
 to Wethersfield for fourteen Scholars £45.3.2% to Saybrook 
 for four Scholars £12.18.%. Voted fully in y« Affirmative. 
 
 Whether y« s*^- Trustees impowered as above be desired & 
 ordered to give Notice to y® two Junior Classes at Wethers- 
 field to appear & attend y^ Exercises in s*^- School at New 
 Haven & y« Residue if Occasion require. Voted in y^ Affirma- 
 tive. 
 
 Testis John Davenpobt Scribe. 
 
 LXXXII. Resolves of the Connecticut General 
 
 Assembly 
 
 October 31, 1717 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 6, pi3. 30, 38, 
 
 Hartford, 1872] 
 
 Att a Generall Assembly held at New Haven. 
 
 A Question being put, whether under the present circum- 
 stances of the affairs of the Collegiate School, the Revernti- 
 Trustees be advised to proceed in that affair, and finish the 
 House, they have built in New Haven, for the Entertainment 
 of the Schollars belonging to the Collegiate School : Resolved 
 in the affirmative 
 
 Resolved by this Assembly, That in lieu of one hundred 
 and twenty pounds in pay formerly granted by this court for 
 
146 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 the encouragement of the collegiate school, and to be drawn 
 out of the publick treasury, there shall be the sum of one 
 hundred pounds in bills of publick credit distributed among 
 those that have instructed the scholars belonging to the colle- 
 giate school, the year past, both at Wethersfield, New Haven 
 and Seybrook, in proportion, according to the number of 
 scholars taught by them. 
 
 LXXXIII. Letter of the Trustees 
 
 October 31, 1717 
 
 [From the original draft in the University Archives] 
 
 This letter was addressed to Jeremy Diunmer, the 
 Colony Agent in London. It is in the handwriting of the 
 Rev. John Davenport, of Stamford, and the signatures 
 are autographs. 
 
 Right WorP-full Sir 
 
 We have Remaining grateful Resentments of y^- Generous 
 Donation of an handsome Number of Books to furnish o^- 
 Library, indeed not yet prepared. We are in hopes of having 
 shortly perfected o^- Splendid Collegiate House, which was 
 raised on the 8*^- Instant. We behold its fair Aspect in the 
 Market-place of New-haven, mounted in an Eminent place 
 thereof, in length ten Rods, in breadth 21 foot, & near thirty 
 foot upright, a Spacious hall, & an Equally Spacious Library, 
 All in a little time to be Splendidly compleated. It was some 
 months past farr from our tho'ts, that the House would have 
 been built in any other Town than Saybrook; but great Dis- 
 satisfaction taken by some of our own Number hath occa- 
 sioned a Dark Cloud of Reflexion on that place as Unfit for 
 the School, by whom also vigorous Endeavo^^- have been used, 
 that hartford or some place near it might be the Seat of 
 Literature in o^- Colony, which all of us underwritten could 
 not admitt as Convenient for the so great Distance from the 
 Sea-Side. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 147 
 
 Wherefore Necessity obliging us to Remove it from Say- 
 brook, the Greater part by farr of Our Number have agreed 
 upon the Large & Pleasant Town of New-haven to be the kind 
 Alumna to bear in her Arms, & cherish in her Bosom the 
 Infant Nursery of Learning in Our Government. 
 
 We easily perswade ourselves. The Design of yo"^- Liberal 
 Donation was to lend a Generous hand to advance the Interest 
 of Learning in Our Colony & particularly to brighten the 
 Countenances of the Trustees, under whose Oversight the 
 School hath flourisht & we hope, yet will : not to furnish many 
 illiterate families in Saybrook with a stock of Books each, 
 as We have heard the uneasy spirits of that Town incline & 
 seem resolved, from an Opinion that yo^- Donation, Right 
 WorP-full Sir, is the Propriety of the School in that Place; 
 which if yo^- Intention Justify, we are sorry, that y^ Shelves 
 of our ffamous Library should appear ashamed for want of 
 yo''- Books further to beautify them. 
 
 The affair of o^- School hath been in a Condition of Preg- 
 nancy. Painfull with a mtness have been the Throwes thereof 
 in this General Assembly. But we just now hear, that after 
 the Violent Pangs threatning the Very life of the Babe, Divine 
 Providence as a kind Obstetrix hath mercifully brought the 
 Babe into the World, & behold a Man-child is born, whereat 
 We all Rejoyce, & when Yo^- Hono^- heareth the Same, We are 
 perswaded, that yo^- Hono^- will bear a part in Our Joy, that, 
 with the Countenance & Concurrence of the Gen^- Assembly, 
 both of the Upper & Lower House the Carrying on of the 
 Collegiate house in this Celebrated Town of New-haven be 
 proceeded on & forwarded & finished by the Care of the 
 Trustees with all Convenient Speed. Now We Rejoyce that 
 our Settling the Collegiate School at N Haven is favoured 
 with so Ample Approbation as that of the two Houses, & now 
 there is an hopeful Prospect of the Peace of the Colony, which 
 hath been so threatned on said Settlement, We shall also 
 rejoyce to understand by a Line from yo'"- Hono'"-, that we 
 have not mistaken yo^- Donation to be made unto the Trustees 
 for the use of the Collegiate School, wherever the same were 
 
148 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 finally settled, & particularly at N Haven, the place of the 
 Remains of an assured ffriend of yo''- Hono^-, the Reverend 
 M'"- Pierpont, a most obliging, capable & Industrious Under- 
 taker for the School, dec*^-, whose great Serviceableness we 
 cannot loose the Sence of. We cheerfully & gratefully 
 acknowledg the many kind offices of the Liberal Benefacto"- 
 of 0^- School, & shall with all thankfulness receive further 
 Donations of Such Generous Gentlemen, who thro the Influ- 
 ence of Heaven may cast a Smiling Aspect upon our Nursery. 
 We shall not give further trouble now, after unfeigned wishes 
 of yo^- Hono^^- prosperity, & acknowledgment that we are 
 
 Right Worshipful Sir 
 
 Yo'"- most obliged & most humble Servants 
 
 James Notes 
 Samuel Andkew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenpoet 
 N Haven Oct. 31, 1717. 
 
 LXXXIV. Historical Remaeks Concerning the 
 Collegiate School 
 
 begun November 20, 1717, and continued at intervals 
 to June, 1719 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author, Samuel Johnson, a native of Guilford, was 
 graduated in 1714, and entered, in October, 1716, on a 
 Tutorship, which he filled until September, 1719, when he 
 was called to settle in the ministry in West Haven. His 
 later career as an Episcopal missionary in Stratford, and 
 as President of Kings College, is well known. 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 149 
 
 Some Historical Remarks 
 
 Concerning the Collegiate School of Connecticutt 
 
 IN New Haven 
 
 Written in part Nov. 20, 1717, per S. Johnson. 
 
 It was 15 y"- agoe namely the 9*^- day of Octobr- 1702 That 
 Several Worthy Gentlemen of this Colony of Connecticut, 
 Considering the want of Learning and Learned men both in 
 Chh & State, and the Great Difficulty & extream Charges of 
 Educating Children at Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, it 
 being so very remote from us, & the Like, did prefer a petition 
 before the Gen^^- Assembly of this Colony for Licence to Erect 
 a Collegiate School for the Instructing Young Men in the 
 Liberal Arts & Sciences, which They by virtue of thier power 
 by Charter from the Crown of Great Brittain might Grant. 
 Whereupon The Assembly taking it into Consideration saw 
 Cause to make an Act, Grant or Charter therein Conveying 
 full right, Liberty & Priviliege to these Gentlemen, to Erect, 
 forme & Direct such a School, in Such Convenient place or 
 places as to y™- should seem most meet, & in a word committed 
 the whole of the Affaire to them to be mannaged according to 
 thier best Discretion as by y'"- Charter appears. 
 
 These Venerable Gentlemen, Trustees pursuant to thier 
 Act, met together sundry Times faithfully Consulting & de- 
 termining what should be most Convenient to be done in the 
 Affair and first If I misremember not at SayBrook and Chose 
 a Rector viz M^- Israel Chauncey of Stratford, agreeing (at 
 least a Maj^- part of them) that the School should be at Say- 
 Brook, & that Mr- Chauncey remove his family thither. But 
 Mr- Chauncey declining it they then chose M^"- Abraham Pier- 
 son of Kennelsworth and Concluded that for as much as they 
 had not Sufficient Money to build directly at SayBrook there- 
 fore the Students (as many as did Appear) should repair to 
 Kennelsworth till providence should further open a Door for 
 the Settlement of y^ School, intending when that should be 
 to Consummate the Settlem*- of it at SayBrook. Whereupon 
 they founded Laws and Orders for the Governm*- & mannag- 
 
150 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 ing of the School, & Chose M^- Moses Noyes & Sam^i- Russel 
 Trustees, & there appearing some number of Students they 
 Chose M^"- Dan^- Hooker of H. Coll. to assist M^- Pierson in 
 Instructing and Governing the Students as Tutor, who after 
 Some Abode in y^ Work, leaving it, they Chose M^"- Jn^- Hart, 
 to be the Tutor who with M^- Pierson pursued the Instruction 
 of Youth for 2 or 3 years. Good Education being now attain- 
 able in the School, & after his Departure into the Ministry 
 M^- Phineas Fisk was Chosen to assist as Tut^- about y® y^- 
 1706. & so things continued Till some Time the next y^- (If 
 I am right informed) The Rev'^- M^- Pierson Died. W^upon 
 the Rev<i- Trustees met together to Consult the Affairs of the 
 School, & Chose the Reverend Presbyter M^"- Samuel Andrew 
 of Milford to be the Rector Ordering part of the Schollars to 
 wait on him for thier Instruction at Milford till the End of 
 the Year; M""- Fisk by the Order of Some of them with the 
 Other Classes going over to SayBrook where they had de- 
 signed to be, & thus it Continued till Commencem*- 2^ Week in 
 Sept. when the Reverend Trustees met & Chose M^- Hale of 
 Harv'i- Coll. to assist M^"- Fisk at SayBrook without a resident 
 Rector, M^- Andrew attending only at Commencements, & 
 managing them; And thus Affairs were till next year when 
 M^- Hale upon some uneasiness went away and they chose 
 M^"- Azariah Mather to be Colleague w*^- M^"- Fisk who con- 
 tinued with him in y® Work till Commencm*- 1710 when (M^- 
 Buckingham the Past'"- of SayBrook Chh dying) M'*- Mather 
 was chosen thier Pastor in his room & ordained, upon which 
 The Rev<^- Trustees chose M^- Joseph Noyes Tutor w*^- M^- 
 Fisk (& M^"- Ruggles Trustee) who with M^- Fisk Managed 
 the Affairs of the School, till Commencm*- 1713 when M^"- 
 Fisk left the School, being called to Hadam, & thereupon the 
 Trustees chose M^"- William Russel Tutor, and he continued 
 at the School that year at the End Wof (his Father y^ Minis- 
 ter at Middletown having died) he was called to the Ministry 
 in his room When at Commencement 1714 The Trustees chose 
 Mr- Samii- Russel Tut'*- w*^- M^*- Noyes, and M'"- Jn^- Davenport 
 Trustee (In M'"- Russel 's room,) and by those two Tut"- 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 151 
 
 affairs were managed that year, till the next Commencm*- 
 Sept. 1715 in w«- year by the bountiful & liberal Donation of 
 Divers well Spirited Gentlemen in Brittain procured By M^- 
 Jeremiah Dummer Agent for this Colony, we had a very 
 valuable and considerable Library of Choice Books Sent to 
 us. And at this Commencm*- M'"- Noyes was called to New 
 Haven in the room of the Venerable Trustee M"*- James Pier- 
 pont, & M'"- Benjamin Lord was chosen Tutor w*^- M'"- Russel. 
 The next Winter after w<^-, in Decemb^- or Jan^'y, there arose 
 an unhappy Dissention in the Colledge, the Schollars finding 
 fault with thier Tutors, (W^- tho' rather too young yet un- 
 worthy of the Aspertions cast on them by the Schollars,) as 
 Insufficient and this Murmuring of the Unruly & Ungoverned 
 Schollars advanced to a Great heigth blown up (as was on but 
 too good Grounds thought) by some Gentlemen up on Con- 
 necticut River, & also by some belonging to Saybrook Town, 
 who wished not well either to the School's being at SayBrook, 
 or to the Tutors or both. As also great fault was found with 
 SayBrook as a place not Suitable for the School, & thus the 
 Tut^s. were disgraced & the Town became odious throughout 
 the Colony — & this mutiny could not be heald tho many Gentle- 
 men took pains with the Schollars for y*- End. 
 
 Affairs being thus The Trustees agreed to meet at Say- 
 Brook April 1 week 1716 to Endeavour the Reconciliation of 
 this Difference, present M^^- James Noyes, Moses Noyes, 
 Samuel Andrew, Samuel Russel, Timothy Woodbridge, Tho^- 
 Buckingham, Tho^- Ruggles, who made diligent Enquiry con- 
 cerning the Causes of y® Disturbances, and what was alledged 
 was the Insufficiency of y® Tutors, and altho' all that was 
 alledged against them was Judged not Sufficient to obliege y® 
 Trustees to make another Choice or any further provision for 
 y® Instruction of y^ School, yet that they might make things 
 the more Easy, they allowed the Dissatisfied Schollars to 
 repair to such instructors as they might be satisfied in, till y^ 
 Commencement, where yy pleased — and Ordered in y^ mean 
 time that Buildings might go forward at SayBrook, hoping 
 that might quiet the Schollars. 
 
152 DOCUMENTAKY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Immediately upon this, many of y® Schollars repaired to 
 thier respective homes & w^- they might have Instruction to 
 thier minds, a considerable number of them gathering at 
 Wethersfield, Some of y^ Trustees expecting things might be 
 making ready for y^ buildings. Instead thereof y^- was the 
 next May an unaccountable petition presented to y® Gen^^- 
 Court, representing the State of y^ School & desiring that it 
 might be removed from SayBrook & Settled at Hartford, 
 which caused a mighty Commotion in y« Assembly, «& great 
 Concern. The Trustees were sent for to y^ Court, and of 
 y™- came M^- Russel, M^- Webb, M*"- Davenport & Mr. Ruggles, 
 M^- Woodbridge & M^- Buckingham being then present. They 
 two last had preferred that strange and irregular petition, 
 unknown to the other Trustees. The Trustees thus met at 
 Hartford consulted & conferred with the Assembly, opposing 
 M^- Woodbridge & M^- Buckingham thier petition, & Desiring 
 the Assembly not to take it to y^- Consideration till Octo^^- 
 Court at N. Haven & agreed that unless they could Universally 
 agree on y^ next Commencm*- where y® School should be 
 Built, then they would Desire the Assembly to nominate a 
 place for it, and thus Matters being in Suspence, a few 
 Schollars remained under M''- Russel & Lord at Saybrook, & 
 that Summer M^- Lord seing how things were disposed, laid 
 down his post, M^"- Russel yet continuing till Commencm*- 
 Sept. 1716 when he laid down his also. At this Time the 
 Trustees consulted further w*- to do relating to the Settlem*- 
 of the School. Those that were not present at Hartford dis- 
 sented from the Agreem*- then made, and they made attempts 
 to Settle it by thier Agreem*- on Saybrook, But M^"- Wood- 
 
 b ge & M^- B ^m voted for Hartford, but not being 
 
 able to bring any thing to pass they agreed to meet at N. 
 Haven Oct. 1716 at the Time of the Genii- Court, then & there 
 to determine where the School should be Setled. And it may 
 be remarked that between the May & Octob^- Courts, there 
 were various Towns w^- bid for the School — Saybrook 12 or 
 1400 pounds, Hartford endeavoured but could make no hand 
 of getting Money, at least not so much as they could think 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 153 
 
 worth ye mentioning, At N. Haven were 15 or 2000^^ gathered 
 by Subscriptions, hoping on each hand that the Money 
 gathered might be a temptation to bring y« School y®- 
 
 Things having been at Commencm*- reduced to the posture 
 mentioned, the Trustees having agreed so to doe, met accord- 
 ingly at N. Haven at y« Time of y^ Gen"- Court Oct. 1716, 
 present M^- Moses Noyes, M""- Sam"- Andrew, Samuel Russel, 
 Joseph Webb, Timothy Woodbridge, Tho^- Buckingham, Jn^- 
 Davenp*-, Tho. Ruggles, & because the Elder of y® Trustees 
 dissented from the Hartford act, having not been legally 
 warned to y^ Meeting, Therefore the first Question was, 
 whither that Act of universality made at Hartford was binding 
 & whither therefore they were oblieged to address the Gen"- 
 Court? This Question considered was voted in y« negative 
 
 by all but M^"- W ge & M^- B m — & the Upper House 
 
 was consulted w*^- what to do who advised by no meanes to 
 address the lower House. This Act thus being disolved the 
 Seaside Gentlemen lookd on themselves free from all obliga- 
 tion to address the Assembly and therefore the Question 
 returned whither the School should be removed from Say- 
 Brook, considering the Circumstances of it, & the Odium 
 brought on SayBrook, and the difficulty of procuring In- 
 struct^^. & Govern^s. for it &c? (now herein all agreed but M^- 
 Noyes the Moderator) & if so whither it be moved from Say- 
 Brook & Settled at New Haven & this was voted in y^ affirma- 
 tive by the Rev*i- Messieurs M^- S. Andrew, Russel, Webb, 
 
 Davenpt- & Ruggles, M^- W ge & B m against it, M""- 
 
 Noyes for it if it must be necessarily removed from Saybrook, 
 which necessity he could not see. Thus therefore 5 against 3, 
 being so great a majority the Seaside Trustees esteemed 
 reasonably the School was Settled at N. Haven & therefore 
 proceeded to conclude for the Buildings & many acts were 
 passed relating to them & they chose M""- S. Buckingham of 
 
 Norwalk Trustee & M''- Sam"- Smith & S Job n Tutors 
 
 & the latter accepted & the former M""- Smith was sent to, & 
 engaged to come, & thus things were hopefully settled, the 
 Schollars of y^ Seaside & two from the upper County repaired 
 
154 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 to N. Haven & the young^- Tutor accordingly came to do his 
 
 part & got into a posture of business. M^"- W ge & 
 
 B m did indeed go to the Court but got nothing effected & 
 
 thier dissatisfaction remained, & under their Influence M^- 
 Smith was supposed to neglect coming, & y® next news was 
 he would not come but the upriver Schollars gathered at 
 Wethersfield and were instructed by him & M^- Williams all 
 y6 year — rebelling against y« Rev^ Trustees, & under this 
 disappointment the Senior Class at N. H. were instructed all 
 y^ year by M^- Noyes y® Minister of y^ Town & the rest under 
 my Self, a few yet residing at Saybrook under M^- Mather. 
 
 These disappointments had indeed a very melancholly 
 
 Aspect, & M'"- W ge & B m contrived a remonstrance in 
 
 y^ name of y® Counties of N. London & Hartford to be sent 
 about to raise a faction against Newhaven which was after- 
 wards fully answered by an Antiremonstrance. Things were 
 indeed bad, but y® Seaside Trustees were resolved to make 
 the best of a bad market. 
 
 The Committee of y^ Trustees for building an House met 
 Several Times & at length addressed his Hon^- Gov^- Salton- 
 stall according to Agreement for a plan of y® House who 
 accordingly gave it and provision was making for y^ building ; 
 by Jan^y- 8 1716/7 they began to get timber. Rumors were 
 continually heard from the North, the remonstrance had 
 grounded thier Dissatisfaction on 3 reasons, Scil. 1. because 
 the School was set so far distant from those two bigger Coun- 
 ties in a lesser, & 2 only by an Equal number of Trustees 
 
 aledging M''- Mathi"- of W r who had been disabled for 
 
 many years to be one, & M^- Noyes of Stonningtown not being 
 present, & 3 the Hartford act. The Trustees y*- were for N. 
 Haven did esteem that the Maj^- part of y^ numb^- present was 
 to determine, if all had a legal warning, as y^ then had; but 
 yet to answer their main Argument they sent to M^- Noyes 
 of Stonnington who signed all the Acts passed in Oct^- with his 
 own hand. & now they hoped they were secure, & so things 
 
 rested till May Gen^i- Court 1717. At which M^- N s of 
 
 Lyme, M^- W ge & B ^m, he for Saybrook they for 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 155 
 
 Hartford, addressed the Court, that the School might be 
 settled on y« River Connecticut not Specifying the place, 
 they argued that M^- Noyes of Stonningtons signing was not 
 good, & y*- Ml"- Math^- was a Trustee & that M""- Ruggles of 
 Guildford was no Trustee, because chose before 40 y- old, 
 contrary to Charter, (indeed he was nominated before 40, but 
 never accepted nor acted till after) by such arguments j7 got 
 it passed in the lower House but not in y® upper & so brought 
 nothing to pass. & so things remained under y^ extream dis- 
 satisfaction till Commencement at N. Haven Sep*- 1717, when 
 there was a meeting of y® Trustees but tho' all warned yet 
 only M''- James Noyes, Sam^^- Andrew, S. Russell, Jos. Webb. 
 Jn^- Davenp*-, Th. Ruggles, Steph. Buckingham present, who 
 all agreed with one Consent to what was done y« Octob'"- 
 before & that M^- Ruggles was a Trustee, M^- Buckingham of 
 Norwalk also agreeing in that, so that now things seemed 
 incontestable. Six Trustees at least, against five at most, in 
 truth against but 4, & they agreed that the rector with any 
 two Trustees might choose another Tutor. And in the mean 
 time the House was almost ready to be raised, and was raised 
 in the first week of Octob^- following. 
 
 But all this satisfied not the dissatisfied party, who was 
 resolved to make one Tryal more at y^ Gen^^- Court at N. 
 Haven Oct. 2 week &c. 1717, & accordingly it was moved by 
 thier Instrum*^- violently in the loW- House to send for the 
 Trustees & call them to Acco*-, which after long debate it 
 passed in the upper house to desire y® Trustees to appear & 
 they all came as one man accordingly. They at first en- 
 deav^'d an Agreement among themselves, but that proved 
 
 impracticable, M''- W ge & B m standing out to the 
 
 last. And in the mean time the lower House were passing 
 votes concerning the School and made first the Competition 
 between SayBrook & any other place, upon w*'- SayBrook had 
 but Six votes, notwithstanding all the friendship Hartford 
 Gentlemen had pretended to ; & it now plainly app'"*^- that they 
 never intended SayBrook for the place. Then the House 
 advanced y^ Competition between Newhaven and MiddletowTi, 
 
156 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 and Middletown carried the vote by 2 or 3, but all this dis- 
 couraged not the Seaside Trustees, who in the mean time 
 consulted first whither jJ- should offer any thing to the Court 1 
 to which yy- agreed, & Then what to offer! and at last they 
 Drew up answers to all y® Objections made against N Haven 
 & Justified w*- they had done, & in the mean time the Upper 
 house was determining in favour of them. At length after 
 many debates, it was agreed to dispute it out before both 
 houses which was accordingly done Saturday Oct. 26, 
 when first His Hon^- the Gov^- G. Saltonstall Esq^- made a 
 Speech signifying his Sorrow to se the difference & propound- 
 ing the design of the present Convention, viz for the peace- 
 able issue thereof, prescribing y« method of y® Debate; ac- 
 cording to which first M^- Davenport in the Name of the Sea- 
 side Trustees gave a Memorial of all their proceedings & 
 vindicated the same, showing likewise the Irregular & factious 
 Managem^s. ^p ye river ; & especially of the petition preferred 
 to y6 Genii- Court in May 1716. After which M^- Woodbridge 
 offered against what was alledged & endeavoured y« Vindica- 
 tion of w*- they had done up y« river. To w^- M^- Davenp*- 
 made answer. The reasons insisted on in y« remonstrance 
 & that of M^- Ruggles's being no Trustee were to all impartial 
 Hearers taken off & so y« Dispute ended. After w^- some of 
 y« Discontented of y^ Lower House argued that the Trustees 's 
 Charter intimated, that they must be all agreed, or the School 
 is not settled, but that came to nothing. 
 
 The Upper house all as one man agreed that they would 
 advise the Trustees settling y^ School at N Hav. to go on with 
 it, esteeming thier Cause just and good, & they sent it down 
 to y« Lower House, where y'"- was great throws & pangs & 
 Controversy & mighty Struglings; at length they put it to 
 vote and there were six more for y« side of N. Haven than y« 
 Contrary ; the maj^- part thus Joyning with the Upper House 
 to advise y^ Rev*^- Trustees to go forward with y^ CoUedge at 
 N. Haven. & thus at length the Upriver party had thier will 
 in having y^ School setled by the Gen^- Court, tho sorely 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 157 
 
 against y^- will at N. Haven, but many own'd themselves fairly 
 beat. 
 
 The Trustees thereupon Agreed to send again for M'^- 
 Smith to assist in Tuition, & for y^ Schollars to come down, 
 but to make all things easy alowed six or 8 to abide there till 
 Spring, & allowed according to act of y® Gen^^- Assembly, that 
 y« Tutors at Wethersfield S SayBrook have thier proportion 
 of y® Monie given out of y® Colony Treasury, and impowred 
 M'"- Ruggles & M''- Russel jun^"- to go to Saybrook & demand 
 the Library and thus things were left. 
 
 But after some Time, the News was M^- Smith (tho' indeed 
 he had been down & given encouragm*-) would not come down 
 
 nor any of y^ Scholl^^- & that it was by M^"- W ges advise, 
 
 & upon M^- Ruggles & M^- Russels demand SayBrook people 
 refused the Library. 
 
 These things looked dark & malencholy & even Spightfull & 
 malicious. The Committe of y® Trustees then met Dec. 16, 
 & entreated M^- S. Russel to undertake the Tuition of Schol- 
 lars again, but he refused and they at length prevailed on M^- 
 Moss of Derby & M^- Noyes of N. H. to take Care of the 
 upper Class who did accordingly & thus things rested all the 
 year, the Wethersfield Schollars yet continuing there. The 
 building went forward a pace, so that the Hall S Library 
 were finished by Commencement. A few days before Com- 
 encement came the news of the good Success of some Gentle- 
 mens endeavours to procure some Donations from G. Brittain, 
 for at Boston arived a Large Box of Books, the Picture & 
 Arms of K. George and two hundred lb. Sterling worth of 
 English Goods, all to the valine of 800^^, in our money, from 
 Govern^"- Yale of London, which greatly revived our hearts 
 & Disheartened our opposers, who notwithstanding was re- 
 solved to have a Commencm^- at Wethersfeild and so had 
 one y^ same Day of o"- here, when they pretended to Graduate 
 5 of their Schollars, but we having so fair a building in so 
 good a progress & so much authority for the Settlement & 
 so much Encouragem*- therein that we regarded not their 
 managements, & was favoured and Honoured with the pres- 
 
158 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 ence of his Hon^- Gov^- Saltonstall & his Lady & the Hon^ie.. 
 Col. Taylor of Boston & the Levtenant Gov^- & whole Su- 
 periour Court at our Commencem*- Sept. 10, 1718, where the 
 Trustees present (those Gentlemen being present) in the Hall 
 of o^- New Colledge first most Sollemnly named our Colledge 
 by the name of YALE COLLEDGE to perpetuate the Memory 
 of the Honbie. Gov^- EHhu Yale Esq^- of London who had 
 granted so Liberal & bountiful a Donation for the perfecting 
 & adorning of it, upon which the Hon^^^- ColP- Taylor repre- 
 sented Gov^- Yale in a Speech expressing his great Satis- 
 faction. 
 
 Which ended we passed to the Church and there the Com- 
 mencement was carryed on in which affair in the first place 
 after prayer an Oration was had by the Saluting Orator 
 James Pierpont & then the Disputations as usual, which 
 concluded The 'Bey^- M^- Davenport offered an Excellent 
 Oration in Lattin expressing their Thanks to Almighty God, 
 & M^- Yale under him for so public a favour & so great regard 
 to 0^- Languishing School after w*'- were graduated 10 young 
 men whereupon the Hon^^®- Gov^^ Saltonstall in a Lattin 
 Speech congratulated the Trustees on their Speech and on 
 the comfortable appearance of things, with relation to their 
 School. 
 
 All which ended the Gentlemen all returned to the Colledge 
 hall where they were Entertained with a splendid Dinner, 
 & The Ladies at the same time were also Entertained in the 
 Library, after which they sung the 4 first verses in y® 65 Ps. 
 and so the Day ended. Every thing was managed with so 
 much Order & Splendour that the fame of it extreamly dis- 
 heartened the Opposers & made opposition fall before it, & 
 an Account of the whole whereof was sent to our Honourable 
 Patron Gov^- Yale. 
 
 And after a months vacation the Schollars all repaired to 
 Colledg again that had been here with the addition of 5 ffresh- 
 men, & upon the 8 of Octob^- M^"- D. Brown (whom the 
 Trustees had chosen to assist in Tuition of the Colledg) with 
 myself and as many Schollars as with Conveniency could, 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 159 
 
 first lodged in & inhabited the CoUedg, four or 5 Chambers 
 being in a measure finished, & the next Day sat the Gen^^- 
 Court. His Hon'"- the Govern^- desired & had the Trustees 
 Consent that the upper house should sit in the Library & 
 accordingly they did, and towards the end of these Sessions 
 an Act was passed in fav^- of the Colledg & for the Encourage- 
 ment thereof; indeed it met with opposition & difficulty at first 
 but at length the Thing was pretty comfortably issued to the 
 Satisfaction of every man in both Houses. 
 
 The Act Expressed That all Controversy about the School 
 should henceforth cease, that the Schollars should come down 
 from Wethersfield and all repair to N. Haven, That Hartford 
 should have 600 pound to build them a State house or an 
 Equivalent, That all the Books of the Library that were at 
 Saybrook should be resigned up, & that Saybrook should have 
 90 pound for their town School as an equivalent, & every 
 one seemed to be well satisfyed in what was done, & so the 
 Court broke up. Upon Oct. 30 came Gov^- Yales Donation, 
 with the Arms & Picture of K. George. One thing which also 
 dashed the upriver Gentlemen out of Countenance was that 
 while the Gen^^- Court sat the Hon^i^- Jahleel Brinton of New- 
 port was pleased to bestow 100 pound on the School & to send 
 it do^^^l from Hartford (he being there) by one of their own 
 Magistrates, whereas they had been courting him to have 
 given it to them to build there, & besides many that had 
 bidden for the School there, \\ithdrew. 
 
 We expected all things would have been easy, but not long 
 after altho some of the Schollars came down from Wethers- 
 
 feild yet M^- W ge perswaded as many as he could to 
 
 continue, & they returned to their accustomed managements 
 under the pretense of waiting for a Trustee's Meeting & 
 whereas M^"- Russel & M^"- Ruggles went over to Saybrook for 
 the Library supposing there would be no difficulty yet they 
 continued to refuse the Books. Thus both Wethersfeild & 
 Saybrook rebelled against the Court Acts for present. But 
 at length about the last week of Novemb'"- the Schollars came 
 down all to a man under a pretense of obedience to the Court 
 
160 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1717 
 
 Act but indeed (as afterward appeared) with (at least in 
 some of them) a Design to disgrace our Colledg & Tutors, and 
 either to unhorse our Tutu's- & get Creatures of their own or 
 to return again & set up a School of their own ; however, they 
 came with a mighty Specious appearance of Submission & 
 order. His Hon^"- the Gov^- hearing of the refusal of the 
 Library calls together the Council to Saybrook where they 
 Ordered M'"- Buckingham in whose house they were to deliver 
 y™- but he refused, then after pains taken with him by per- 
 swasion to no purpose they bound him over to answer to the 
 next Gen^- Court in an 100^^ bond, and immediately ordered 
 the Sheriff to Siez the Books who went accordingly but met 
 with such opposition that he returned again & took new orders 
 with him to break doors & call assistance which he did & 
 broke the door of M^- Buckinghams house & entered & siezd 
 the Library & it was guarded all night & provision was made 
 next day for the Transporting of it by Carts, but in the night 
 the Carts were broken & confounded & oxen turned away; 
 nevertheless they made new provision & the next day under 
 y^ Major of y® County's Conduct they were transported out 
 of Town, & some of the opposers that talk'd sausily were 
 bound over to the next County Court. The books tho' they 
 met with opposition by the way in that some of the bridges 
 were broken up yet in 3 days they arived at y^ Colledg at 
 N. Haven, about y^ beginning of Decemb^-, but we found about 
 260 wanting; however all we had being above a 1000 vollums 
 of choice books we fixed up in order in y^ Library. 
 
 The Schollars from Wethersfield tarried w*^- an appearance 
 of Order (but very immoral in their Conversation so that they 
 became odious to the people of y® Town) about a month, when 
 the black design whereof we had for many good reasons been 
 all along suspicious was manifest, for by this time they had 
 got together a Collection of faults (which we all along ob- 
 served yy- were watching for) which they found w*^- the public 
 Expositions & Disputations & managem*^- of the Tut^^- & 
 especially the two upper Clases which were under me i.e. one 
 of the 3 Senior Sophisters & 5 of the 10 Jun^- Sophisters 
 
1717] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 161 
 
 leveld their Spight especially against me & y® Colledge & the 
 Town. Their objections were sent up clandestinely to M'"- 
 
 W ge and as we were informed afterwards were approved 
 
 by him as sufficient, altho' they were all of them either 
 Designed misunderstandings or misrepresentations or else 
 absolute falshoods; however yy- attaind their end, for pres- 
 ently thereupon comes 3 of the parents of the Scholars to 
 se how it was, & they designed to have them away, but we 
 sent for Mr- Andrew, M'"- Russel being here, & they discoursed 
 the Gentlemen and told them that they had no power to do 
 anything without a meeting of the Trustees, the^/ Judged the 
 Tntors to he sufficient, & tho't it hard that the Schollars should 
 be judges for y^ Contrary and advised them to keep the 
 Schollars here at least till a Meeting of y^ Trustees. They 
 went away with a pretense to advise y^ Schollars to be quiet, 
 but before they went away out of town gave leave for the 
 Schollars to go away. The Schollars were going away all so 
 fast, but M^- Noyes the Minister after advising with the 2 
 Trustees as abovementioned & Tut" offered to take care of 
 the Jim^- Sophisters class himself, & that he would endeavour 
 to procure M^- Moss to tend the Seniors, so that the Sophi- 
 mores should be under me & y* Freshmen under M^- Brown. 
 They hereupon saw themselves in a Snare & sent up to take 
 advise with the Gentlemen above, & their Messenger took an 
 unwearied deal of pains to perswade the parents to the Con- 
 trary & after 10 days returned with horses for the Scholl^^- 
 and upon the 10 of Jan^y they all went away again but one. 
 Some of them & especially two of the Sen''- Sophisters who 
 were honestly disposed went away with great reluctancy & 
 with a design to return again. Thus we were left with but 
 Seventeen Schollars, w*^- whom we yet continued, in a steddy 
 course of business untill the second week in March when by 
 Order of our Hon^^^- Gov^- Saltonstall there was a Meeting of 
 the Gov^- & Council and y^ Trustees at Newhaven, & his Hon^- 
 had ordered the Schollars who went away so Disorderly to 
 appear and give an Account of their so doing, but not one 
 appeard nor y« Trustees upon y^ River, whereby it was plain 
 
162 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1717 
 
 that their reasons were frivilous & such as themselves were 
 ashamed of; & since they had no opportunity to inquire into 
 that matter, it was Judged Convenient for the answering of 
 all objections that could be made against the provision that 
 was made for instruction & Governm*-, that there should be a 
 Resident Rector provided. Accordingly at the Advice of y^ 
 Gov^- & Council The 'Rev^- Trustees (justifying & commend- 
 ing y« Tut^s. finding not the least fault in them) chose the 
 Rev^- Ml"- Timothy Cutler y^ Minister of Stratford to be the 
 Resident Rector for the Present till the next meeting w^- 
 should be on the 3^ of June, & thereupon y^ Rev^- M^- Cutler 
 was applj^ed unto by y« Trustees, and consented to come over 
 and take Care of y^ Colledg till the next Meeting & on y^ 24 
 of March came, & undertook y® Affair & instructed one Class, 
 & the Tufs- Mr- Brown & myself yet continued also in the 
 Colledg, & The Rector & Tut^^. together conspired in promot- 
 ing the Instruction & order of y« Colledg, & thus things were 
 to remain till the next Meeting, & the Schollars were to return 
 down to N. Haven again. 
 
 But notwithstanding this provision, yet the Schollars above 
 came not Down but yet continued under M^- Williams & Hall 
 and carried on their business, and great endeavours were used 
 in the discontented parts of y^ Governm*- to procure the 
 leaving out of o^- Excellent Gov^- Saltonstall and set up M""- 
 Gould, and indeed they had but too nearly effected it, & M'' 
 
 "WToodb ge & M^"- Buck m were chosen Deputies for the 
 
 Town of Hartford; their projection was that if M^"- Gould 
 
 were at y^ Head of the upper house & Mr. W ge of the 
 
 lower, they might effect something distructive to the Colledg 
 at N. Haven. 
 
 But the Election approached when the Gov^- was chosen as 
 
 before and their measures broken : M^"- Buck m would not 
 
 set in the Lower house ; M'"- W d ge came & upon offer- 
 ing to take y® Deputies oath was refused and voted out of the 
 house by a major part of y^ house by four or five & their 
 objection was his having charged the Gov'"- & Council of the 
 breach of the 6*^- & 8*^- Commands in what they had done at 
 
1718] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 163 
 
 SayBrook about the books whereupon he was tried and the 
 Lower house acquitted him of Defamation, yet he stands con- 
 demned of it by the upper house. ^ Thus they were not only 
 disappoynted but defeated in their designs; and had no 
 further hopes, but the Majority of both houses voted the addi- 
 tion of 401b- per annum to the Colledg Salary for the main- 
 tenance of the Rector. 
 
 The Trustees met according to their agreement on y® 3*^ 
 of June, some of them, & confirmed their choice of M^"- Cutler 
 & procured the Subscription of 7 or 8 Trustees to the Choice 
 & offered 1401^- per annum, and agreed y*- some of their body 
 should concert matters with Stratford about removing their 
 Minisf- & M^- Cutler undertook the further Care of the Col- 
 ledge, & in three weeks time all the upriver Schollars came 
 down again who for a month or two had been in no business. 
 
 LXXXV. Lettek of Cotton Mather 
 
 January 14, 1718 
 
 [From a copy in Quincy's History of Harvard Univer- 
 sity, vol. 1, pp. 524-526, Cambridge, 1840] 
 
 The letter was addressed to Governor Elihu Yale, of 
 London. 
 
 Boston, New England, 
 
 14th d. 11th month, 1717-18 
 Sir, 
 
 The Colony of Connecticut, having for some years 
 
 had a College at Saybrook without a collegious way of living 
 for it, have lately begun to erect a large edifice for it in the 
 town of New Haven. The charge of that expensive building 
 is not yet all paid, nor are there yet any funds of revenues for 
 salaries to the Professors and instructors to the society. 
 
 1 Voluminous papers relative to this trial of the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, 
 of Hartford, in 1719, are preserved in the State Library. 
 
164 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 Sir, though you have your felicities in your family, which I 
 pray God continue and multiply, yet certainly, if what is 
 forming at New Haven might wear the name of Yale College, 
 it would be better than a name of sons and daughters. And 
 your munificence might easily obtain for you such a com- 
 memoration and perpetuation of your valuable name, as 
 would indeed be much better than an Egyptian pyramid. 
 
 We have an excellent friend, our Agent, Mr. Jeremiah 
 Dummer, who has been a tender, prudent, active and useful 
 
 patron of the infant College at Connecticut He will 
 
 doubtless wait upon you, and propose to you, and concert with 
 you the methods in which your benignity to New Haven may 
 be best expressed. 
 
 Nor will it be any disadvantage unto your person or family, 
 for a good people to make mention of you in their prayers 
 unto the glorious Lord, as one who has loved their nation, and 
 supported and strengthened the seminary from whence they 
 
 expect the supply of all their synagogues 
 
 I subscribe. Sir, 
 
 Your most sincere friend and servant, 
 Cotton Mather. 
 
 LXXXVI. Extract feom a Letter of Jeremy 
 
 Dummer 
 
 March 12, 1718 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 In your last Letter you mention 'd the receipt of 
 
 the Catalogue of your Library, but took no notice of having 
 receiv'd another case of books at the same time, which how- 
 ever I hope went safe to you. I took no bill of Ladeing for 
 'em because the Master carryed 'em Gratis. I am endeavour- 
 ing to get you a Present from M^- Yale for the finishing your 
 
1718] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 165 
 
 Colledge, of which I shall write you more particularly in a 
 
 little time 
 
 I am, S'"-, 
 
 The Colony's & Your very humble Serv*- 
 Jer Dummer. 
 
 Lond«- 12th- March 1717/8 
 
 To The Honbie. Gurdon Saltonstal Esq^- 
 Governour of y^ Colony of Connecticut 
 
 LXXXVII. Proposal of the Lower House of the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 May 29, 1718 
 
 [From the original Journal in the Secretary of State's 
 
 Office] 
 
 This proposal was not agreed to by the Upper House ; 
 but as its Journal for this date is not preserved, details 
 are lacking. 
 
 This House Considering y^ Unsettled State of The Colle- 
 giate School as represented by Sev^^- of y^ Rev^*i- Trustees, 
 & other of our Revr<i- Elders, & Considering y« Great Dissatis- 
 faction of y^ Country in Gen^- do conclude, y*- in Order to its 
 Flourishing & Having y^ Support of y^- Government, it must 
 be settled somewhere near Connecticot River And y*- for y« 
 Present & untill it be so settled the Hundred Pounds Granted 
 to y^ Tutors shall be Divided between y^ Tutors at Wethersf^*^- 
 Saybrook & N. Haven, according to y® Proportion of Schollars 
 under y^^- Tuition, & y*- it be recommended to y® Rev^<^- Trus- 
 tees y*- y® Commencements be Interchangably one Year at 
 Wethersf^*^- & one year at NHaven, Till it be Farther settled to 
 ye Satisfaction of y® Assembly. — Past in y« House by 35 
 Voices, ag: 21 Voices 
 
166 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 LXXXVIII. Letter of Timothy Woodbridge and 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 
 June 2, 1718 
 
 [From an early copy of the original in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Addressed to their Fellow-Trustees. 
 
 Hartford June 2, 1718 
 Rev<i- Gent^- 
 
 We received yo^^ giving us notice of y^ meeting of the 
 Trustees at Gilford, & desiring our attendance there. Such 
 is o^- desire of a peaceable accommodation of the differences 
 respecting the Collegiate School that we are willing to take 
 much more pains than that if we could have any prospect of 
 putting an end to them, they are burthensome to us : griev- 
 ous to the Country & a hurt to o^- holy Religion, giving the 
 enemies to Learning & Religion too much occasion to rejoice, 
 & a breaking of the bond of charity between the good, & we 
 think that it highly concerns us that preach y^ gospel of peace 
 to others to be Leaders therein ourselves, tis in vain to 
 propagate that we are the Persons that make all the trouble 
 till you can reconcile us to this, that those that are Sufferers 
 are obliged not only to bear patiently what injury is done 
 them but alsoe to be well pleased with those y*- doe it, & that 
 they are y^ troublers y*- complain of it. we o^selves are very 
 desirous to doe what is proper to us to end the disputes & to 
 put an end to these troubles by some practical accomodation, 
 unto w^^- the vote of the Lower house this Court (a Copie of 
 w^^- is inclosed) doth fairly lead up. They (as you will see) 
 advise the Trustees to consent that the Comencements be inter- 
 changeably held at Wethersfield & Newhaven till y^ place of 
 the School be fully determined. We freely comply with y^ 
 advice & desire the same of yo^selves, & are hopefull it may be 
 a very fit medium to promote our unity & peace, w«^ we hope 
 
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 hath such weight that you will as readily comply with it as 
 we doe; & we shall (if refused) as we think have just reason 
 to suppose that a peaceable composing of our difficulties in 
 a way soe agreable to the greater part of y*^ Country is not 
 enough at heart with you & y*- you have a purpose of forcing 
 others to a complyance with you w^^ we cannot think is a 
 spirrit should govern christians much less the Ministers of a 
 peaceable Gospel; the wisdom that is from above is pure, 
 peaceable, Gentle & easie to be entreated. We look upon 
 yo^'selves as those y*- have seperated us from you, & that we 
 are the Persons that desire to be at unity, & that strife & 
 variance should be laid aside, if you see cause to take the 
 above-mentioned advice we shall desire y« same service may 
 be performed by M'"- Andrew as formerly ; we desire noe alter- 
 ation there, & o^- Scholars will readily come to him to take the 
 usual directions, we pray these things may be well weighed 
 & not rejected on niceties & y*- you would give us a speedy 
 answer & if you comply mth us please to continue or adjourn 
 your meeting to y® next week & we shall endeavour to wait 
 upon you. We desire yo^- prosperity & are yo^^. in the Duties 
 of Love & peace. 
 
 T. WOODBRIDGE 
 
 T. Buckingham 
 
 LXXXIX. Letter of Benjamin Colman 
 
 June 4, 1718 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, p. 184, Boston, 1904] 
 
 The writer was graduated at Harvard College in 1692, 
 and was now one of the Fellows of that Corporation, 
 being pastor of the Brattle Street Church in Boston. 
 
 The son of Woodbridge referred to in this letter was 
 Elisha Lord, a child of Mrs. Woodbridge by a former 
 husband. 
 
168 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 Rev'i & dear Sir, 
 
 I hope you will excuse my not answering your last to me 
 sooner, remembring what a busie time it has been of late with 
 me. But y* more I think & the more I have enquired into ye 
 Circumstances of your College, the more I grow in my Opinion 
 that it is necessary for the Well-being of it that ye Classes 
 with M^- Williams do not desert it. I am assured also that it 
 will be heavily born by the Gentlemen Overseers & others in 
 Governm* with you, who have come into y^ Vote for y^ build- 
 ing at New-haven. And since ye House is now fixed there, 
 how much so ever it might be desired by you that it had not 
 been so, I know your generous public spirit will now dictate 
 to you ye best Methods wherein you may support & serve it. 
 It will I fear weaken & dishearten your Accademy when your 
 Commencement comes on, if several Graduates, it may be of 
 ye best Literature should decline receiving their Honours 
 from her. We must in a thousand instances deny our Selves 
 for y6 common good. I cannot therefore bring my Self to be 
 willing that any number of your Scholars should at this criti- 
 cal time offer themselves to us, but if your Son alone do so I 
 have nothing against it, but shal be glad of any Opportunity 
 to testify my regards, unto you, & how much I am 
 
 Rev Sir Your Affectionate humble Servt. 
 
 Boston. June 4. 1718. Benj. Colman. 
 
 For the Reverend 
 M'"- Timothy Woodbridge 
 Pastor of a Church in 
 
 Hartford. 
 
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 XC. Letter of the Trustees 
 
 June 5, 1718 
 
 [From the original draft in the University Archives] 
 
 An answer to the letter of Messrs. Woodbridge and 
 Buckingham, of June 2. 
 
 ReV*^- Gentlemen, 
 
 Being convened at Guilford (where we might haue hoped, 
 to meet all y® Trustees concerned for y^ welfare of y^ colle- 
 giate School, & desirous y*- there might be no misunderstand- 
 ings among Gentlemen of such a character as hath been to y® 
 great disadvantage of y® holy relligion we are to assert, main- 
 taine, & propagate, as well as y^ detriment of y^ nursery of 
 Learning we have y« care of, & ought to secure and defend 
 from those y*^- haue a Spirit against such means of Educa- 
 tion,) We found yo^- places empty, but finally Rec*^- yo^- 
 Lines, were glad to see you have such serious thoughts of full- 
 filling y6 trust reposed in you, & so desirous to put an end to 
 y« troubles y*- haue been in y^ Goverm*- about y® School. We 
 hope we haue done nothing willingly to hurt any of those great 
 interests of y® school, our holy relligion, or y^ credit of y® 
 ministry, & these affairs lye so neare our hearts y*- w^e shal 
 not do any thing to shut your selues out of our company, nor 
 yours out of our favour; we haue & shal show all y® favour 
 & condesention to those y*- are uneasie, as is consistent w*^- 
 Goverment & good order, w^ever reports or surmises may be 
 spread abroad to the contrary. 
 
 We cannot see it consistent w*^- our publick work, or family 
 interest, to continue o^- meeting, or adjourn y® same to y^ 
 next week : But propose that if any thing y*- we can remoue 
 be grievous to you, or you haue any proposals to make w^^- 
 are likely to be consistent w*^- w*- we have regularly done that 
 you signify them to y« Rev'"'^- Rector M"" Andrew, who may 
 ex officio relieve you, or if need be speedily call an other 
 meeting of the Rev^<^- Trustees to accommodate these affairs. 
 
170 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 We also would inform that sufficient provision is made at 
 N. haven for instructing & governing y® Schollars belonging 
 to y« School. 
 
 We would always shew our selues men of peace, as we are 
 preachers, & desire to be propagators thereof, & hope we shal 
 always so appear to persons y*- do not beleiue all y^ reports 
 y*- are spread abroad, & do carefully veiw our actions & pro- 
 ceedings. Wee being full of busines & in haste, may not add, 
 only our desires y*- our & your endeauours to do service in 
 the w^orld, & for our generation in all our way & walk and 
 particularly respecting y® School may be succeeded of the 
 Lord, & that we are yours in all X^n bonds 
 
 James Noyes in the name 
 Guilford June 5*1^ 1718 of the Trustees. 
 
 XCI. Letter of Cotton Mather 
 
 August 25, 1718 
 
 [From a copy in Quincy's History of Harvard Univer- 
 sity, vol. 1, pp. 526-527, Cambridge, 1840] 
 
 Addressed to Governor Saltonstall. 
 
 25th d. 6th month, 1718. 
 Sir, 
 
 'Tis an unspeakable pleasure unto me, that I have been 
 in any measure capable of serving so precious a thing as your 
 College at New Haven. 
 
 Governor Yale now gives you a sensible proof, that he has 
 begun to take it under his patronage and protection. But I 
 am informed, that what he now does is very little in propor- 
 tion to what he will do, when once he finds, by the name of it, 
 that it may claim an adoption with him. Yale College cannot 
 fail of Mr. Yale's generous and growing bounty. I confess, 
 that it was a great and inexcusable presumption in me, to 
 make myself so far the godfather of the beloved infant as to 
 propose a name for it. But I assured myself, that if a sue- 
 
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 cession of solid and lasting benefits might be entailed upon it, 
 your Honor and the Honorable Trustees would pardon me, 
 and the proposal would be complied withal. 
 
 It is a thousand pities, that the dear infant should be in 
 danger of being strangled in the birth, by a dissension of your 
 good people about the place where it shall be nourished in 
 the mlderness. But probably the Yalean assistance to New 
 Haven will prove a decisive circumstance, which will dispose 
 all to an acquiescence there 
 
 Your Honor's most sincere servant. 
 
 Cotton Mather. 
 
 XCII. Peoceedixgs of the Trustees 
 
 September 10, 1718 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 Henry Caner, who now begins to figure in the College 
 records, was an Englishman by birth, a master carpenter 
 of reputation in Boston, who had been invited to settle 
 in New Haven, to superintend the building of the new 
 College house, and otherwise to prosecute his calling. 
 
 At a Meeting of the Trustees of y« Collegiate School at 
 Commencement in Newhaven. Sept 10th 1718. 
 
 The Rev<i M^ James Noyes was 
 chosen Moderator of this Meeting 
 The Revi John Davenport & 
 Sam^ Russel were chosen Scribes 
 of y« Meeting. 
 
 Present the Rev<i 
 M'" James Noyes 
 M^" Samuel Andrew 
 Mr Samuel Russel 
 M^ Joseph Webb 
 M*" John Davenport 
 Mr Thomas Ruggles 
 M^ Stephen Buckingham 
 
 Agreed & Ordered that the following Act be put & stand 
 upon our Record as the Act of us Subscribing 
 
172 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 Generosissima lionoratissimi Domini Elihu Yale Armigeri 
 Donatione, vigilantes Scholae Academicae in splendido Novi 
 Porti Connecticutensis Oppido constitutaB Curatores ^difi- 
 cium Collegiate inceptum ereetumque perficere capaces red- 
 diti, Honorem tali tantoque Maecenati, Patronoque debitum 
 animo gratissimo meditantes, memoriamque tanti Beneficii 
 in lianc prascipue Coloniam collati, in omne JEvnm modo Op- 
 timo perducere studiosi ; Nos Curatores Negotii tanti in com- 
 mune praesertim hujus Provinciae populi bonum Momenti Cura 
 honorati wfjuwdvfxaSov consentimus, statuimus, ordinamus 
 Nostras ^des Academicas patroni munificentissimi nomine 
 appellari, atque Yalense Collegium nominari ut haec Pro\'incia 
 diuturnum Viri adeo Generosi qui tanta Benevolentia tanta- 
 que Nobilitate in Commodum illorum maximum propriamque 
 incolarum et in praesenti & in futuris Saeculis Utilitatem con- 
 suluit, Monumentum retineat & conservet. 
 
 James Noyes 
 Moses Noyes 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 JoH, Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 
 Agreed & Ordered that the ReV^- M^ Samuel Andrew & W" 
 Samuel Russel do write to the Hon^^^ QqH. William Tailor & 
 pray his hon^ to deliver the Pictures, Books, & Goods which 
 are the donation of y« Hon^i^- Elihu Yale Esq^ of London to 
 this Colledge, to their order, & we do hereby desire, & impower 
 gd. M^* Andrew & M'" Russel to receive & dispose of all s^- 
 Pictures, Books, & goods according to y^ true intent of y« 
 Hon^ie- Dono'"- & at their discretion to Convert s^- goods into 
 moneys, & to defray all charges of s*^- goods &c, & to pay such 
 sums as are due to M^ Caner, & to transmit the remainder to 
 ye School Treasury for j^ service of y* Trustees w*^ all con- 
 venient Speed. Voted & passed. 
 
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 We agree & order that the Rector (pro tempore) w^^^ any two, 
 or three of the Trustees be impowred, & are hereby impowred 
 to carry on y® Commencement and give Degrees, & sign 
 Diplomas until farther Order. Voted & passed. 
 We Agree, & Order that the Rev*^ M^ Samuel Russel, & M^ 
 John Davenport, one, or both of them Reckon with M'" Caner, 
 & do draw out of the moneys of this School, here, or at Boston 
 such sums as are due to s<^- Caner, & make him payment, & 
 further to determine s'^- Caners farther imployment about y® 
 Service of our Colledge, as they shall find best. Voted & 
 passed. 
 
 The Trustees now Ordered the Treasurer to pay M^ Samuel 
 Johnson Tutor the Sum of twenty five pounds as part of his 
 Salary for the past year. 
 
 Also an Order for four pounds eight shillings & five pence to 
 Cap* Munson as remainder due for the Commencement dinner. 
 Agreed & ordered that the Books of Noble Benefactors given 
 to our Collegiate School, which we have named Yale Colledge, 
 being brought into o^- Colledge Library be committed to the 
 particular care of j^ Senior Tutor for the time being, who is 
 hereby allowed to Lend to y® resident Members of the School, 
 or Non residing Schollars, or any other out of y« Library at 
 no time, but according to y® direction and allowance of the 
 Rector for the time being untill, further Order be made con- 
 cerning the same. Always excepting the Trustees of this 
 Colledge, who reserve to themselves the Liberty of them. 
 Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 Ordered that the Rev*^ M^ Andrew do write according to his 
 direction to M^ Henry flint to obtain of him some good en- 
 couragement that he will accept the offer of a Rectors post in 
 our Yale-Colledge, our eyes being upon him for Rector ; Voted 
 in the affirmative. 
 
 We now choose M^ Daniel Brown of this Town Junior Tutor 
 of our Colledge. Voted in y« affirmative. 
 We make choice of Cap* John Munson of this town Steward 
 of Yale-Colledge. Voted in the affirmative. 
 Ordered that the Schollars of this Colledge, after the vaca- 
 
174 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 tion, do enter & live in the house erected, as many as shal fill 
 up the Rooms prepared for their reception, under the Tutors 
 direction. Voted in the affirmative. 
 
 Agreed & Ordered that the Rev*^ M'" Samuel Russel be desired 
 & impowred, & is hereby impowred to procure & make pur- 
 chase of the glass & nails, brick, & what ever is needful, for 
 carrying on the Colledge building, & to draw money out of 
 y6 Treasury of y® School, or at Boston, out of y^ Money be- 
 longing to the School to defray the charge thereof. Voted in 
 the affirmative. 
 
 Attest 
 
 Sam^ Russel 
 
 , -r^ , Scribes 
 
 J OH. Davenport 
 
 XCIII. Letters or Thanks of the Trustees 
 
 September 10-12, 1718 
 
 [From contemporaneous copies in the University 
 
 Archives] 
 
 The first two letters are in the handv^riting of Tutor 
 Samuel Johnson, with autographed signatures ; the third 
 (addressed undoubtedly to the Rev. Cotton Mather) is 
 in the handwriting of the Senior Trustee, James Noyes. 
 A fourth letter was also written, to General Francis 
 Nicholson, Governor of Nova Scotia (who had been in 
 close relations with Connecticut a few years before during 
 his comimand of the troops sent against Canada), ac- 
 knowledging a donation to the Library; this is here 
 omitted, as adding no i^oints of interest. 
 
 The specially grandiloquent style of the letter to 
 Governor Yale may be explained by its being in part a 
 version of the Rev. Mr. Davenport's Latin oration on the 
 Commencement stage. 
 
 HonWe. S'-- 
 
 Our Concernment with the Collegiate School here gives us 
 Special Advantages and lays us under Deepest Obligations 
 
1718] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 175 
 
 well to observe the various Disposals of Divine providence 
 thereabouts ; & we may truly say there is nothing to us more 
 worthy of our Special remark, than these repeated instances 
 of favour to our Infant School from generous Gentlemen, so 
 remote from, & so little interested in the same, as those in 
 London thro ' your unwearied instrumentality, which we now, 
 & alwayes acknowledge with deepest Gratitude; and if it be 
 (as we hope it is) an indication that our School shall be estab- 
 lished a blessing in the kingdom of our Great Lord in these 
 American Corners of the Earth ; then such who so generously 
 concern themselves for its flourishing, shall neither fail of due 
 acknowledgments here, nor a glorious reward in the Coming 
 World. 
 
 Indeed S'"- our small beginnings ashame us that we can no 
 more suitably eccho back our grateful acknowledgments from 
 our new Hall in our new Yale Colledg, as our hearty Acknowl- 
 edgment of our bountiful Benefactor, the Hon^^^- Elihu Yale, 
 Esqr- 
 
 Also S''- we enjoy now the Great Satisfaction to view the 
 room prepared for the reception of your very valluable Col- 
 lection of books which we hope will shortly adorn the same at 
 a better rate than any America can pretend to ; here we shall 
 (we trust) & now do offer as our sincere praises to God, and 
 unfeigned thanks to your hon^^^- Self whose name we shall 
 always mention w*^- hon^- & humbly crave we may still enjoy 
 your refreshing Aspect upon o^- Colledg. So y'"- hon^"- shall 
 further add to the great Obligations we are laid under ever 
 to subscribe o^selves 
 
 Y^"- hon^^- most humble & oblieged Servants 
 
 James Noyes 
 N Haven Sept. 10*^- 1718 Samuel Andrew 
 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 JoH. Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 The Hon^^e- Jer. Dummer 
 
176 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 Honourable Sir 
 
 We Trustees of the Collegiate School of Connecticutt, fixed 
 in the Ancient famous Town of NewHaven, have convened on 
 our Academical Solemnities, where we have had the Honour 
 done us of seeing the names of the famous Books sent us from 
 yr- Hon^- appearing in the Catalogue of the Books of the noble- 
 spirited Benefactors of our School, and of knowing your most 
 generous Bounty of a Large Quantity of very agreeable 
 Goods, together with a further Ornament of choice Books, his 
 Majesties Picture & arms are safely arived at Boston, and had 
 the Happiness of the Hon^^^- Coll. Tayler, Representing y^- 
 Hon^-, gracing the Solemnities of our Commencm*- In whose 
 presence, a great number of Learned Men & fautors of Learn- 
 ing attending, We the Trustees in the Large & Splendid Hall 
 of our Building, Have done our School the Honour of naming 
 it w^ith your Illustrious Name & have called it Yale-Colledge, 
 and read off a Memorial of it in the Lattin Tongue, and also a 
 Memorial of the Same in the English Tongue, answered with a 
 Counterpart in Lattin, which Coll. Tayler was pleased to say 
 was very agreeable to him representing y^"- Hon^- From the 
 Hall the Schollars in the Way usual walked to the Meeting 
 house, where in the presence of the Hon^^®- Gov^- Saltonstall & 
 his Generous Lady, the Hon^^^- Coll. Tayler representing your 
 Person, the Hon^^®- Deputy Govern^- Gold, with sundry wor- 
 shipful Assistants, the Judges of the Circuit, a Great Numb^- 
 of Rev<^- Ministers, & Learned men, & of a great frequency, 
 your Hon^s- bounty hath been opened with the great gratitude 
 by the Saluting Orator, & after the Disputations w^ere well 
 performed, in an oration managed by one of our Body hath 
 been proclaimed the wonderful Goodness of a most Bountiful 
 God, & the Benefits of Liberal Donors, «& in a Distinguishing 
 Degree the Admirable Munificence of your Hon^- with earnest 
 Prayers to the God of all grace to inrich your Hon^- more and 
 more with all Spiritual Blessings ; & that after the long Con- 
 tinuance of a publick blessing so rich in Good works, a multi- 
 tude, who have been Satisfied with your beneficences, may 
 receive their Generous Benefactor into Everlasting Taber- 
 
1718] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 177 
 
 nacles. Immediately after which ten Deserving proficients 
 received their Degrees, which being given, our Hon^ie. Gov- 
 erno''- Saltonstall was pleased in a famous Latin Speech to do 
 us the Hon^- of crowning the Solemnities of the Day, extolling 
 with profound respect your Hon^ie. Name. The Solemnities 
 being perfected, in Colledge Order from the Meetinghouse we 
 returned to Yale-Colledge Hall & Library, wherein were 
 Generously Entertained with a large Colledge Dinner a vast 
 number, & in the Library y^- Hone's- Representative the Hon^e. 
 Ingenuous & Generous Coll. Tayler was pleased to seat him- 
 self at the Table of the Ladies. The Day hath, with Divine 
 Countenance, been carryed on in a Splendid manner. We 
 rejoyce in the Goodness of Almighty God, who hath provided 
 for our School so honourable a protection, & revived our 
 Hopes, that so great & Glorious a work, for the Hon^- of 
 Almighty God, for the Service of Religion and Learning, for 
 the Ornament & weal of our Colony, & in particular for the 
 Accomplishment of many your worthy Relations may under 
 your great name flourish & increase in Glory. 
 
 As w^e offer humble & hearty Thanks to y^- Kon^- for your 
 many bounties, so we are & shall be constant Solicitors at the 
 Throne of Grace, that your abundant Charity and Liberality 
 flowing from your pious Breast may be found to the making 
 very weighty your Crown of Glory to be received from the 
 hands of adorably free grace in the Day of our Lord Jesus : 
 & we humbly desire Leave to do our Selves the Hon'"- of 
 Subscribing, Hon^^®- Sir 
 
 Your Hon^s- most obliged, most ThankfuU 
 & most obedient Servants 
 
 James Noyes 
 New-Haven, Sept. 12, 1718 Samuel Andrew 
 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 JoH. Davenport 
 , Thomas Ruggles 
 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 The Honi>ie. Elihu Yale 
 
178 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 Very Reverend S^- 
 
 The Trustees of the Collegiate School fixed at New Haven 
 haveing been favoured with an incourageing account of your 
 noble and charitable regard to our infant Nursery evidenced 
 in your excellent Letter to the Honourable Elihu Yale Esq^- 
 for the moveing his generous spiritt to bountifull benefaction 
 to our school, which hath had so good success, that we have 
 the Joyfull intelligence, that the Honourable Gentleman hath 
 very largely contributed towards the finishing our edifice, as 
 doubtless your self e hath heard ; his large donation arrived at 
 Boston hath obliged the Trustees to give our building the 
 name of Yale's Colledge, on our last Commencement the tenth 
 of this month ; and we remembring, how far your Bev^- selfe 
 hath honoured and favoured us in your seasonable endeavours 
 to incourage our great undertakeing, which we hope will be 
 for the glory of God, and the advancment of religion and 
 Learning in the present and succeeding generations, do with 
 greatest gratitude acknowledge your commiseration of our 
 low circumstances and readiness to do so great a service for 
 the interest of our glorious Lord in this part of the Country, 
 and confess our deep obligations unto yourselfe, not doubting 
 your future forwardness to incourage the same good work 
 according to your opportunity, and requesting your constant 
 prayers for divine guidance in so difficult a day among us, we 
 remain 
 
 Very Rev^- S""- 
 
 Your most humble servants 
 
 XCIV. Invitation of the Trustees for the Return 
 OF Seceded Students 
 
 September 12, 1718 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The Trustees desirous in order to remoue y® unhappy cir- 
 cumstances that haue of Late attended y^ affairs of this 
 
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 colledge, whereby several Schollars haue been prevented from 
 receiuing their Degrees respectiuely according to their stand- 
 ing therein, on y^ Commencement held here the day before 
 yesterday; and to improue y® happy smile of diuine Provi- 
 dence in ye great bounty of y® Hon^'^^e. Qqv^- Yale bestowed 
 thereon unto a general reconciliation; the Trustees have 
 agreed & do order that if any of y aforenamed Schollars do 
 produce to y^ Rector of this Colledge a Testimony, under y« 
 hand of any two Trustees of their having been approved by 
 them as qualified & worthy of y* degree of Batchelour of Arts, 
 on terms as easy as can reasonably be desired the Rector shal 
 giue to each of them a Diploma in y® usual form, as a testi- 
 mony of their being admitted to y« s^ Degree, & y^ Jun''- 
 Schollars shal be receiued w^^out any exception; provided 
 they come to this Colledge and submit to y® Orders of y® same, 
 before y« winter immediately following the date hereof. 
 
 James Noyes 
 Newhaven Sep*- 12*^1- 1718 Samuel Andeew 
 
 Samuel Russel 
 Joseph Webb 
 John Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 
 XCV. Act of the Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October, 1718 
 [From the official copy in the University Archives] 
 
 Att a General Assembly Holden at Newhaven on the ninth 
 Day of October Anno Dom 1718 
 
 An Act for the Encouragement of Yale College 
 Whereas some difficulty and Misunderstandings hapned in 
 this Colony upon the fixing the Collegiate School and building 
 the House for it at NewHaven, therefore for a finall Conclu- 
 sion of said differences and Misunderstandings and for pre- 
 
180 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 venting the Unhappy Consequences that might Ensue and for 
 the Introduceing a good and happy Agreement in this as well 
 as in all our publick Affairs, It is Resolved by this Assembly 
 that the following proposalls be Concluded upon as an Expe- 
 dient for those Ends and it is hereby Agreed & Enacted — 
 
 1 that the Annuall Sallary allowed out of the publick 
 Treasury to said Collegiate School for the year past shall be 
 Distributed to the Tutors at New Haven Weathersfield and 
 Saybrook in proportion to the Scholars under their Tuition. 
 
 2diy. That the Scholars who performed their Exercise at 
 Weathersfield shall have their Degree at Newhaven without 
 further Examination and all SchoUars Entered in the School 
 at Weathersfield shall be Admitted to the same Standing in 
 the School at Newhaven. 
 
 3diy. That there shall be five hundred pounds allowed for 
 the building a State House at Hartford which money shall be 
 procured by the Sale of Lands belonging to this Colony and 
 put into the hands of such Committee as this Assembly shall 
 Appoint for that Use. And it is ordered that the Scholars at 
 Weathersfield come down to the School at Newhaven. 
 
 4thiy. That fifty pounds be procured by the Sale of such 
 Lands as Abovesaid and given to the Town of Saybrook for 
 the use of the School in s*^- Town. 
 
 5thiy. That the Governor and Councel be desired to give, 
 at the desire of the s<i- Trustees of said College, such Orders 
 as they think proper for Removing the Books belonging to the 
 said College left at Saybrook to the Library provided for the 
 placeing them in Yale College at NewHaven. 
 
 gthiy. That the Several particulars Abovementioned that 
 Relate to the s'^- College be Recommended by the Governor and 
 Councel in the Name of this Assembly to the Trustees of the 
 said School for their Observation and that sd College be 
 carryed on, promoted, and Incouraged at Newhaven and all 
 due Care taken for its flourishing. 
 
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 XCVI. Orders of the Governor and Council of 
 Connecticut 
 
 October 28, 1718 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 6, pp. 90-91, 
 
 Hartford, 1872] 
 
 At a Meeting of the Governour and Council in New Haven, 
 October 28th, 1718. 
 
 Ordered, that the secretary draw out the act passed in this 
 Assembly for encouraging the proceedings in Yale College in 
 this town, and inclose it in a letter to the Reverend Mr. 
 Andrew, rector of the said school 
 
 Ordered, that the secretary write an order on Mr. Daniel 
 Buckingham of Say Brook, requiring him to deliver to the 
 rector of Yale College, or his order, the books and papers 
 belonging to that college, which were by direction of the trus- 
 tees of the same left in his house, when the said college was 
 removed to N. Haven, and which he has held in his keeping 
 since that time; and that the said order be inclosed in the 
 forementioned letter to the rector 
 
 XCVII. Extract from a Letter of Timothy Green 
 
 October 30, 1718 
 
 [From the original, in the library of the American Anti- 
 quarian Society] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Cotton Mather. The author 
 was the vs^ell-known printer, of New London. 
 
 New London, Octob. 30, 1718 
 Reverend, Honoured, 
 and Dear Sir, 
 
 Yesterday I came home from New-Haven, & can 
 
 inform you that there is like to be Peace in our Colony re- 
 
182 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 specting Yale College, the Scholars at Weathersfield &c are 
 to go to New-Haven, & take their Place there according to the 
 years, they have been learning. So things are like to be 
 
 easie 
 
 Your very humble servant, 
 
 Timothy Green. 
 
 XCVIII. Extract from a Letter of Gurdon Salton- 
 
 STALL 
 
 November 20, 1718 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 185-186, Boston, 1904] 
 
 The writer was the Governor, and the recipient the 
 Secretary, of the Colony. 
 
 NLond: Nov: 20 1718 
 M^ Secretary. 
 
 This comes express to You, for a Copy of the Act of the 
 late Assembly, respecting the Settlement of the Colledge 
 Affairs, which I would have, with y^ publick Seal annexed to 
 It, sent to Me, by this Messenger I am S^ 
 
 Y^ very humble Serv* 
 
 G : Saltonstall 
 
 P. S. 
 
 You have among the Papers left on the Council board at 
 N Haven, when I took my leave of You ; The Minutes of the 
 Orders We made, relating to the Money to be paid to the 
 Trustees, and the Colledge Books at Saybrook; which You 
 must also Send Me, with an Account what You have done upon 
 
 those Orders 
 
 Mr Secry Wyllys. 
 
1718] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 183 
 
 Since my writing what is before, I understand Some Per- 
 sons have a design to proceed at Weathersfield, in opposition 
 to the Act of the late Assembly, relating to a Colledge at N 
 Haven, & Schollars belonging to It at Weathersfield, Which 
 tho I can hardly believe, Yet I think It may be best for You 
 to draw a Copy of that Act, and cause It to be delivered to the 
 Constable of Weathersfield with an Order as from Me, that he 
 publish It immediately in y® s<i Town. Which You are ac- 
 cordingly to take care of; This will be a sufficient Means to 
 prevent any Such Disorder as is said to be designed there. 
 
 XCIX. Proceedings of the Governor and Council of 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 December 2-4, 1718 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 6, pp. 92-98, 
 
 Hartford, 1872] 
 
 Mr. Daniel Buckingham was a son of one of the origi- 
 nal Trustees, the Rev. Thomas Buckingham, of Say- 
 brook, and an ancestor of the distinguished War-Gover- 
 nor, William A. Buckingham. He was a leading citizen 
 of Saybrook, often (after 1713) a deputy to the General 
 Court, and Justice of the Peace from 1716. 
 
 At a Meeting of the Governour and Council in Say Brook, 
 December 2^, 1718. 
 
 The Governour communicated to the board the return made 
 by the Reverend Mr. Samuel Russell and Mr. Thomas Rugles 
 of the order made by this board October the 28th, 1718, 
 which said order was directed to Mr. Daniel Buck- 
 ingham of Say Brook, requiring him to deliver the books and 
 papers belonging to Yale College at New Haven, which he 
 the said Buckingham had in his house and custody in Say- 
 brook, to the Rev. Mr. Samuel Andrew, rector of the said 
 college, or to his order; which said order was by the said 
 
184 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 rector indorsed to the said Mr. Russell and Mr. Ruggles, or 
 either of them, who were appointed by him to receive them. 
 And their said return thereupon sheweth, that on the 11th 
 day of November, they by virtue of said order demanded the 
 said books and papers, and that the said Buckingham did 
 refuse to deliver them, declaring he did not know that he had 
 any books belonging to Yale College, but when he did, and 
 should receive authentick orders, he would deliver them. 
 
 Upon consideration of this matter : Resolved by this board, 
 that the said Buckingham refusing to deliver the said books 
 and papers upon the said order given pursuant to the said act 
 of the Assembly, has a manifest appearance of great mis- 
 demeanour and contempt of authority; and that a precept be 
 issued to the sheriff of the county of New London, signed by 
 Capt. Christopher Christophers, clerk of the Council, by order 
 of this board, commanding him in his Majesties name to arrest 
 the said Daniel Buckingham, and have him before the Gover- 
 nour and Council, tomorrow morning at ten of the clock, at 
 the house of Major John Clark in Saybrook, to be examined 
 concerning his said misdemeanour and contempt, and dealt 
 with as the law directs. 
 
 At a Meeting of the Governour and Council in Saybrook, 
 December 3d, 1718. 
 
 This day the sheriff of the county of New London, 
 
 by virtue of the precept given him and dated yesterday, 
 brought Mr. Daniel Buckingham before this board. The pre- 
 cept was read in his hearing And the act of the late 
 
 Assembly, intituled An Act for the encouragement of Yale 
 College, was also read to him. And the said Buckingham 
 answered, that he could only say as he had done. 
 
 It was thereupon declared to him, that the collegiate school 
 to which the said books and papers demanded did belong, was 
 erected by this government ; that they had put the said school 
 into the care of divers trustees, and had settled and approved 
 of their carrying on the affairs of the said school at New 
 
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 Haven, as also of the name of Yale College, given to the said 
 collegiate school ; and had not only directed the trustees in the 
 removal of the books and papers belonging to it, to the room 
 prepared for them in Yale College at New Haven, but had 
 provided particularly that the necessary orders for the re- 
 moval of them should be given by the Governour and Council ; 
 and that since he had accepted the charge or keeping of the 
 said books and papers, he was thereby an under officer or 
 servant of the said school, in the nature of a library keeper, 
 and was absolutely under the will of the trustees or masters 
 of the said school, to render the said books to their order and 
 to the use of the said school, as there should be occasion or as 
 they should be required of him by order of the government; 
 and that its unaccountable for any one intrusted in like man- 
 ner to keep the said books from the use of the said school. 
 
 And this board, pursuant to the aforesaid act of Assembly, 
 did moreover require of him the said Buckingham, as in- 
 trusted with the keeping of the said books, now to deliver them 
 to this board, that they might give order for the safe con- 
 veyance of them to the library in Yale College ; which he, the 
 said Buckingham, refused to do, still saying that he did not 
 know he had any books belonging to Yale College. 
 
 And it appearing to this board that the books and papers 
 belonging to Yale College are at this present time in the dwell- 
 ing house of the said Daniel Buckingham, in a chamber of the 
 said house, where they were brought by order of the trustees 
 with consent of said Buckingham, to be kept safe for the use of 
 the said college ; and that the said Buckingham in contempt of 
 the aforesaid order for the rendering of them, designing to 
 hold them from said school, and prevent the said trustees of 
 said college, and students therein, from the use of the said 
 books and papers, whereby the declared resolution of the 
 General Assembly to encourage the said school, and the afore- 
 said act will be greatly defeated, and the orders they have 
 given for that end become ineffectual. 
 
 Ordered, That a precept be made to the sheriff of the county 
 of New London, requiring him to demand the said books, and 
 
186 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1718 
 
 upon his refusal, to enter into the said house and chamber, 
 and deliver and cause them to be delivered to the rector of the 
 said college, Mr. Samuel Andrew, or to either of the gentle- 
 men by him appointed to receive them. 
 
 Ordered, That the said Buckingham do give bond with 
 sureties, in the sum of one hundred pound, to the publick 
 treasury of this Colony, for his appearance at the Greneral 
 Court to be holden at Hartford in May next, to answer for his 
 misdemeanour and contempt, in refusing to deliver the said 
 books and papers, according to the aforesaid act of Assembly, 
 and also for his good behaviour in the mean time, and that he 
 stand committed until he give bond as aforesaid. 
 
 And the said Daniel Buckingham as principal, and Nathaniel 
 Chapman and Joseph Dudley as sureties, acknowledge them- 
 selves bound joyntly and severally to the publick treasury of 
 this Colony, in a recognizance of one hundred pounds, that the 
 said Daniel Buckingham shall appear at the General Court 
 to be holden at Hartford in May next, to answer for his afore- 
 said misdemeanour and contempt, and that he shall be of 
 good behaviour in the mean time 
 
 Whereas the sheriff of the county of New London has certi- 
 fyed this board, that this evening, in the execution of a special 
 warrant from this board dated this day, to enter into the house 
 
 of Daniel Buckingham of Saybrook, Abraham 
 
 Chalker of the said Saybrook resisted him at the door of the 
 said house, by threatning him, that if he came into the said 
 house it should be upon his peril, contrary to the peace of our 
 sovereign lord the King, and the law in such case provided, 
 
 Ordered, that a precept be directed to the said sheriff, 
 commanding him in his Majesties name to arrest the said 
 Abraham Chalker, and have him before the Governour and 
 Council to-morrow morning at nine of the clock, at the house 
 of Major Clark in said Saybrook, there to answer for the said 
 breach of peace and high misdemeanour. 
 
 At a meeting of the Governour and Council in Saybrook, 
 December 4th, 1718. 
 
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 The sheriff of the county of New London made return, that 
 by the warrant of this board, dated yesterday, he had entered 
 into the house of Mr. Daniel Buckingham of Saybrook, and 
 in the chamber of said house found several books belonging to 
 Yale College, in New Haven, and was ready to deliver them to 
 the Rev. Mr. Thomas Rugles, as directed by said warrant. 
 
 Ordered, That the sheriff have a precept given him, ena- 
 bling and commanding him to impress men, and carts, and 
 oxen, as shall be sufficient for conveying the said books safely 
 to Guilford, and at the house of Capt. Janna Meigs in the said 
 town, to deliver them to Mr. Ruggles, who pursuant to an act 
 of the last Assembly, intituled an Act for the encouragement 
 of Yale College, has been appointed by the rector of the said 
 college to receive them, taking his receipt of them, and make 
 return to this board 
 
 C. Proceedings of the Goa^eenor and Council of 
 Connecticut 
 
 March 11 and 13, 1719 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 6, jDp. 98-102, 
 
 Hartford, 1872] 
 
 At a meeting of the Governour and Council in New Haven, 
 on Wednesday, March the 11th, 1718/9 
 
 The Governour signified to the Council, that he had desired 
 their convening at this time, to visit the trustees of Yale 
 College, and to enquire into the state of it, and particularly 
 into the occasion of several students lately deserting, or refus- 
 ing to attend order there, said to be returned to Weathersfield, 
 from whence, by especial order of the Assembly, they removed 
 to the said college : 
 
 That he had given notice hereof to the rector and trustees 
 of the said college, who were several of them attending for 
 that end, in the said college ; and that he had received account 
 
188 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1719 
 
 that the Rev. Mr's. Noyes of Stonington and Lyme, trustees, 
 &c. were prevented by their age and indisposition. 
 
 William Pitkin, Esq., acquainted this board, that he had 
 communicated to the Rev. Mr. Timothy Woodbridge and Mr 
 Thomas Buckingham, of Hartford, trustees, &c., the Gover- 
 nour appointing this time for a meeting of the said trustees 
 and the gentlemen of the Council in this place, and read the 
 paragraph of the Governour's letter for that end to them, 
 wherein he signifies to them that, as he had to the rest, so he 
 desired of them to attend at New Haven this meeting, and 
 should accordingly expect them ; and that the said Mr. Wood- 
 bridge declined going to New Haven, saying he had not ad- 
 vised the scholars in their going to or coming from New 
 Haven, and therefore should not concern himself in that busi- 
 ness, and declined going to said Council and meeting of the 
 trustees. 
 
 Joseph Talcot, Esq., acquainted this board, that the Rev. 
 Mr. Thomas Buckingham aforesaid, upon reading the Gover- 
 nour's letter to M^"- Pitkin, did say that he had long ago 
 declared to the trustees, that he would never contend any 
 more with them in the affairs of the college, and therefore did 
 not intend any more to concern himself as a trustee in that 
 affair, and thought he should not attend the meeting proposed, 
 with the trustees. 
 
 Also, Mr. Pitkin acquainted this board that the said scholars 
 were at Weathersfield, and said to be under the tuition of Mr. 
 Elisha Williams, &c. 
 
 The Governour and Council thereupon proceeded from the 
 Council Chamber to Yale College hall, where they were re- 
 ceived by the Rev. Mr. Samuel Andrew, rector, and the Rev. 
 Mr. Samuel Russell, and Mr. Thomas Ruggles, trustees of the 
 said college; several other of the said trustees being not yet 
 come into town, but expected. 
 
 The Governour acquainted the rector, that the government 
 which had with great satisfaction founded the said college at 
 first by their charter, and had lately professed, with such 
 solemnity, their desire and firm resolution to contribute to 
 
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 its prosperity, could not but take notice of what had lately 
 happened, in the desertion of such a number of the students, 
 in so uncommon a manner ; and that he had no other informa- 
 tion of it than by common fame, yet that was grown so loud, 
 and was by many evil minded persons industriously spread 
 abroad, both to the injury of this college and to the great dis- 
 turbance of peace and good order in the government, that he 
 judged it necessary on that occasion to appoint this meeting, 
 that having a right understanding of the management of the 
 said deserters, which had occasioned so much disorder, proper 
 measures might be taken to redress what should be found 
 amiss, and prevent the like for the future, and particularly all 
 needful support and encouragement given to the said college. 
 
 To which the rev. Rector made a brief reply, wherein he 
 took suitable notice of the care the government took for the 
 prosperity of the college ; and added that the only pretended 
 cause, which he knew of, of the forementioned desertion, was 
 the insufficiency of one of the tutors; but he doubted not it 
 would be found, upon enquiry, most unreasonable. That they 
 were in expectation of several of their number, and would 
 send to meet them by express, when they should be in readi- 
 ness to attend what might be further necessary in this affair. 
 
 Mr. Pitkin further acquainted this board, that upon his 
 receipt of the Governour's letter he went with it to Weathers- 
 field and shewed it to four of the elder scholars there, and 
 gave them notice to be present at the Council, to shew their 
 grievance, in order to their being redrest ; and their answer to 
 him was, that they understood that Mr. Woodbridge and Mr. 
 Buckingham would not be there, and could not tell whether 
 they should be there or not 
 
 Fryday morning, nine of the clock, the Council met, 
 and. 
 
 Upon consideration had of the state of the college, the 
 trustees present did declare, that Mr. Johnson, against whose 
 learning it has been reputed that the deserting scholars had 
 objected, had been for some years improved as a tutor in the 
 said college, and was well known to be a gentleman of suffi- 
 
190 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1719 
 
 cient learning; and that they cannot but look upon it as a 
 very unworthy part in them, if any of those that have deserted 
 the college have endeavoured to scandalize a gentleman in 
 such a manner, whom much more competent judges highly 
 esteem as a man of good learning, and in that respect very 
 well accomplished for the charge he is in. 
 
 And further they declared, that they had been endeavouring 
 to procure a rector to reside at the college, tho' their en- 
 deavours had hitherto been unsuccessful; and were of the 
 opinion that it was highly necessary to procure immediately 
 some gentleman to be resident there, as a rector pro tempore, 
 till the latter end of May next, who should take the charge of 
 the college, with a tutor under him, to assist in the tuition of 
 the students; which they hoped would put the affairs of the 
 college into a desirable state, and give entire satisfaction 
 to all that wished for the prosperity of it. 
 
 And the gentlemen of the Council, being unanimously of 
 opinion that no expedient could conduce more to the benefit of 
 the college and satisfaction of all, recommended it to the 
 trustees that they would proceed to make choice of a person 
 to reside in the college as a rector pro tempore; that he might 
 be as soon as possible obtained. 
 
 The Rev. Rector, Mr. Samuel Andrew, Mr. Samuel Russell, 
 and Mr. Thomas Ruggles, trustees, &c. personally communi- 
 cated to this board, that according to the recommendation 
 made them from hence, to consider of some fitting person who 
 might be obtained to reside as a rector in Yale College, they 
 had considered that matter, and resolved that the Rev. Mr. 
 Timothy Cutler, minister of Stratford, was a person of those 
 qualifications that they could not but think him very proper 
 to take charge of the tuition and government of the students 
 in Yale College, from this present time to the last Wednesday 
 of May or the first Wednesday of June next, in the quality of 
 a rector to reside there ; and that they had pitched upon him 
 for that end, and designed to procure his residence there forth- 
 with. To which the Rev. Mr. Davenport added particularly 
 for himself, that he did with the rest of the gentlemen before- 
 
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 mentioned fully concur in his opinion of Mr. Cutler's qualifi- 
 cations for that service, but had some scruple of removing him 
 from the church, which he doubted might be attended with un- 
 happy consequences, as to the affairs of that church and town 
 in particular; wherefore he could not tell how to concur with 
 them in their election of him to this service, unless it be con- 
 sidered strictly as under the limitation to that time set, vizt. 
 the last Wednesday in May, or first of June. 
 
 And the gentlemen thereupon desired the advice of this 
 board. 
 
 Who, after consideration had, did advise them, that if the 
 trustees could by any means obtain the Rev. Mr. Cutler to 
 come and reside in Yale College, and take the charge of a 
 rector upon him for the time limited, it would prove an expe- 
 dient universally acceptable to the Colony, as it was to this 
 board, and to all persons who have been under any uneasiness 
 respecting the state of that college, and prove a good means 
 to put an end to the contentions, which are unhappily arisen, 
 for want of such a person residing there. 
 
 And that altho' the church and town of Stratford must be 
 allowed to be unwilling altogether to part with their reverend 
 pastor, who is worthy of their great respect and honour, yet 
 for so short a time, and for so great and general advantage, 
 as its hoped his residing at Yale College may prove, we can't 
 but think they'll be perswaded to deny themselves, and be 
 satisfied with that provision to supply his desk which you may 
 be able to make for them. 
 
 And we cannot but add our assurance, that if you may be 
 succeeded so far as to gain him to attend the proposed service, 
 it will give a particular satisfaction to the Assembly ; and they 
 will be encouraged to come into the consideration of, and 
 favour, the measures which, after that, may be thought best to 
 supply the college with an acceptable resident rector for the 
 future 
 
192 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1719 
 
 CI. Lettee of Jonathan Edwards 
 
 March 26, 1719 
 
 [From a copy in D wight's Life of Edwards, pp. 29-30, 
 New York, 1830] 
 
 Edwards, now in his third College year, was one of the 
 seceding students who had lately returned to Wethers- 
 field from New Haven. 
 
 Wethersfield, March 26, 1719. 
 Dear Sister, 
 
 I think it fit that I should give you some account 
 
 of my condition, relative to the school. I suppose you are 
 fully acquainted with our coming away from New-Haven, 
 and the circumstances thereof. Since then we have been in 
 a more prosperous condition, as I think, than ever. But the 
 council and trustees, having lately had a meeting at New- 
 Haven concerning it, have removed that which was the cause 
 of our coming away, viz. Mr. Johnson, from the place of a 
 tutor, and have put in Mr. Cutler, Pastor of Canterbury, Pre- 
 sident ; who, as we hear, intends very speedily to be resident 
 at Yale College, so that all the scholars belonging to our 
 school expect to return there, as soon as our vacancy after 
 the election is over. 
 
 I am your loving brother in good health, 
 
 Jonathan Edwards. 
 To Miss Mary Edwards at Northampton. 
 
 CII. Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 April 14, 1719 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 I heartily congratulate you upon the happy union 
 
 of the Colony in fixing the Colledge at New Haven, after some 
 
1719] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 193 
 
 differences which might have been attended with ill conse- 
 quences. M'"- Yale is very much rejoyc'd at this good news, 
 & more than a little pleas 'd with his being Patron of such a 
 Seat of the Muses, saving that he expresst at first some kind 
 of concern, whether it was well in him, being a Church man, 
 to promote an Academy of Dissenters. But when we had 
 discourst that point freely, he appear 'd convinc't that the 
 buisness of good men is to spread religion & learning among 
 mankind without being too fondly attach 't to particular 
 Tenets, about which the World never was, nor ever will be 
 agreed. Besides if the Discipline of the Church of England 
 be most agreeable to Scripture & primitive practice, there's 
 no better way to make men sensible of it than by giving them 
 good learning. M^- Yale's picture at full length with his 
 nephew's on the same canvas is drawn for a present to your 
 Colledge Hall; & he'l send you by the same conveyance 
 another parcel of books, part of which he has promis'd me 
 shall be the Royal transactions in seventeen Volumes. He 
 propos'd sending you a pair of Globes, but when I told him 
 you had two pair already, we agreed that in lieu of them you 
 shall have some mathematical instruments, & glasses for 
 making philosophical Experiments, as Microscopes, Tele- 
 scopes, & other glasses for use as well as for ornament & 
 curiosity. I have some books & other things for you of my 
 own Collection, which I'le either put up separately or pack 
 them with what M'^- Yale sends 
 
 Your Most Obed<^- Serv*- 
 
 Jer Dummer. 
 Middle Temple 
 
 14th. April 1719 
 
 To the Honbie. Gurdon Saltonstal Esq''- 
 
194 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1719 
 
 cm. An Act Introduced in the Upper House of the 
 Connecticut Assembly 
 
 May, 1719 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, p. 186, Boston, 1904] 
 
 This Act failed of passage in the Lower House, of which 
 the Journal for this period is not extant. Another Act 
 at the same session, which succeeded in passing, granted 
 £40 to the College yearly for seven years, from the sale 
 of country land. 
 
 An Act for the further Incouragmt of Yale Colledge 
 "Whereas it Is thought Needfull for the Good Govermt of the 
 Colledge at Newhaven and promoting learning there, to have 
 a Resident Rector, who with one Tutor may be Sufficient to 
 Instruct the Studients belonging to the Said Colledge untill 
 there Number be Considerably Increased, and whereas the 
 Sum of one hundred pounds 2 year already Given out of the 
 publick Treasury to the tutor of s^ Colledge Is not Sufficient 
 for a Resident Rector & a Tutor. It Is therefore Enacted by 
 the Govern* Counsell &c. that there shall be the Sum of Eighty 
 pounds more paid yearly out of the publick Treasury for the 
 Incouragm* & support of a Resident Rector & one Tutor, which 
 makes one hundred & Eighty pounds in the whole, for Such 
 time as there shall be a Resident Rector, or untill Such time 
 as the Sum of one hundred pound a year Can be Raised for 
 them Some other way. & then the said Eighty pound a year 
 shall not be paid out of the Treasury but only the Sum of 
 one hundred pound a year as it hath been of late. 
 
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 CIV. Extract feom a Letter of Jonathan Edwards 
 
 July 21, 1719 
 
 [From Dwight's Life of Edwards, pp. 31, 32, New York, 
 
 1830] 
 
 New-Haven, July 21, 1719. 
 Ever honoured Sir, 
 
 I take very great content under my present tui- 
 tion, as all the rest of the scholars seem to do under theirs. 
 Mr. Cutler is extraordinarily courteous to us, has a very good 
 spirit of government, keeps the school in excellent order, seems 
 to increase in learning, is loved and respected by all who are 
 under him, and when he is spoken of in the school or town, he 
 generally has the title of President. 
 
 The scholars all live in very good peace with the people of 
 the town, and there is not a word said about our former 
 
 carryings on, except now and then by aunt Mather 
 
 I have enquired of Mr. Cutler, what books we shall have need 
 of the next year. He answered he would have me get against 
 that time Alsted's Geometry and Gassendus' Astronomy; 
 with which I would intreat you to get a pair of dividers, or 
 mathematician's compasses, and a scale, which are absolutely 
 necessary in order to learning mathematics, 
 
 Your most dutiful Son, 
 
 Jonathan Edwards. 
 
 P. S. What we give a week for our board, is £0.55.0d5. 
 
 To the Rev. Timothy Edwards, 
 
 Pastor of the Church at East Windsor. 
 
196 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1719 
 
 CV. Peoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 9, 1719 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 At a meeting of y^ Trustees at New Haven on Commencement 
 Sept 9th 1719. 
 
 Present the Reverend Messieurs. 
 
 M'' James Noyes, 
 Mr Samii Andrew, 
 M^ TimJ Woodbridge, 
 M^ Samii Russel, 
 M'' John Davenport, 
 M^" Thos Buckingham, 
 Mr Thos Ruggles, 
 M^ Stephen Buckingham. 
 
 The Rev^<i M^ James Noyes was 
 chosen moderator for y^ present 
 meeting. 
 
 And the Rev^<i M^ Samuel Russell 
 was chosen Scribe of y® Same. 
 Wee do approve of the Rev^*i M^ 
 Timothy Cutlers Service in Yale 
 Colledge as Rector for the time 
 he hath supplied that place, and 
 do now desire he w^- continue in y^ same 
 
 Wee do Order that the present Candidates for y^ first degree 
 this Commencement viz. Treat, Smith, & Curtis, do stand in 
 the order they are here written 
 
 Ordered that the ReV<i- M^ Sam^- Andrew, M'' Sam^ Russell 
 M^- Tho. Ruggles, & M^ Timothy Cutler or any 2 of y™, do 
 w^h all convenient Speed Adjust all acc*^- w^^ those persons who 
 have expended moneys, or Labour, towards erecting the house 
 here for the Colledge, & to transmit y® s*^- account so adjusted, 
 to the Trustees for their Sanction, at the next meeting of the 
 Trustees if it may bee. Also we Order the afores*^- persons 
 do treat w^^ & Sollicite y^ Town of N haven that there be a 
 Convenient place for the Schollars belonging to this Colledge, 
 to sitt together in the publick Worship & to agree w*^ them for 
 Settlement thereof 
 
 Ordered that M^ Sam^ Andrew, M^ Sam^ Russell, & M^" Tho. 
 Ruggles or any two of them do pray y® next General Assembly 
 to grant such sum of money to the Trustees of this Colledge, 
 
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 as may enable them to remove the Rev'"^- M'"- T. C. from Strat- 
 ford to the place of Rector, whereto he hath been chosen. 
 Ordered that each Schollar under tuition in this CoU^i do 
 hereafter pay thirty shillings a year for the same v. p. 
 
 Ordered that every Non Resident Schollar belonging to this 
 colledge shal pay twenty shillings per annum detriment, ex- 
 cepting such as the Trustees shal allow otherwise. Voted & 
 passd. 
 
 Ordered that the Colledge Treasurer do forthwith take Deeds 
 of such lands as have been given by any persons of the Town 
 of N, haven to this Colledge, & see them entered on publick 
 record, at the charge of this Colledge. Voted & passed. 
 Ordered that every Schollar belonging to this Colledge shal 
 hereafter reside in the Colledge, excepting such who shal be 
 allowed by y^ Recto^ & Tutor, or Tutors to board elsewhere. 
 Voted & passed 
 
 Ordered that such Schollar who resideth in, or holdeth a 
 Studdy in this Colledge shal pay twenty shillings by y« year. 
 Voted & passed. 
 
 Ordered that hereafter all who shal receive degrees in this 
 Colledge shall pay twenty shillings currant money of this 
 Coll to y« rector for y« same. Voted, passed. 
 Ordered that the Bev^- M^ Sam^- Andrew, M^- Sam^- Russell, 
 & M^ Thomas Ruggles do treat & agree w*^ the Steward Cap* 
 Munson for the terms of dieting the schollars for the following 
 year. Voted & passed. 
 
 Ordered y* M^- Sam^i Russell give order to y® Treasurer to 
 deliver to the Rector five pound ten shillings to help his 
 charges in his present Journey to Boston. Voted & passed. 
 Order^ that the Rev<i- M^" James Noyes & M^ Sam^ Russell do 
 forthwith hire a Convenient dwelling house for y^ reception 
 of M"" Cutlers family for ye present & untill further provision 
 be made & the Colledge shal be at the charge thereof. Voted 
 & passed. 
 
 Ordered that the Rev^ M^ James Noyes, M*" Sam^ Andrew & 
 M'" Jno. Davenport or any two of them do in our name write a 
 
198 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1719 
 
 desire of the Trustees to expedite the drawing in the sums 
 subscribed for the Colledge use. Voted & passed. 
 
 Ordered that o^ Colledge Treasurer do forthwith by all Law- 
 ful means draw in all the moneys due to our Treasury. Voted 
 & pass*^ Affirm*- 
 
 Ordered that M^" Joseph Webb, MJ" Thomas Ruggles & M'' Sam^ 
 Russel or any two of them do write in our name to the town 
 of Stratford signifying our acceptance of their town offer 
 concerning y* removal of M^ Cutler, & y* they do it according 
 to their sd Webbs Ruggles & Russells proposal made to sd 
 town. Also we order & impower the above persons to pur- 
 chase of M^- Cutler his house & homelott at Stratford that it 
 may be returned to Stratford, (& if M'"- Cutler seeth it need- 
 ful) they are desired to be helpful to him, in Laying out the 
 moneys for his accommodation in N. haven and all to be done 
 at Colledge Charge. 
 
 We choose & appoint Edwards Jun^ to y« office of Butler, but 
 if he shal not see meet, to accept then the Rector & Tuto^ to 
 appoint a meet person to that office till further order of 
 Trustees. Voted & passed. 
 
 Ordered that M"" Cutlers family & goods be removed from 
 Str'i to Nhaven at the charge of the Colledge. Voted & passed. 
 
 Ordered that the Rev^- M^" Sam^ Andrew, Sam^ Russell & Thos 
 Ruggles do adjust the ace* w^^ is due to Mr Johnson for his 
 Service in y® Colledge & order him w* shal be due out of the 
 Treasury, w*^ o'' particular thanks for his good service, & that 
 three pounds be ordered him for his extraordinary service. 
 Voted & passed. 
 
 Ordered that the Rev^^^- M'' Tho. Ruggles & Samuel Russell do 
 wait on Major fitch tomorrow morning, & make & perfect an 
 agreement w*^ him respecting the farm given by him to the 
 Colledge, as followeth namely. That M*"- Sam^- Russell do 
 wait upon Major fitch who together with the publick Sur- 
 veigho^ shal renew y^ bounds of s*^- farm all to s^- Russells 
 satisfaction and Major fitch do make a good sufficient Quit 
 claim of s^- farm to the Trustees, on the Condition, it be im- 
 
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 proved only to the use of the School so long as they have In- 
 structor of y® Presbiterian or Congreational profession; 
 That then s<^- M'" Russell do pay to Major fitch thirty pounds & 
 that the trustees will order 30 more to pious uses in this col- 
 ledge to mutual satisfaction of s*^- Major fitch & s^- Trustees. 
 All the foregoing Orders and Acts of this Meeting were 
 voted & passed in the Affirmative. 
 
 Testis, Samuel Russel 
 
 Scribe 
 
 CVI. An Act of the Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October, 1719 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 6, p. 159, 
 Hartford, 1872] 
 
 Be it enacted by the Govemour, Council and Representa- 
 tives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of 
 the same. That the Reverend Mr. Timothy Cutler, Rector of 
 Yale College, shall have all his estate, as well as polls, freed 
 from any taxes in this governpient while he is in the aforesaid 
 office. 
 
 CVII. Vote of the First Society (Center Church), 
 
 New Haven 
 
 December 30, 1719 
 
 [From the Society's Eecords] 
 
 At y« desire of y^ Rev^- M^"- Russell in y® name of y^ rest of 
 ye Trustees of y« Colegiate School or Colledge in this place, 
 the Society grant unto y^ Studants at s^- School from time to 
 time ye Liberty of siting in y® N. E. half of y« Front Gallery 
 in ye Meeting house except y® frount seat, provided y« present 
 
200 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1720 
 
 Studants do pay 1^- per head at first entering into s<^- seats, 
 & for y^ future y^ students at s'l- scholl 2^- per head per annum 
 for y^ use of s*^- Society. 
 
 CVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 20, 1720 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at New Haven 
 April 20tb 1720. 
 
 Then present the Reverend Mess" 
 
 M^ Samuel Andrew, 
 
 M^ Timothy Woodbridge, 
 
 M"" Samuel Russel, 
 
 Mr Joseph Webb, 
 
 M"" Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 M^ Thomas Ruggles. 
 
 The Rev^*^ M^* Samuel Russel was 
 chosen Scribe for the present 
 meeting. 
 
 We agree to give the Rev'^ M'" 
 Timothy Cutler one Hundred and 
 ninety Pounds currant Money of 
 this Colony or Bills of credit 
 passing in the same for his House and Homelot in Stratford. 
 We agree and order for the Rev^ M^ Cutlers comfortable Sub- 
 sistance in the Rectoral Service either 1^* y* the trustees 
 borrow the 190^^ they are to give him for his House & Homelot 
 in Stratford & build an House for the Use of the Rector and y* 
 they shall pay a Lawful Interest for the s<i- 190 untill y^ pay- 
 ment of ye Principle, Or 2^7 If the ReV^ M^- Cutler chooseth 
 rather to improve y^ s*^- 190^^ in building himself the Trustees 
 shall allow him out of the Subscriptions or otherwise such 
 sums as shall be needful for perfecting the Building, & 3^7 y* if 
 ye ReV^ M'" Cutler do leave y^ Service of y^ College he shall 
 have ye Liberty of having the House he repaying what y* 
 Trustees shall expend on it above y® 190 or to lett y^ Trustees 
 have ye House they repaying him the 190 or if he die in s^- 
 
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 service the like liberty shall be to his Wife after his Death, Or 
 4^y That if M^ Cutler shall after building s^- House refund such 
 sums as y« Trustees shall have expended on s^- Building then 
 the House shall be his own, Or S^y That if M^ Cutler shall 
 choose to improve any afores*^- Sums of College Subscriptions 
 or Moneys for building that y*^ he shall give sufficient Security 
 for refunding such Sums or Subscriptions to the Trustees. 
 We agree that the Rev^ M^" Cutler's Salary shall be one hun- 
 dred & fourty Pounds per year with what Additions the 
 College Treasury shall enable us & we shall see proper to 
 make ; And M^" Andrew M^ Russel & M'" Ruggles do adjust y« 
 Account for his past service. 
 
 Agreed & ordered that for redressing the Complaints made 
 respecting y^ dieting of y« Schollars that if it doth not appear 
 y*^ y^^ be a speedy Reformation as to y^ Provision & dressing 
 thereof y* we will on our next meeting (w^ is hereby appointed 
 on y6 second Wednesday of June next) take special Care a 
 suitable Person shall be ready to take y« Care of a Steward 
 upon him. 
 
 Ordered that M'' Russel give y® Treasurer order to pay to y« 
 Rector ten pounds for defraying y® Charges of his Removal 
 from Stratford hither. 
 
 Ordered We desire the ReV^ M^" Cutler to improve M'" Law 
 & Capt Whiting to agree w*^ the Town of Stratford upon any 
 Proposals which have been made to s^- Town by M^" Webb, 
 M^" Ruggles & Mr Russel in our Names for the Terms of M'* 
 Cutlers Remove from them and we shall defray y® Charge 
 they shall be at therein. — and that they do see any such Agree- 
 ment fully executed, also if there shall be no such agreement 
 we advise M'" Cutler to appoint an Attorney to defend his 
 Right in the Law & we will respond the Charges thereof. 
 Agreed & ordered that the College Steward do on each Quarter 
 Day demand & receive such Sums as each Scholar shall be set 
 at in ye Quarter Bill it being approved of by the Rector & 
 Tutor & the Steward shall transfer s*'- money to y^ Treasurer 
 of the College who shall first take into Treasury w* is Col- 
 leges due & shall deliver to y® Steward what shall belong to 
 
202 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1720 
 
 him & each Quarter Bill shall be left in the Treasurer's 
 keeping. 
 
 All the Acts & Orders of this meeting were voted & passed 
 affirmatively by afores^- Trustees. 
 
 Testis Samuel Russel Scribe 
 
 CIX. Vote of the First Society (Center Church), 
 
 New Haven 
 
 May 11, 1720 
 
 [From the Society's Records] 
 
 The Society's Records also contain several later kin- 
 dred votes, which do not need to be reproduced. 
 
 Voted that the Under graduate scholers may sit in the 
 northeast part of the fore gallery except the fore seat and 
 that y® graduates may sit in the fore seat except such of them 
 as are already prouided for, the present students paying for 
 the time past one shiling per poll, and for the future each 
 scholer paying one shiling per head at his entering into the 
 Coledge, and that each scholer pay one shiling per head 
 anualy, for the use of the society dureing their belonging to 
 the Colledge, and the s*^ scholers aduance their proportionable 
 part according to poll in case of extraordinary repairs: 
 alwayes prouided that the afores^^ annual payments be ac- 
 counted due at the yearly comencments and the society im- 
 powers the society collector anualy to demand and receive the 
 afores*^- respectiue sums. 
 
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 ex. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 June 8, 1720 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees by Adjournment June 8*^ 1720 
 at Yale College. 
 
 Then being present the Rev^ Hesse's- 
 
 The Rev<i M"" Tho^ Ruggles was 
 
 M^ Samuel Andrew, 
 M^ Tim : Woodbridge, 
 Mr Sam" Russel, 
 Mr Joseph Webb, 
 M'* Thos Buckingham, 
 M^ Stephen Buckingham, 
 M^ Thos Ruggles. 
 
 chosen Scribe for y® present 
 Meeting, 
 
 Agreed that M^" John Punderson 
 be desired to get y^ Well of the 
 College cleansed. 
 For Explanation of y^ Law re- 
 ferring to Schollars Absence 
 from College we agree that at the Commencement there be a 
 Months Vacation allowed and as to any other Time of par- 
 ticular Schollars Absence there is no claim of Liberty by the 
 Law but as y® Rector or Tutor shall see Reason to give them 
 Leave notwithstanding any Custom to the contrary. 
 Whereas at a Trustees Meeting April 20, 1720, it was left to 
 M'" Cutlers Election whether to build himself or y® Trustees 
 build a Rectors House M^ Cutler at this present Meeting de- 
 clared to the Trustees his Choice is that the Trustees do build. 
 Agreed & unanimously voted that the Rev*^ M'' Eliphalet 
 Adams is nominated and chosen a Trustee of Yale College. 
 Agreed that a Letter of Thanks be sent to Gov^ Yale & another 
 to M^ Dummer and that M"" Woodbridge and M^ Tho^ Buck- 
 ingham do write in the Name of the Trustees to the aforesaid 
 Gentlemen. 
 
 Agreed y* M^ Samuel Russel be impowered to reckon with M'" 
 Bishop, M^ Prout the Treasurer and M"" Cutlers Landlord and 
 make such Payments to them as y<^ Treasury will enable them 
 to do. 
 
204 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY [1720 
 
 Agreed that since Capt Munson hath not provided a Cook as 
 we expected he would, upon w* we discoursed to him (when we 
 were here April 20*^ last), we will take Care to provide a Cook 
 who shall have the whole management of y^ Kitchen & shall 
 reject w* is not suitable for y^ Schollars & make Complaint to 
 the Rect^ & Tutors of j^ want of what is needful and they if 
 y^ Steward do not seasonably repair y^ defect shall have 
 Power & hereby are impowered to make such abatement in 
 y*' Steward's Quarter Bill as his evident Faultiness may make 
 reasonable. 
 
 Agreed that y* Widow Hannah Beacher be applied to be a 
 standing Cook in Yale College & the Treasurer of the College 
 is desired to agree with her & see her paid out of y® Quarter 
 Bill deducting her Wages out of the Steward's Part provided 
 she doth not demand more wages than hath been usually given 
 to the Cook and Sweeper & in, Case M" Beacher cannot be 
 obtained we desire & impower the College Treasurer with y® 
 Advice of y^ Rector & Tutor to put in a Cook as likewise in all 
 the intervals of the Trustees as there may be occasion y^ Same 
 we order as to a sweeper. Agreed that there be fresh meat 
 provided for the Schollars Dinner 3 times a Week till Com- 
 mencement. 
 
 Agreed y* M'' Russel & the Rector be desired to take effectual 
 Care y*^ those Things proposed in the Gov^^ Letter to be sent 
 to Coll Nicholson to be presented to Gov^ Yale be performed 
 & y« Charge of it defrayed out of the College Treasury. 
 The above written Acts all were regularly passed by the Trus- 
 tees in the Affirmative. 
 
 Testis Tho^ Ruggles Scribe. 
 
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 CXI. Letter of Gurdon Saltonstall 
 
 July 13, 1720 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 From some scribbling upon the sheet, it appears prob- 
 able that this letter was directed to the Rev. Samuel 
 Russel, of Branford. 
 
 N. Lond. July 13, 1720. 
 S^ 
 
 I have now before me yours of the 21^^ of the last month and 
 the 5*1^ of this 
 
 Tho ' I was in hope that had the Act in favor of this Colledge 
 passed last Assembly, It would have been attended with other 
 advantages which are very much wanted for the support of the 
 charge of the School at this Juncture, Yet if that may be com- 
 pensated, and any thing of better service to that Society ob- 
 tained at the next Court, I shall greatly rejoyce in It. It falls 
 out very well that you'l have a large opportunity at the Com- 
 mencement to consider what may be best, and hope you'l find 
 the Court in a good disposition to do whatever is in their 
 Power for the encouragement of the Colledge. 
 
 I think exceeding care ought to be taken whenever the Court 
 goes about to enlarge the Priviledges & Powers granted in 
 your Charter that it should not be done in such a manner as 
 to endanger it. No doubt that Act which was proposed last 
 Court may be amended both as to the Matter & Form of it 
 which you'l have the best advantage now of considering & 
 recommending whatsoever you think proper in it, or further 
 needful, to the Court in October. 
 
 As for the Plan you mention in your last, it will be time eno ' 
 to perfect it at the Commencement, where I shall gladly be if 
 my occasions suffer it. I have already in my letter excused 
 the sending of it with the Catalogue & Orders which I received 
 from Mr. Eector & have forwarded ; that being a matter which 
 will require more time. 
 
 My Thoughts upon it are. That there may be 2 Planus A 
 
206 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1720 
 
 Smaller comprehending the Town, Harbour, Colledge, in 
 which the Village belonging to the Town may be well eno' & 
 handsomly expressed without the charge of a nice surveigh of 
 the whole Town. 
 
 The other by a larger Scale, A Plan of the Colledge, and 
 Green before it. Church & Court house, in which the Building 
 may be beautified with Colours, to make a better appearance, 
 than it will in small. 
 
 I shal be sure to put Mr. Adams on being at the Commence- 
 ment meeting tho I should be prevented of being there my self. 
 
 lam S^ 
 
 yj" very humble sev* 
 
 G Saltonstall 
 
 CXII. Extract from a Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 October 1, 1720 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 Addressed to Governor Gurdon Saltonstall. Fuller 
 references to the unsuccessful attempt in 1720-1721 to 
 interest Thomas Hollis in Yale College may be seen in 
 President Quincy's History of Harvard University. 
 
 S^- 
 
 M^- Yale makes me many apologies for having 
 
 done nothing for your Colledge this Summer, & promises to 
 make ample amends by the first Spring ship. 
 
 I have also great hopes that you'l have a Share in M^- 
 Hollis 's bounty which hitherto has bin confined to Harvard 
 College. 
 
 I give my most respectfull Service to y® General Court, & 
 am S^- 
 
 Your very humble Serv*- 
 
 Jer. Dummer 
 Londo- It- Oct^- 1720 
 Colo- Saltonstal 
 
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 CXIII. Order of the Upper House of the Connecti- 
 cut Assembly 
 
 October, 1720 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 This attempted legislation by the Governor and Coun- 
 cil was frustrated by the refusal of the Lower House to 
 concur. 
 
 For the Enableing of the Trustees of Yale Colledge, to pro- 
 vide a piece of Land, and erect such houseing thereon, as may 
 be needfull for the comfortable Residence of the Rector of the 
 s<^- Colledge for the time being, This Court orders that what 
 Sums of money shall accrue to the Treasury of this Colony, 
 by the duties laid upon Rum, or by the forfetures of any Quan- 
 tities of the s*^- Liquor for two yeares next Ensuing the first 
 day of May next, shall be payed to the trustees of the s*^- 
 Colledge, to be Improued for the s*^- end. 
 
 CXIV. Letter of Timothy Cutler 
 
 "December 31, 1720 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 187-188, Boston, 1904] 
 
 This letter is addressed to the Rev. Timothy Wood- 
 bridge, of Hartford. The publication referred to in the 
 fourth paragraph is otherwise unknown ; the Rev. Moses 
 Noyes, of Lyme, appears to be the alleged author. 
 
 N. Haven Dec^- 31. 1720. 
 ReVi- Sir 
 
 Having communicated to the Rev<^- M^" Andrew and M"" 
 Russel, a Letter which I rec*^- from the Gov- bearing Date 
 Dec. 24. relating to the Building a Rector's House here, and 
 desireing the Result of y® Rev<^- Trustees Thoughts as soon as 
 
208 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1720 
 
 may be: it is their concurrent Opinion, That with all con- 
 venient speed there should be a meeting here of the Rev*^- 
 Trustees of this School upon this affair, as well as others that 
 may then be offered to Consideration 
 
 They have therefore empower 'd me in their names to sig- 
 nify their desires, That you would give your attendance at s*^- 
 meeting on y^ 24 of January next ensueing: which I accord- 
 ingly do, and entreat your Favour in the notification of it to 
 M^ Buckingham. 
 
 Sir, I am sensible that Riding such a journy on this Time 
 (especially as the case may be) will be very difficult, and I 
 think that nothing but the urgency of affairs can call for it. 
 But I think that this is the present case. You are not in- 
 sensible of the Difficultys of my present Habitation, and my 
 Tenure of it also is as uncertain as possible. If any thing be 
 done respecting a Building this year it is requisite there be 
 a present Consideration that the Timber be cut for it in the 
 Winter Season. I know, S^, that such is your age and Dis- 
 tance, That you may as fairly put in for an Excuse from 
 coming as any Gentleman, but having a particular dependance 
 upon your coming I can by no means be easy in a Submission 
 to it, and do therefore take the Freedom, to Importune your 
 mindfullnesse of us at that time. And having had so many 
 Instances of your goodnesse in affairs of this nature, I must 
 promise my self the Hon^- & Happinesse of a Visit at that time. 
 
 There is lately come amongst us a Dream of one Wait-still 
 Hoping, referring to Stratford & Lime under late & present 
 Circumstances, particularly relating y« affairs of y^ late 
 Council at Stratford, & Favouring y^ Determinations of it, 
 particularly magnifying the Character and conduct of a Rev<i- 
 Gentleman M^ Izzard. The Representation of it is in y^ way 
 of a design 'd wedding, the Legality whereof is contested and 
 disproved by one M^ Immoveable. The air of it is pompous 
 and rapturous, and pretty taking with us. The Rev*^- M^ Izzard 
 who is called the Authour may possibly be here at y« meeting 
 if his great Distance or Vapours hinder not. 
 
 The College Bell is now raised and gives a very pleasant 
 
1721] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 209 
 
 clear Sound, and we are humbly thankful! to Mad'"- Wood- 
 bridge's Generosity in it. To whom I give my service as well 
 as to your self, who am, Rev<^ Sir 
 
 Your Hum. Serv*- 
 
 Timothy Cutler 
 
 CXV. Extract from a Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 February 25, 1721 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 Sr- 
 
 I visited M^"- Hollis & deliver 'd him the letter you 
 
 sent me for him, & afterwards red to him a paragraph out of 
 your letter to me on the same Subject, with both which he was 
 extremely well pleas 'd. His answer was that he had not yet 
 finish 't what he intended to do for Harvard Colledge, & till 
 then he could not go upon any new design. I am satisfy 'd 
 you '1 find him a benefactor e 're long. 
 
 M'"- Yale has ship't a hundred pounds Ster^- in goods for 
 your Colledge. They go consign 'd to M^- Cradock, who 
 carries them with him, being upon his return to Boston by 
 Cap*- Letherid. This howeuer is but halfe what M""- Yale 
 promis'd me a month ago, when he assur'd me he would remit 
 you 200 lb. Ster^- per annum during his life, & make a setled 
 annual provision to take place after his death. But old Gentle- 
 men are forgetfull. I was with him last night, to refresh his 
 memory about the books, pictures, & other presents which 1 
 formerly mention 'd to jon, & to see if they could be ready to 
 go with the goods, but it seems they won't be in order 'till a 
 
 month hence. I shall be glad if they are ready then 
 
 I am S''- 
 Your most Obed*- Serv*- 
 
 Jer Dummer 
 Middle Temple 
 
 25*11- Feb^y- 1720 [i.e., 1720/21] 
 To the Hon^ie. Gurdon Saltonstal Esq^"- 
 
210 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1721 
 
 CXVI. Letter of Jonathan Edwards 
 
 March 1, 1721 
 
 [From the original in the Andover-Harvard Theological 
 
 Library] 
 
 Edwards had graduated in the previous fall, and was 
 now residing at the College as a student in theology. 
 Another letter by him, probably written about three 
 months earlier, and relating to the behavior of his Fresh- 
 man cousin, Elisha Mix, was printed in part in the Yale 
 News for October 26, 1880. 
 
 Yale Coll: March 1st- 1721 
 Honoured Sir 
 
 As concerning the complaint of the scholars about 
 
 their commons ; the manner of it I believe was no less surpriz- 
 ing to me than to you: It was on this wise, Every under- 
 graduate, one, and all that had any thing to do with Colledge 
 Commons, all on a sudden, before M^- Cutler, or (I believe) 
 any body knew yt they were discontented, entered into a bond 
 of 15^ never to have any more commons of the steward, where- 
 upon they all forewarn 'd him never to provide more for them, 
 telling him if he did they would not pay him for it, Mr Brown 
 notwithstanding ordered commons to be provided, and set 
 upon the table as it used to be, and accordingly it was, but 
 there was no body to eat it: Mr Cutler as soon as he was 
 apprized of this Cabal sent, on the same day for Mr Andrew, 
 and Mr Russel, who came on the next, and with the Rector 
 ordered all to appear before them; where the Rector mani- 
 fested himself exceedingly vex'd, and displeased at the act, 
 which so affrighted the scholars that they unanimously agreed 
 to come into commons again. I believe that the scholars that 
 were in this agreement have so lost Mr Cutler's favour that 
 they scarce ever will regain it. Stiles (to my grief and I be- 
 lieve much more to his) was one that set his hand to this bond ; 
 he did it by the strong instigation of others who perswaded 
 him to it ; neither had [s has been crossed out] he a minutes 
 
1721] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 211 
 
 time to consider before his hand was down : as soon as I under- 
 stood him to be one of them, I told him yt I thought he had 
 done exceedin [g lacking at end of line] unadvisedly, and told 
 him also what I thought the ill consequences of it would be, 
 and quickly made him sorry that he did not take advice in the 
 matter. I am apt to think that this thing will be the greatest 
 obstacle of any to Stiles 's being Butler. I must needs say for 
 my own part, that although the commons at sometimes have 
 not been sufficient as for [ ? to ? Hole in paper at fold] quality, 
 yet I think there has been very little occasion for such an in- 
 surrection as this. Although these disturbances were so 
 speedyly quash 'd, yet they are succeeded by much worse, and 
 greater ; and I believe greater than ever were in the Colledge 
 before, they are occasion 'd by the discovery of some mon- 
 strous impieties, and acts of immorality lately committed in 
 the Colledge, particularly stealing of hens, geese, turkies, 
 piggs, meat, wood &c, — unseasonable nightwalking, breaking 
 people's windows, playing at cards, cursing, swearing, and 
 damning, and using all manner of ill language, which never 
 were at such a pitch in the Colledge as they now are; The 
 Rector has called a meeting of the trustees on this occasion, 
 they are expected here to day, tis thought the upshot will be 
 the expulsion of some, and the publick admonition of others : 
 Through the goodness of God I am perfectly free of all their 
 
 janglings 
 
 Honoured Sir 
 your 
 most dutyfull 
 Son 
 Jonathan E. 
 
212 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1721 
 
 CXVII. Extract feom Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 March 7, 1721 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 188-189. Boston, 1904] 
 
 M^ Yale Sends you by this Ship one hundred 
 
 pounds Sterhng in goods for the use of his Colledge, & 
 Assures me that a present which he has bin long getting ready, 
 of Instruments, books, & pictures shall be Sent you in a 
 month's time. I am glad to get what I can of him, tho it be 
 less than his engagements ; for he promis 'd me that he would 
 Send you over 200 £ per anno as long as he liv'd, & make a 
 Setlement upon you forever, to commence immediately after 
 his death. But I am afraid lest being old he should dye & 
 neglect it, Therefore I think it proper that you Continue writ- 
 ing to him. M^ Hollis has given me Some hopes that he will 
 think of you when he has finish 't what he intends to do for 
 Harvard Colledge, which I'le do every thing in my power to 
 promote, tho I've receiv'd very Severe reprimands from some 
 of my friends in Boston for having made application to him. 
 
 I am S'' 
 
 Your Very humble Serv* 
 
 Londo- Middle Temple Jer : Dummer 
 
 1^^ March 1720 [i.e., 1720/21.] 
 
 To The Rev<i- M^ Woodbridge 
 Minister of y^ Gospel 
 at Hartford in 
 Connecticut 
 
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 CXVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 4, 1721 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees at Yale College, April 4*^ 1721. 
 
 Then present the ReV^ 
 
 M^ Samuel Andrew, chosen moderator 
 
 M"" Timothy Woodbridge, 
 
 M^ Samuel Russel, 
 
 M^ Tho« Buckingham, 
 
 Mr Thos Ruggles, 
 
 M^ Stephen Buckingham chosen Scribe. 
 
 Agreed that the Rev<i M^" Cutler be allowed fifteen shillings for 
 extraordinary necessary Charges upon College Affairs and 
 that the Rev<^ M^ Russel give order to the Treasurer to pay it. 
 Voted. 
 
 Agreed that fourty Acres of Land given by several Gentlemen 
 of New Haven to y^ College, lying to the Northwards of 
 Thomas Munsons be sold to the Rev*i M^ Cutler for fourty 
 Pounds ; also the Lands y* L*- Smith of West Haven gave to 
 the College be sold to him and any other Lands in New Haven 
 given to the College that may be sold, excepting the Ten Acres 
 at the Town's End. Voted. 
 
 Qu : Whether under the present Circumstances of the College 
 it be expedient for us to advance the Price of Dyet, sweeping 
 & making Beds beyond four Shillings and four Pence per 
 Week. Voted in the Negative. 
 
 Not seing reason to comply with Capt Munson's Proposal we 
 look upon our Selves at Liberty to treat with any other Person 
 to supply the Place of a Steward. Voted. x\ffirm*- 
 Agreed that M^ John Punderson be desired to take Care of 
 getting y® College Well stoned or done with Bricks, which he 
 thinks best. Voted. 
 'Voted that the Rev*^ M'" Sam" Russel be ordered to pay M^ 
 
214 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1721 
 
 John Trowbridge the Sum of thirty Pounds when he has fin- 
 ished the College Garrets according to Bargain; & also that 
 M^ Russel be ordered to pay the Rev*^ M^ Cutler the Remainder 
 of the Hundred and ninety Pounds with the Interest as there 
 shall be money to enable him in the Treasury. Voted that the 
 Rev<i M^ Thos. Ruggles be in the room of the Rev<i M^ Cutler 
 with the Rev*^ M^ Andrew & Capt Whiting to make up and 
 allow the Accounts of the sale of Governour Yale 's Goods by 
 M^ Russel and M^ Prout and see it w^ell placed upon the publick 
 Records and that it be done with convenient Speed. 
 Voted that the Rev<i M^" Timothy Woodbridge receipt of M'" 
 Samuel Russel the Sum of Six Pounds to be taken out of M'' 
 John Punderson's Hands of Rents of College Lands to be 
 delivered to M^ John Read of Lone Town and also all the 
 writings referring to Maj'* Fitch's Farm. 
 Voted that M^ Sam^^ Russel be ordered & impowered to use all 
 proper Means to cover the Debt due to the College in Doct^ 
 Peter Carrington's Hands. 
 
 Capt° Munson's Stewardship ending next Quarter Day M^ 
 John Punderson is chosen at this meeting to succeed in the 
 Stewardship of this College and to beginning on the said 
 Quarter Day ; and he has accepted y* Place. 
 
 Testis Steph^ Buckingham Scribe. 
 
 CXIX. A Brief, Issued by Order of the Connecticut 
 General Assembly 
 
 June 13, 1721 
 
 [From a printed copy in the University Library] 
 
 A Brief. 
 
 Whereas Upon a Representation made to the General 
 Assembly Holden at Hartford, the Eleventh Day of May last : 
 It appeared, That the want of a House for the Rector of Yale 
 
1721] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 215 
 
 College at New-Haven, was a great Disadvantage to the good 
 Order and Education of the Students there, 
 
 And, Among the several Ways which were Proposed to 
 supply that Defect, and raise a Sum of Money for that End, 
 
 It was thought most suitable to Endeavour it, in such a 
 Method as might give, to all among us, who wish well to the 
 Promoting of Learning and Piety, design 'd in the Founding 
 of that Society, the most agreeable Opportunity of expressing 
 their Regard thereto, on this Occasion, 
 
 And Whereas Thereupon The Assembly taking Encourage- 
 ment, from the Generous Donations already made to the great 
 Comfort and Support of that Society, by Persons of Distinc- 
 tion in both Englands, 
 
 And Moreover Considering, That a suitable Portion, out of 
 what Divine Providence has blessed us with, being Voluntarily 
 Dedicated to Pious Uses, is the most easy and acceptable Way 
 of expressing our hearty Gratitude, to Almighty God, the 
 Fountain of all the Blessings we Enjoy; To whose Goodness 
 it is that w^e owe, both our Ability to Contribute for the En- 
 couragement of that Society ; and all the growing Hopes we 
 have to see it prove a great Blessing, 
 
 Resolved & Enacted, That there be a Brief for a Publick 
 Contribution, to be made throughout this Colony, for the 
 aforesaid End, 
 
 I have therefore in Pursuance of the said Resolution and 
 Order, (by and with the Advice and Consent of the Council) 
 Appointed the Twenty-third Day of July next, being the 
 Lord's Day, after the concluding of Divine Worship in the 
 Afternoon, to be the Time for attending to the said Con- 
 tribution ; And the Deacons of the Respective Congregations, 
 or in their Absence, such other Person as the Minister of the 
 said Congregation shall Appoint, are hereby directed to re- 
 ceive what shall be Contributed; and to give Notice as soon 
 as may be, of the Sums which shall be so Collected, to Me in 
 Council, that further Orders may be given, for the Applica- 
 tion of them, in the most Effectual manner to the aforesaid 
 Use. 
 
216 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1721 
 
 And, To the Intent that all Persons who may be inclined to 
 Contribute to the said Vse, may be acquainted with the afore- 
 said Resolve of this Assembly, and the Time hereby appointed 
 for attending to it. 
 
 It is hereby Recommended to the Ministers of the several 
 To^vns and Parishes, to Publish this Order in their respective 
 Congregations, on the Sabbath Day, before that herein ap- 
 pointed for the proposed Contributions : 
 
 And the Constables of the several Towns, are hereby Re- 
 quired, to fix this Order, in some Publick Place within their 
 respective Precincts, at least Fourteen Days before the afore- 
 said Twenty third Day of July next. 
 
 Given in New-London the 13*^- Day of June, Anno Dom. 
 1721. In the Seventh Year of His Majesty's Reign. 
 
 G. Saltonstall 
 
 CXX. Account of Sales of Goods Sent by Elihu 
 
 Yale 
 
 June 28, 1721 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 An Accompt of Sales of sundry Goods and Merchandizes 
 Shipd. by Thorns- Sandford of London (June llti^- 1718) for 
 Acco*- of the Honn''^- Elihu Yale Esq^- and by him consigned 
 to the Hon^i^- William Taylor Esq^-, at Boston In New England 
 to be disposed of according to the direction of the said 
 Honn^'^^e. Elihu Yale Esq^-: whose directions were to be sold 
 or otherwise Improved for the Benefitt of the Collegiate 
 Schooll In New Haven In the Colony of Connecticut, accord- 
 ing to the directions of the Rev«i- Trustees of the said Schooll. 
 
 The Acco*- is D^- 
 
 to Ball<^^- In favour of this Acco*- carryd to thel ^^- ^- ^^ 
 Acco*- Annexed I 387-12-0 
 
1721] 
 
 OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 217 
 
 Cred^- 
 
 lb. 
 
 N^- 5 : per one trunk of Goods containing 
 
 25 pieces of Garlix 
 
 5 pieces plain Muslin 
 
 18 pieces of Calico 
 
 the prime cost of the whole being 
 
 Sold for 200 per cent advance makes 
 
 £69-14 
 139-08 
 
 209-02-00 
 
 N<>- 6 : per 1 trunk containing 
 
 17 pieces of Stufe 
 
 12 pieces Spanish poplins 
 
 2 pieces of black and white silk Crape 
 
 3 pieces of Camlett 
 
 the prime cost of the whole per Acco*- is 
 Sold for the advance of 200 per C*- makes 
 
 59-10 
 119-00 
 
 £178-10-00 
 
 £387-12-00 
 
 An Acco*- of the Improvement of the Mony produced by the 
 Sale of sundry Goods Given by the Hon^'^ie. Elihu Yale of 
 London to the Collegiate Schooll In New Haven In the Con- 
 ecticut, according to the Direction of the Donor. 
 
 D^- 
 
 To Sundry pajTnents Into the Treasury made 
 by the order of the Reverend Trustees of the 
 Collegiate Schooll In New Haven per Account 
 on the Treas"' Book 
 
 To Sundry disburssments for materialls and 
 payments to the workmen at the building as 
 appears by M^- Russells Acc^- In part, and part 
 by the Acco*- of the Com**- for the manageing 
 the Affair of the Building the Colledge house 
 
 267-08-0 
 
 110-15-0 
 
218 
 
 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 
 
 [1721 
 
 It. to one piece and half of Stufe N^- 2: not 
 sold, of w<=^- y® prime Cost is 3-3-0; advance 
 of 2^ per ct. makes 
 
 To mony p^ into y® Treas^y- by Cap*- Smith In 
 part for the Trunk sold Doct^- Noyes 
 
 To mony p^- by ditto Smith to M'"- Dixwell for 
 Glass and other materialls for y^ Colledge 
 
 009-09-0 
 
 £387-12-0 
 047-00-0 
 
 055-02-4 
 
 Cred^- 
 By the ball<^e. of the Acco*- of Sales as annexed } £387-12-00 
 
 Ditto Acco- Cred^- per one trunk N^- 4 Sold to 
 
 Docf- Oliver Noyes by M^- Edward Lyde the [ 175-00-00 
 
 neat product as per Account 
 
 £562-12-00 
 
 to mony p^- by Cap*- Munson to 
 the Trustees 
 
 to mony paid by Cap*- Whiting In 
 full of Cap*- Munsons note and in 
 full for that trunk sold Do^- Noyes 
 
 p^- to the Rev^- Trustees 
 
 012-19-5 
 
 059-18-3 
 
 £562-12-0 
 
 A true Acco* Save Errors 
 By 
 
 Samuel Russell 
 
 New Haven, June 28*^^- 1721 
 
 New Haven, June 28*^- A. D. 1721 the foregoing Acco*- and 
 all the perticuler Acco*^- thereto Relateing Examined and 
 Approved 
 
 By Us 
 
 Samuel Andkew 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 Jos. Whiting 
 
 Com**- appointed by 
 the Rev*i- Trustees 
 
1721] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 219 
 
 CXXI. Letter of Timothy Cutler 
 
 July 7, 1721 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 189-191, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 N. Haven July 7. 1721 
 Revd- Sir 
 
 I humbly thank you for your Concern ab* y^ College Mony 
 to be procured for us by Cap*- Wadsworth. But I do not 
 understand that there is any come to us besides w* you sent 
 down a litle while agoe, and I am very much affected with it 
 from my Engagement in y® Purchase I have made of a House, 
 for which I shall shortly want 35^^ to pay y^ man, besides 
 another 55^^ y* I have taken upon Interest on y same acco*- 
 
 I have last night rec*^ a Letter from His Hon^- Encouraging 
 us to hope M^ Yale will further remember us in such an 
 Annuity as you Speek of. His Hon'"- writes, That He sh*^- 
 have now sent to M'' Hollis by y« ships going for England, but 
 that He could never obtain a sight of y® Letter which the 
 Trustees formerly wrote to Him & so could not write in con- 
 cert with them. I suppose He never was addressed by the 
 Trustees, & y* w* was done was done by your Self in a 
 Letter to M^" Dummer taking notice of M'" Hollis 's Generosity 
 to y® College of Cam. intimating y* we tho't He would not be 
 regardlesse of us did He know our State ; & this in complyance 
 mth M^ Dummer 's Motion 
 
 Gov^- Yale hath remembred us in a Present of 105^^- 0.3. 
 The last Post bro't a Letter from M^" Lyde signifying it was 
 in his hands and desireing y« Trustees orders ab*- it. M^" 
 Russel & Andrew & Ruggles wrote down to Him praying His 
 care ab*- ye goods till further Orders. Now y® GoV- hath 
 sent us y® Invoyce from Him. with a Letter also fro His Hon""- 
 They are in a Trunk; Mohair Buttons, Stuffs, Silk sowing &c. 
 
220 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1721 
 
 He supposes thej^ will sell at Boston for 200 per Cent, but to 
 get ready Mony is Impracticable. He adds y* yy have the good 
 news of Col. Tailer's Arrival. & y* there is a Prospect of His 
 being again on y^ Establishment for a Coll. in half pay & 
 hopes to be upon his return home sometime in Aug*- next The 
 Gentlemen here have tho 't y* y® Goods might be sold in these 
 parts to much better advantage than In Boston. I hope Sir 
 you will use your utmost care to conceal this advice I now 
 give you, least it totally hinder y^ Good Effects of y® Brief out, 
 as y^ Gen^i- news we are affraid in part will. 
 
 I almost forgot to say y* y^ Gentlemen Trustees afores^- 
 desired M^" Lyde to send y^ Service & Thanks to M*" Yale. & 
 to signify y* He might expect a further addresse for y* and 
 upon y^ first meeting together 
 
 I am Sir 
 
 Your H. Serv*- 
 
 T. CUTLEB 
 
 CXXII. Act of the Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October, 1721 
 
 [From the printed Colonial Records, vol. 6, pp. 282-283, 
 
 Hartford, 1872] 
 
 The Rector's house on College Street, built in part by 
 means of this Act, was occupied by the Rector (or Presi- 
 dent) for most of the time from 1722 to 1799; and was 
 torn down in 1834. 
 
 Additional gifts for the same purpose were made by 
 the Assembly in 1722 from debts due to the Colony. 
 
 An Act for the better Regulating the Duty of Impost 
 upon Rhum. 
 
 Be it enacted That from and after the first day 
 
 of November next, all masters of vessels or other persons 
 
1721] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 221 
 
 importing any rhum into this Colony shall, in the first port 
 where he shall enter his said vessel and before such entry, 
 produce to the naval officer of the said port a true invoice of 
 
 the number of gallons of rum imported in such vessel 
 
 And the said master or importer shall pay to the said naval 
 officer four pence per gallon for every gallon of rum so 
 imported by him as aforesaid, excepting only such rum as 
 shall be imported directly from the West Indies in some 
 vessel part owTied by one or more inhabitants of this Colony, 
 in which case the master or importer shall pay three pence 
 
 per gallon 
 
 What shall be gained by the impost on rum for two years 
 next coming shall be applied to the building of a rector's 
 house for Yale College. 
 
 CXXIII. Lettek of Gukdon Saltonstall 
 
 October 28, 1721 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 N Haven, Oct : 28, 1721 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 I have with the Consent of the General Assembly ordered 
 what was collected by the late Brief for a Rectors house, into 
 the hands of y^- Treasurer, which will amount to about one 
 hundred Pounds. And They have also made a further Pro- 
 vision which I hope will procure 200^^ more for the same Ser- 
 vice. Had They been better acquainted with the State of the 
 Colledge Treasury, they might have done more; There was 
 some discourse of making Enquiry into It, but It would have 
 taken up time, and was deferred; concluding the Provision 
 already made would answer the Occasion with what might be 
 spared from your Stock. If It prove otherwise theres no 
 doubt but the Country will advance more, and not Suffer the 
 College to be under such disadvantages as It must needs feel, 
 while the Presid*- lives at such a Distance. 
 
222 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1722 
 
 I doubt not but you will enter on j^ Work as soon as the 
 Season will admit, and am glad you have in y^- view such an 
 able Undertaker as M''- Caner. If in any thing relating to the 
 Form of the House or any other Matter belonging to It, my 
 Thoughts and Assistance may be any Service to you, I shall 
 be glad to know It, and forward a Work so exceeding 
 Necessary. 
 
 I am Rev*^- Gentlemen 
 
 Y^"- very humble Serv*- 
 
 G. Saltonstall. 
 
 The Trustees of Yale College. 
 
 CXXIV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 4-6, 1722 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at New Haven 
 
 April 4*11 1722. 
 
 Samuel Andrew chosen Moderator 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 Joseph Webb, 
 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 Eliphalet Adams, chosen Scribe 
 
 Then present the Rev^ M^ 
 
 It was Agreed & Voted that we do comply with the demand 
 which the Church of New Haven hath made (of fourty three 
 Pounds) for the Church Lot adjoyning to M^" Atwater And 
 the Rect^ & Treasurer are ordered to pay the afores*^- money 
 & take a sufficient Deed for s<^- Land to the Rect^ & Trustees 
 & their Successors, From the Pastor & Church of New Haven. 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 223 
 
 Ordered that M^ John Prout the Treasurer of y« College do 
 demand the subscriptions which were made to the College that 
 are yet behind and upon refusal of Payment that he do prose- 
 cute them in the Law at the Charge of the College. 
 
 Messieurs Samuel Russel, Tho^ Buckingham & Eliphalet 
 Adams were chosen a Committee to go & treat & agree with 
 M*" Caner about the Rector's House. 
 
 Messieurs Sam^^ Andrew Samuel Russel & Timothy Cutler 
 three of the Committee who were appointed to treat with the 
 Town about the seating of the Schollars in the meeting House 
 declared yy could not agree with the Town about that matter 
 upon any Terms and so resigned their Trust. 
 
 Agreed with M^ Caner to build an House for the Rector fourty 
 four 1/4 foot long, thirty eight foot wide and eighteen foot 
 Stud with a Barn & well the House to be fit to live in by next 
 Commencement if possible for which he is to have 600 Pounds 
 400 of which to paid before the winter & the rest as soon as 
 we can conveniently do it allowing him Interest for the last 
 Two Hundred till it be paid reserving a Liberty y* if any 
 difficulty or Doubt should arise about the Work or the price 
 the matter be referred to indifferent Persons mutually chosen. 
 Voted. 
 
 Upon what was offered to the Trustees by the Committee of 
 the Society in the Town of New Haven respecting y® seating 
 of the Schollars in y^ meeting House, It was agreed & Voted y* 
 an Answer should be returned to them in the following Terms. 
 
 & 
 
 April the 5^^ 1722 
 Gentlemen 
 
 We have considered your proposals & the utmost we can 
 offer (in Consideration of the Schollars y'" having the one Half 
 of the foreseat in the Front Gallery and so much of the Seats 
 behind as is necessary conveniently to contain them so as to 
 sit together) for the Space of twenty years is thirty Pounds, 
 but if a new meeting House should be set up before the Ex- 
 
224 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1722 
 
 piration of s^- Term we do expect there should be a deduction 
 from that Sum in proportion, & whensoever it shall be erected 
 the Trustees of the College will be ready to agree to bear y^ 
 Proportion of the Charge of y^ Building provided they may 
 have the Liberty of some suitable Accommodations in the 
 front Gallary for y« Schollars to y® Satisfaction of the Trus- 
 tees. 
 
 With respect to y* Case of Hubbel fallen into the sin of Forni- 
 cation and afterwards marryed and his father having applyed 
 to us to have his Son continued in the College upon manifes- 
 tation of his Repentance we agree that it shall be declared to 
 him that we Judge it inconsistent with y^ Glory of God and 
 the Welfare of the School as well as y^ Customs & practices 
 of Colleges in other places in such Cases & y* it will be very 
 offensive to the Country y^ he should be continued as a member 
 of this Society. Voted in y^ Afirm*- 
 
 Memorandum April 6: 1722. Captn Munson appeared and 
 after some Representation of his Difficulties and Losses sus- 
 tained in attending the Work of a Steward &c. he desired that 
 he might be considered on the Account thereof. 
 
 CXXY. EXTKACT FEOM A LETTER OF JoSEPH MORGAN 
 
 May 28, 1722 
 
 [From the original in the Library of the American 
 Antiquarian Society] 
 
 Addressed to the Eev. Cotton Mather. The author, 
 who was born in Groton, Connecticut, in 1672, was the 
 pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Freehold, New 
 Jersey. At an earlier date he had served churches in 
 Bedford and East Chester, New York, and Greenwich, 
 Connecticut. He had recently received the honorary 
 degree of Master of Arts from the Yale Trustees. 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 225 
 
 From East Chester 
 y« 28ti»- of May 1722 
 Very Rev<^- Sir 
 
 I hear some in Conecticut complain y*- Arminian 
 
 Books are cryed up in Yale Colledge for Eloquence & Learn- 
 ing, & Calvinists despised for y^ contrary; & none have y^ 
 courage to see it redressed. I know nothing personally, but 
 was frighted at y^ Report, & were I assured of it, w^ take my 
 Son from thence I have received such Obligations from that 
 Colledge, y*- if I appear, as Informer, it would be more un- 
 kindly taken from me y^ from any, & be tho't Ingratitude. 
 You may inform your self; for if it be true, we may be 
 alarmed, & every man ought to cast in his mite to help it. 
 
 In all I have written I give but Suggesting Hints, & hope 
 not to be named in y® last, & am 
 
 R. Sir 
 
 Your Unworthy Joseph Morgan 
 
 CXXVI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 13, 1722 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at s'^ College in 
 New Haven Sept^ 13, 1722. 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge chosen 
 
 moderator, 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 Then present the Rev^ M"" -i rr,, ^^ , . ', 
 
 Tho«- Buckmgham, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 
 Thomas Ruggles. 
 
 the Rev<i M^" Thomas Ruggles was 
 
 chosen Scribe. 
 
226 DOCUMENTABY HISTORY [1722 
 
 Agreed that there be a meeting of the Trustees at Yale College 
 in October next on the Tuesday following after the Beginning 
 of the Sessions of the Gen^- Assembly. 
 
 CXXVII. Letter of John Davenport and Stephen 
 
 Buckingham 
 
 September 25, 1722 
 
 [From a copy in the Collections of the Massachusetts 
 Historical Society, 2d series, vol. 4, pp. 297-301, 2d ed., 
 Boston, 1846] 
 
 Two other letters to Cotton Mather, dated one week 
 later, and relating to the same occurrences, are printed 
 in the second volume of the same series, with Mather's 
 reply; they are here omitted, as adding no new facts. 
 
 Very Reverend Sirs, 
 
 We have taken it, that yourselves were consulted upon the 
 first erecting a collegiate school in our colony, nor can we 
 account it improper, that yourselves and our reverend fra- 
 ternity in the principal town of our country be apprized of the 
 dark cloud drawn over our collegiate affairs, a representation 
 whereof may already have been made by some of our reverend 
 brethren Trustees : But if not, and the case being of general 
 concern, we are willing to make our mournful report, how it 
 hath been matter of surprize to us (as we conclude it hath 
 been or surely will be to you) to find how great a change a few 
 years have made appear among us, and how our fountain, 
 hoped to have been and continued the repository of truth, and 
 the reserve of pure and sound principles, doctrine and educa- 
 tion, in case of a change in our mother Harvard, shews itself 
 in so little a time so corrupt. How is the gold become dim ! 
 and the silver become dross, and the wine mixt with water! 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 227 
 
 Our school gloried and flourished under its first rector, the 
 Rev. Mr. Pierson, a pattern of piety, a man of modest be- 
 haviour, of solid learning, and sound principles, free from the 
 least Arminian or Episcopal taint: But it suffered a decay 
 for some years, because of the want of a resident rector. But 
 who could have conjectured, that its name being raised to 
 Collegium Yalense from a GjTnnasium Saybrookense, it 
 should groan out Ichabod in about three years and an half 
 under its second rector, so unlike the first, by an unhappy 
 election set over it, into whose election or confirmation, or any 
 act relating to him, the senior subscriber hereof (though not 
 for some reason, through malice or mistake bruited) never 
 came. Upon the management of our college three years and 
 an half, how strangely altered is the aspect thereof! that its 
 regents, sc. rector and tutor are become such capable masters 
 of Episcopal leaven, and in such a time so able to cause how 
 many to partake of it ! 
 
 Upon our commencement, Sept. 12, the rector distinguished 
 his performance by the closing words of his prayer, which 
 were these, viz. and let all the people say, amen. 
 
 On the evening of said day, it was rumoured there, that on 
 the next day the gentlemen become Episcopal, designed to 
 propound to the trustees three questions [about ordination] 
 
 But the day folloTvdng the commencement after dinner, these 
 gentlemen appeared in the library before the trustees, where 
 many other ministers were present, and first declared them- 
 selves viva voce, but after that, on the direction of the trus- 
 tees, declared themselves in writing, a copy whereof is not 
 with us. But the substance thereof is this, sc. 
 
 Some of us doubting the validity of Presbyterial ordination 
 in opposition to Episcopal ordination, and others of us fully 
 persuaded of the invalidity of said ordination, shall be thank- 
 ful to God or man helping us if in an errour. Signed, Timothy 
 Cutler, John Hart, Samuel Whittlesey, Jared Eliot, James 
 Wetmore, Samuel Johnson, Daniel Brown. The persons 
 doubting were Mr. Hart and Mr. Whittlesey. 
 
228 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1722 
 
 Consequent to this declaration, the trustees advised, that 
 the doubters continue in the administration of the word and 
 sacraments, but that the fully persuaded forbear sacramental 
 ministration, until the meeting of the trustees, which was ap- 
 pointed on the Tuesday evening at New Haven, following the 
 opening of our General Assembly there, the said Tuesday 
 being the 16th of the next month. The trustees also advised, 
 that the said ministers would freely declare themselves to 
 their respective congregations. 
 
 It may be added, that Mr. C. then declared to the trustees, 
 that he had for many years been of this persuasion, (his wife 
 is reported to have said that to her knowledge he had for 
 eleven or twelve years been so persuaded) and that therefore 
 he was the more uneasy in performing the acts of his ministry 
 at Stratford, and the more readily accepted the call to a col- 
 lege improvement at N. Haven. 
 
 But then if he knew the college was erected for the education 
 of such as dissented from the church of England (and how 
 could he not know it) and knew himself not one : with what 
 good faith could he accept said call and the considerable en- 
 couragement he had, and the rather if he disseminated his 
 persuasion so contrary to the very design of its erection, and 
 the confidence of those that called him. Indeed he hath said, 
 that he hath laboured only with one to be of his persuasion : 
 Were it so, there would, in one instance, be a foul frustration 
 of the confidence reposed in him, but what a number above 
 one of the students have been leavened by him, who can be 
 assured, but coming time may discover the unhappy instances 
 of it 
 
 It must be acknowledged to the divine goodness, that all 
 the trustees then present (and of the whole number wanted 
 only three, sc. of Lime, N. London, Stamford) shewed them- 
 selves constant to your principles, and affected to the trust 
 committed to them: yet desirous that the meeting of the 
 trustees might (if possible) be fuller, and also their doings 
 might be in the face of the colony, represented in General As- 
 sembly, they took care, that M^- C. might have the use of the 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 229 
 
 house they had hired for him until the Wednesday next after 
 the opening of the General Court, viz. October 17 
 
 We subscribe ourselves, Reverend Sirs, 
 Your unworthy fellow-partners 
 in the ministry of the gospel, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 S. Buckingham. 
 
 Stamford, Sept. 25, 1722. 
 
 The very Reverend, 
 
 Increase Mather, D. D. 
 Cotton Mather, D. D. 
 
 CXXVIII. Relation^ of the Declaration of Rectoe 
 Cutler and Others for Episcopacy 
 
 [From a copy in the Collections of the Massachusetts His- 
 torical Society, 2d series, vol. 2, pp. 137-138. Boston, 
 1814] 
 
 This anonjroious relation was probably written in 
 October, 1722. 
 
 A faithful relation of a late occurrence in the churches of 
 New-England. 
 
 New-England has lately had in it an occurrence, that has 
 been a matter of some surprise, and much discourse, unto the 
 country. 
 
 The colony of Connecticut being Availing to have their 
 churches well supplied, from an education in the principles 
 which moved their predecessors to settle in those parts of the 
 world, erected not long ago a college at New-Haven. This 
 little college or collegiate school, which wears the name of 
 Yale College, was lately so unhappy as to borrow a pastor of 
 a church at Stratford, whose name is Mr. Timothy Cutler, for 
 
230 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1722 
 
 a rector. This man was a secret Episcopalian, of such high 
 flights that he looks upon his Presbyterian ordination as a 
 nullity ; and the acts of his ministry as invalid ; and his invita- 
 tion to the rectorate of that collegiate school, was the more 
 agreeable to him for its delivering him from a ministry which 
 he took to be a cheat: it also gave him an opportunity pri- 
 vately to destroy the principal intention of the academy, and 
 blow up the churches which he appeared a friend unto. He 
 privately for some time carried on a conversation with several 
 young ministers of the neighbouring churches, whose frequent 
 meetings at his house were what the people knew not what 
 interpretation to put upon. At last, by a strange coincidence 
 of several circumstances, the plot broke out sooner, than it 
 is thought they would have had it ; for on September 13th, the 
 day after their commencement, these men appeared in the 
 publick library before the trustees of the college, and many 
 other ministers; and there exhibited a short instrument 
 wherein they declared that some of them doubted the validity, 
 and others of them were fully persuaded of the invalidity of 
 their Presbyterian ordination: signed by Cutler the rector, 
 and Brown a tutor of the school; and five more that were 
 young ordained pastors of churches in the neighbourhood. 
 The trustees were very much distressed on an occasion so 
 unexpected, and so likely to be attended with a train of un- 
 happy consequences; but they treated the men mth all the 
 charity, and lenity, and forbearance that the case would 
 possibly admit of. . . . . . . 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 231 
 
 CXXIX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 October 17-22, 1722 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the College Li- 
 brary at New Haven October 17. 1722. 
 
 Then present the Rev<i Messieurs. 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 Timothy Woodbridge, 
 Samuel Russel, 
 Joseph Webb, 
 John Davenport, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 Eliphalet Adams. 
 
 1. By Vote agreed that 
 the Rev<i M^ Tim : Wood- 
 bridge be chosen modera- 
 tor of the present meeting. 
 
 2. That M^ John Daven- 
 port be the scribe of this 
 present meeting. 
 
 3. By Vote agreed that 
 the general Assembly now 
 sitting be petitioned by an 
 Act to grant the Trustees 
 of Yale College a Seal. 
 
 4. By Vote agreed that the Rev^ M^* Moderator & M^ Adams 
 apply to the general Court for granting said Seal. 
 
 5. By Vote agreed that the Rev<i M^ Russel & M^ Ruggles be 
 requested and appointed to Collect the scattered Papers con- 
 taining the Acts of the Trustees from the Beginning untill 
 now all that can be come at and enter them in the Record Book 
 of Yale College according to Instructions given them. 
 
 6. By Vote agreed that the Rev^*^ M^" Tho^- Buckingham and 
 M^ Eliphalet Adams move to M^" Cutler and in the Name of 
 The Trustees ask of him an account of the Trustees Dues to 
 him as Rector signed by his o^Yn Hand. 
 
 7. By Vote agreed that this order be to M^ Prout Treasurer 
 in these Words Viz. To M^ Prout Treasurer, Sir these are to 
 order you to pay or cause to be paid to the Rev<^ M'" Adams 
 
232 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1722 
 
 twelve Pounds in currant publick Bills of credit to answer the 
 Cost of Court att New London. Signed by Order of the 
 Trustees John Davenport. 
 
 8. M'" Cutler has laid before the Trustees his Account of what 
 he expected finally of the Trustees. 
 
 9. The Trustees by Vote agree in Faithfulness to the Trust 
 reposed in them to excuse the Rev^ M^ Cutler a further Service 
 as Rector in Yale College. 
 
 10. The Trustees by Vote agree to accept the Resignation 
 M^ Brown hath made at the last Commencement of his Tutors 
 Place and for his service since offer him five Pounds. 
 
 11. By Vote agreed on this Meeting & on future meetings 
 the necessary Expences of the Trustees be born at the Charge 
 of the College Treasury. 
 
 12. The Paper given to M^ Cutler was in these Words Viz. A 
 Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at New Haven 
 October 17. 1722. 
 
 The Trustees in faithfulness to the Trust reposed in them do 
 excuse M^ Cutler a further Service as Rector in Yale College. 
 Signed by Order of the Trustees John Davenport Scribe. 
 
 13. By Vote agreed that the Rev<i M^ Cutler late Rector of 
 Yale College have twenty Pounds in currant Bills of credit 
 ordered him out of the College Treasury. 
 
 Upon it this Order given to M^ Cutler 
 
 To Mr John Prout Treasurer New Haven ocf 22. 1722. 
 
 Sir These order you to pay or cause to be paid to the Rev^ 
 M^ Timothy Cutler twenty Pounds in Currant Bills of credit 
 out of the College Treasury. Signed per Order John Daven- 
 port Scr. 
 
 14. M'' Cutler executed a Deed of Sale of fourty Acres of 
 Land To the Trustees of Yale College Ocf 22. 1722. acknowl- 
 edged before James Wadsworth Assistant. 
 
 15. Mr Timo- Cutler late Rect^ of Yale College his full Acquit- 
 tance & Discharge of the Trustees of Yale College from all 
 Dues, Debts and Damages whatsoever from the Beginning of 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 233 
 
 the World to the Day of the Date of the 22^ Day of October 
 1722. 
 
 16. By Vote agreed that all such Persons as may hereafter 
 be elected to the Office of Rector or Tutor in Yale College 
 shall before they are accepted thereinto before the Trustees 
 declare their Assent to the Confession of Faith owned & con- 
 sented to by the Elders & messengers of the Churches in y« 
 Colony of Connecticut in New England assembled by delaga- 
 cion at Saybrook Sepf 9**^- 1718, & confirmed by Act of 
 General Assembly and shall particularly give Satisfaction to 
 them of the Soundness of their Faith in opposition to Arme- 
 nian & prelatical Corruptions or any other of Dangerous Con- 
 sequence to the Purity & Peace of our Churches but if it 
 cannot be before the Trustees it be in y® Power of any two 
 Trustees with the Rec^ to examine a Tutor with respect to the 
 Confession & soundness of Faith in Opposition to s^- Corrup- 
 tions. 
 
 17. By Vote agreed that upon just Ground of Suspicion of 
 the Rectors or Tutors Inclination to Armenian Principles or 
 Prelatical, A meeting of the Trustees shall be called as soon 
 as may be by any two of them to examine into the Case. 
 
 18. By Vote agreed that if any other Officer or member of 
 this College shall give just Ground of Suspicion of their 
 being corrupted with Armenian or prelatical Principles or 
 any other of dangerous Consequence to the Purity & Peace 
 of our Churches the Rector & Tutor or Tutors shall call them 
 upon examination according to the Articles of said Con- 
 fession that are contrary to the said Principles & in Case they 
 either refuse to submit thereunto or do not give a satisfying 
 Account of their Incorruptness they shall suspend them to the 
 next meeting of the Trustees. 
 
 19. By a full & universal Vote agreed that M^ James Pier- 
 point & M^ William Smith are nominated & elected Tutors of 
 Yale College for the Year ensuing. 
 
 20. By a full Vote agreed that there be a present supply of 
 a Resident Rector in Yale College. 
 
234 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1722 
 
 21. By a full Vote agreed y* S^ Russel be elected Butler of 
 Yale College. 
 
 22. By a full Vote agreed that The Rev^ M'' Timo Wood- 
 bridge of Hartford be desired to accept the Place of resident 
 Reef in Yale College untill the meeting of the Trustees which 
 is hereby appointed to be the third Tuesday in April next. 
 
 23. M^" James Pierpoint & M^ William Smith before the 
 Trustees declared their Assent to our s<^- Confession & the 
 soundness of their Faith in Opposition to Arminian & pre- 
 latical Corruptions & others that might be of dangerous Con- 
 sequence to the Purity & Peace of our Churches. 
 
 24. By Vote agreed that the Rev<i M^ Moss of Derby & the 
 Rev<i M"" Noyes of New Haven have one or other of them a 
 resident Inspection over the College untill an Answer be 
 obtained from the Rev^ M^ Woodbridge which if it be negative 
 a Trustee Meeting forthwith be called by any two of the 
 Trustees. 
 
 CXXX. Action of the Connecticut Genekal 
 Assembly Respecting a College Seal 
 
 October, 1722 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 There is no trace of the use of a seal before the year 
 1738. 
 
 Whereas the Trustees of Yale College have moved to this 
 Assembly that they may be granted a Common Seal, to be 
 improved in and about the Affairs of that College, whereby 
 the Trustees of s<^- College from time to time may confirm & 
 ratify what they act & do in y*' capacity of Trustees. Be It 
 enacted by the GoV- Assistants & Deputies, that the s^- 
 Trustees shall and may forever hereafter have a Common 
 Seal, to serve & use for all Causes Matters things and affairs 
 whatsoever, relating to the s<i- College & unto the Trust re- 
 
1722] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 235 
 
 posed in them with respect to the same, and the same to alter 
 change break & make new from time to time at their Wills & 
 Pleasures as They shall think fitt. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secrefy- 
 
 In the Lower House read & concurr'd. 
 
 Test Thomas Kimberly Clerk. 
 
 CXXXI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 November 21, 1722 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College assembled in the 
 Library Nov^r- 21, 1722. 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge chosen Moderator. 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 Joseph Webb, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 
 Tho^- Buckingham chosen Scribe. 
 
 Agreed by Vote y* some meet Persons be desired alternately 
 for one month each to Supply the Place of a Rect^ to the 
 School till the next Meeting of the Trustees. 
 Agreed that if any Student shall go into a Tavern Victualling 
 House or Inn to eat or drink except he be called by his parents 
 or Guardians or some such Person as the Rector or Tutor 
 shall accept of or spend his Time there & be convicted thereof 
 he shall be obliged publickly to confess his Fault & In Case he 
 shall refuse so to do shall be publickly admonished & for the 
 
 Then present the 
 Rev<i Messieurs 
 
236 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY [1722 
 
 Second Offence of that Kind shall be degraded & for the third 
 expelled. 
 
 Agreed to allow Arnold twenty Shillings for his Time and 
 Expence in his Journey to Norwalk on the Service of the 
 School. 
 
 By Vote agreed that M'* Law be allowed six Shillings per diem 
 for the Time he spent at the Desire of the Trustees in M^ 
 Cutler's Business at Stratford & that M^* Andrew see him 
 paid out of y^ Treasury 
 
 Agreed that each Undergraduate in this School shall quarterly 
 pay Six pence for his Seat in the meeting House & be charged 
 with it in his Quarter Bills. 
 
 Agreed that if any Undergraduate shall bring or cause to be 
 brought into the College any Quantity of Rum or other Strong 
 Liquors without the Leave of the Rector or Tutor & be thereof 
 convicted he shall be degraded. 
 
 Agreed that if any Undergraduate shall behave himself con- 
 temptuously towards the Rector or Tutor or any other of his 
 Superiors Contrary to y^ Law of the College in that Case 
 provided & be thereof convicted he shall for the first Offence 
 be publickly admonished except he do ingeniously confess 
 his Fault & for the Second Oifence be degraded. 
 Agreed that the Rector & Tutor or Tutors for the Time being 
 shall have Power to execute the Laws made for the well order- 
 ing this Society till the next Meeting of the Trustees except 
 the Penalty be expulsion & in that Case with the Advice & 
 Consent of two or three of the Trustees they may remove them 
 from ye College till the said Meeting. Voted. 
 
 Testis Tho^- Buckingham Scribe. 
 
1723] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 237 
 
 CXXXII. Extract feom a Letter of Jeremy Dummer 
 
 March 8, 1723 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 Addressed to Governor Saltonstall. 
 
 Sr. 
 
 The Suit in Doctors Commons about the legacy 
 
 to Yale Colledge goes on well in y^ main & has a good prospect. 
 There is indeed one unfavourable Circumstance attending it 
 which I did not know till this Week, that y^ Preamble to y« 
 Will & ye Schedule were distinct Papers & found in different 
 places. This will be an Objection but I beleive not strong 
 enough to hinder the Probate 
 
 Sir 
 
 Your most Obedient Servant 
 
 Jer. Dummeb 
 Middle Temple 
 
 8th- March 1722/3 
 
 CXXXIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 17, 1723 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College assembled in the 
 Library April 17, 1723. 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 
 Thos- Ruggles, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 
 Tho^- Buckingham Scribe. 
 
 Then present the Rev<i M^ 
 
238 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1723 
 
 Proposed, That M'" Nathaniel Williams of Boston be chosen 
 Rector of Yale College. Voted in the Afiirmative. 
 Proposed, that if any Undergraduate shall absent himself 
 from his Study in Studying Time contrary to the former Part 
 of the seventh Law he shall be amerced six pence for each 
 Transgression of that Nature he shall be convicted of. Voted. 
 Proposed, that the Senior Tutor of Yale College to whom the 
 Care of the Books is committed have Liberty to lend Books 
 out of the Library to the Graduates & the Senior Sophisters 
 resodomg here but to no other Person except with y^ Allow- 
 ance of the Trustees or the Rector. Voted. 
 Agreed & Voted that M^" Adams in the Name of the Trustees 
 write to M^ Nathaniel Williams of Boston to Sollicit him to 
 accept the Rectorship of Yale College to w^ he has been elected 
 & inform w* they are able at present to afford him towards his 
 Subsistence in that Post as also that if he gives them In- 
 couragement he will take that Care & Trust upon him they will 
 provide some meet Person to wait upon him hither. 
 Proposed, that M^ Woodbridge be desired to take the Rec- 
 torial Care of this School untill & at the next Commencement 
 & to reside in it as much as may be But if declined that M^ 
 Andrew be desired to perform the Service if this cant be ob- 
 tained that M^ Woodbridge, M^ Andrew, M^ Russel, M^ Daven- 
 port & M^ Adams, be desired each of 'em his Month to take y® 
 Oversight of it as pro temporary Rectors & if this can't be 
 that M^ Andrew, M^ Russel, M^ Ruggles do one or other of 'em 
 weekly visit y^ College & as Occasion calls for it assist the 
 Tutors in the Government of it (as provided by the last meet- 
 ing of the Trustees) untill the next Commencement unless 
 yre be a resident Rect^ before y* Time. Voted affir*- 
 Proposed that the Gentlemen who resided here (as Rectors) 
 in a constant manner be allowed as a Reward for y Service 
 as such at the Rate of an Hundred and fourty Pounds per 
 Annum & the other in proportion to y® Time they spent here 
 which shall be adjusted by any three of y® Trustees present 
 Voted Affirmative. 
 
 Testis Tho*^- Buckingham Scribe. 
 
1723] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 239 
 
 CXXXIV. Letter of Nathaniel Williams 
 
 May 13, 1723 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author was a graduate of Harvard College in 1693, 
 and headmaster of the Public Free Grammar School in 
 Boston since 1708. 
 
 Boston May 13^^- 1723. 
 Rev<i- S"- 
 
 I do with Thankfullness acknowledge the great Respect you 
 have sho^\^l me in your Election of me to the Rectorship of 
 your College. 
 
 When the notice was first given me of it by your Honourable 
 Govern^-, I thought my self obliged to give it a room in my 
 more serious Thoughts, and have ever since endeavourd to 
 treat it with a Solemnity becomming an affair of so great 
 moment: The weighty Considerate- under which his Honour 
 left it upon my thoughts have had their due impression upon 
 me, and altho they found me already placed in a Station 
 wherein I have been and may still be serviceable to the great 
 interests of Learning & Religion, yet I was ready to hearken 
 to any Call of the same Providence that placed me in That, 
 to a removal to some other, wherein I might be more so, tho 
 I might be called thereby to deny my self of many desireable 
 Interests. 
 
 And when it came more Immediately & Fully from your 
 Selves, w^ith whom that affair was betrusted, I thought my self 
 obliged still more solemnly to consider it, and to seek the guid- 
 ance of Divine Providence therein, and meekly to submitt my 
 self to whatever it might direct to, and carefully to weigh 
 every thing that has offerd to guide me thereto. 
 
 And whereas there are Others, my Wife and Family par- 
 ticularly, greatly concern 'd in the determinate^, I have thought 
 my self obliged to consult them, to lead me herein, and ac- 
 cordingly have laid before their serious thoughts, the Salary 
 
240 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1723 
 
 you have offerd to encourage them to comply with the 
 Proposal. 
 
 And since I find these so averse to comply with your present 
 offers, I must give you this result of my thoughts — viz*- That 
 tho I would think my self obliged to sacrifice my own ease and 
 private Satisfact" to the Service of God and the great inter- 
 ests of Religion, yet I cannot think my self obliged to urge my 
 Wife and Family to that which may hereafter make them 
 uneasie. 
 
 These are my present thoughts under the views in which 
 the Proposal lyes before me now, & I choose that they should 
 be Determinate and Conclusive, that the Interests of that So- 
 ciety may not suffer by any farther delays of mine. I pray 
 God direct you to One that may better supply and adorn that 
 important Trust, and to build up that Society wherein so 
 much of your Glory as well as the great Interest of his King- 
 dom is so greatly concern 'd. I am 
 
 Rev«^- S^s. Yr- humble Serv*- 
 
 Nath^- Williams. 
 
 To the Rev<J- Trustees of Yale College 
 in Connecticutt 
 
 CXXXV. Lettee of Jeeemy Dummer 
 
 June 3, 1723 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 194-196, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 Dear S'"- 
 
 I have two letters to thank you for, one of Sept'"-, & the Other 
 of Nov^- last. You have heard before now of the death of M^"- 
 Brown, the youngest of the three ministers who came over 
 here from Your Colony Our News papers have told 
 
1723] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 241 
 
 us that M'"- Cutler is made a Docti"- of Divinity at Oxford, & 
 Mr- Johnson Master of Arts, but I think it is not true, tho it's 
 very probable it may be true in a little while for they are gone 
 to the University with that view. When these Gentlemen 
 came first over, I shew'd them the civility of a countrejTnan, 
 but resolv'd not to meddle in their Affairs, & accordingly I 
 did not accompany them to any Bishop or other great person 
 of my acquaintance. I was the more cautious in my carriage 
 towards them, because I understood by letters from Boston 
 that their defection from the religion of their Country was 
 owing to the Library I had sent over, with this particular 
 Slander, that I had filPd the Library with every book for the 
 Church & not one of the Other Side. You, S'"-, that have Seen 
 the books, know that the reverse of this is true, & that there 
 never was an Eminent Dissenter & Author whose Avorks are 
 not in that Collection. Unless some of the books are lost or 
 Stollen (which indeed I hear) You'l find Goodwin, Owen, 
 Baxter, How, Bates, Carryl, Manton, Charnock, Pool, Henry, 
 Calamy ; & Others who have learnedly oppos 'd the Ceremonys 
 & Hierarchy of the Church, such as Didoclavius, Ames, Peirce 
 & Others. And yet I find I have bin reproach 't as before 
 mention 'd, which will discourage me from sending any more 
 
 books At least 'till I hear from you about it 
 
 The validity of M^- Yale's will is not yet determin'd, but is 
 depending in Doctor's Commons 
 
 I am with great regards 
 S^- 
 
 Y^- very humble Ser*- 
 
 Jer. Dummer 
 Middle Temple 
 3d- June 1723 
 
 M'"- Woodbridge 
 
242 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1723 
 
 CXXXVI. Extract from a Letter of Jeremy 
 
 DUMMER 
 
 July 22, 1723 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 Addressed to Governor Saltonstall. 
 
 S^- 
 
 I am still in the Commons about Gov^- Yale 's will : 
 
 because the Sons in Law use every art of delay 
 
 I am S''- 
 
 Y^- most Obed*- Serv*- 
 
 Jer: Dummer 
 Middle Temple 
 22<i- July 1723 
 
 Colo- Saltonstal 
 
 CXXXVII. Extract from a Letter of Moses Noyes 
 
 September 3, 1723 
 
 [From a copy in the Letter Book of Judge Samuel Sewall 
 (to whom the letter was addressed), vol. 1, pp. 14-15, 
 Boston, 1886] 
 
 Much Honoured S""-, 
 
 It was a wrong Step when the Trustees by the 
 
 Assistance of Great Men removed the College from Saybrook, 
 & a worse when they put in Mr. Cutler for Rector. The first 
 Movers for a College in Connecticut alledged this as a Reason, 
 because the College at Cambridge was under the Tutorage of 
 Latitudinarians, but how well they have mended, the Event 
 sadly manifests 
 
 Your Friend and Serv*- 
 
 Moses Noyes. 
 Lyme, Sept. 3, 1723. 
 
1723] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 243 
 
 CXXXVIII. Extract from a Letter of Gurdon 
 
 Saltonstall 
 
 September 6, 1723 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, p. 197, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge. 
 
 NLond. Sept: 6. 1723 
 S'- 
 
 Not only my Broth^ Roger's visit but several other Affairs 
 relating to the pubhck at this Juncture, have obliged me to 
 lay aside all Thoughts of being at the Commencement. 
 
 Upon which I have in a Lettr to M Andrew suggested my 
 Thoughts relating to the better government of the Colledge, as 
 particularly to the setling of a Resident Rector. It is not that 
 I have any Inclination to insert my Self into Matters com- 
 mitted to y® Care of the Trustees, but as I hope and believe "VVe 
 are of one mind to promote the Benefit of y* Society, I con- 
 cluded the Freedom I have taken, would not be thought amiss 
 of. If any thing should happen of a Contrary Nature; You 
 may be assured, and I desire You to Assure all the Gentlemen 
 concern 'd with You, that notwithstanding what I have hinted, 
 I heartily wish well to, whatsoever Resolves You shall come to 
 relating to that Affair ; But I hope You will think it necessary, 
 that much more time Should not be lost, in filling up that 
 Vacancy 
 
 I am S'' 
 
 Y'" very humble Servt 
 
 G: Saltonstall. 
 
244 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1723 
 
 CXXXIX. EXTKACT FEOM A LETTER OF JeREMY 
 
 DUMMER 
 
 September 10, 1723 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 197-199, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 Dear S'" 
 
 I am going on with my Suit in Doctor's Commons 
 
 for the probate of M^" Yale's imperfect will, as fast as the 
 Slow proceedings of that Court, & the Studyed delays of the 
 Administratrix will permit. I am endeavouring to make Some 
 Oblique impressions on M^ Hollis in your favour, for there's 
 no attacking him directly He being very much a humourist. 
 When he does any thing, He must do it ex mero motu, & not 
 seem to be influenc'dby any body 
 
 I am S'* 
 
 Y^- faithful! humble Serv* 
 
 JeR : DUMMER 
 
 Middle Temple 
 IQti^ Sept^- 1723 
 
 M^" Woodbridge 
 
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 CXL. Pkoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 11, 1723 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College assembled in 
 the Library Sep* 11, 1723. 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge chosen Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 
 Tho^- Buckingham, 
 
 Tho^- Ruggles chosen Scribe. 
 
 Eliphalet Adams. 
 
 Then present the 
 Rev<i M^ 
 
 Agreed that Capt Munson be allowed ten Pounds five Pounds 
 now and five Pounds as soon as some of our necessary Charges 
 are defrayed. This Sum is allowed him on Account of his 
 Complaint of extraordinary Difficulties in his serving the 
 College in its Beginning Times. Voted Affirm*- 
 Agreed that M^ Benjamin Woolsey (who hath desired his 
 Masters Degree) have a Diploma given him. Voted in the 
 Affirmative. 
 
 Agreed that the Tutors be allowed ten Pounds each in Addi- 
 tion to their Salary for the Year past in Consideration of the 
 extraordinary Service they have performed. 
 Agreed that this Meeting be adjourned unto the Tuesday 
 Evening before the Sitting of the General Assembly in 
 October next. Voted Affirm*- 
 
 Signed per me Tho^- Ruggles Scribe. 
 
246 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1723 
 
 CXLI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 October 16, 1723 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in tlie University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College October 16 
 1723 at New Haven. 
 
 Then present the Rev^ M^" 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 Samuel Russel, 
 John Davenport, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 Stephen Buckingham. 
 
 Agreed that the Schollars shall be obliged to repair the 
 Damages by breaking the Glass Weights to draw up the 
 Windows Walls &c, which shall be in the Chambers they 
 Occupy in the College unless they can convict others of break- 
 ing the Glass & doing the other Damages who shall be bound 
 to repair the same and the Butler under the Tutors Directions 
 shall take Care to keep a Quarterly Account of the Condition 
 of each Chamber. 
 
 Agreed for preventing all Extravagancies in the College on or 
 before publick Times as the Commencement Quarter Days — 
 That every member of this College w^ho shall make any publick 
 Disturbance by Hallooing, singing or ringing the Bell un- 
 seasonably Firing Gunns or otherways shall be fined not 
 exceeding Half a Crown for the first Offence ; & if in Contempt 
 of the Rectors or Tutors Prohibition any do it he shall be 
 fined five ShilHngs & publickly admonished. Voted in the 
 Affirmative. 
 
 Agreed that Russel Senior Sophister be chosen & is now 
 chosen Butler till the next Commencement. Voted in the 
 Affirmative. 
 
 Agreed that in Case of y® Vacancy of a Rector unto the next 
 Trustees meeting the Tutors shall have Power to Govern the 
 
1723] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 247 
 
 College according to the Laws of the College but in Case of 
 any Offences very criminal the Tutor or Tutors shall call in 
 one or two Trustees who with y« Tutor or Tutors shall have 
 power to Degrade & suspend them from College Priviledges 
 untill the next meeting of the Trustees. 
 Voted in the Affirmative. 
 
 Signed in the Name of Trustees present. 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 Samuel Russel. 
 
 CXLII. Questions Proposed by the Trustees to the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October 17, 1723 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 In consequence of their appeal, the Act next following 
 this paper was passed. 
 
 A brief Account of the Obstructions y® Trustees of Yale 
 Colledge have met w*^- in their endeavours to provide a Resi- 
 dent Rector for that School, humbly offered to his Hon^"- the 
 Governor- & the honorable Council in obedience to their Com- 
 mands, Received by M^"- Secretary this day. 
 
 1 The great Scarcity of men well qualified for y® Post. 
 
 2 The great difficulty of obtaining such as are otherwise 
 imployed. 
 
 3 The insuccesfulness of attempts that way, w*^- y® neces- 
 sary expence of time, in waiting y^ issue of such applications. 
 
 4 Different sentiments among our selues concerning the 
 Rule of our practice, w*^- some other matters relating to y« 
 affair. 
 
 And we are of opinion that if the present Generall Assembly 
 will favour us w^^^- a resolution of the following Questions, it 
 will much facilitate our future endeavours. Viz. 
 
248 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1723 
 
 1 Q. If a Trustee by divine Providence be utterly disabled 
 from attending the duty of his place, & there be no Rational 
 prospect of his being farther serviceable in y*- trust. Whether 
 y^ Trustees may not Regularly proceed to y^ choice of another I 
 
 2 Q. Whether the Act of our Constitution doth not require 
 the presence of j^ Majority of the Trustees in being to make 
 a Quorum? 
 
 3 Q. Whether when such a Majority is met, it be necessary 
 that they all be consenting to make a vallid act, or the major 
 part of s*^- Quorum be not sufficient thereunto f 
 
 4 Q. Whether a Trustee desiring for good reasons to be 
 released from his Service, Wee may not dismiss him, & choose 
 another to succeed? 
 
 Samuel Andkew 
 Samuel Russell 
 Tho. Buckingham 
 17 Oct. 1723 Tho. Ruggles 
 
 S. Buckingham 
 
 I am freely consenting to the above in case the General 
 Assembly be y® proper seat to resolve s^ Inquiries. 
 
 Jn^- Davenport 
 
 CXLIII. An Act of the Connecticut General 
 Assembly in Addition to the Chaeter 
 
 October, 1723 
 
 [From the official copy in the University Archives] 
 
 Att a General Assembly held at New-Haven Octob. 10*^, 
 1723. 
 
 An Act in Explanation of and Addition to the Act for 
 Erecting a Collegiate School in this Colony 
 
 Whereas Pursuant to the Powers and Priviledges granted 
 to Certain Trustees for Erecting a Collegiate School in this 
 
1723] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 249 
 
 Colony Entituled an Act for a Collegiate School The said 
 Trustees have Erected the S^ School in the Town of New 
 Haven which School is now known by the Name of Yale Col- 
 ledge ; And Whereas it appears to this assembly that an Ex- 
 planation and Enlargement of the Powers and Priviledges 
 granted by S*^^ Act is Necesary for the Carrying on the affairs 
 of the said Colledge; for Want of which It has Laboured 
 under great difficulties Very much to the prevention of that 
 Order and good Education which is to be desired there 
 
 Bee it therefore Enacted &c That the said act which pro- 
 vides that the Number of the said Trustees be not under 
 Seven, nor above Eleven is not to be Understood or Taken so 
 as to be restrictive of the power of the said Trustees, Never 
 to Choose any person to be a Trustee when there is of such 
 persons as have been Chosen and Acted as Trustees Eleven 
 persons Living in the Colony or Elsewhere, But that in Case 
 any person so Chosen be by Providence Incapacitated from 
 attending that service or shall himself decline the same thro' 
 the Necesity of his own Affairs or for any other such Reason 
 as he shall Judge requisite The Trustees in any of their Meet- 
 ings lawfully Called may be Understood to have and It is 
 hereby Enacted and declared that they shall be Taken to have 
 full power by the Majority of such Meeting to proceed to the 
 Choice of Another Trustee in the Room of any such person. 
 
 And It is hereby further declared and Enacted to be the 
 True Intent and Meaning of the Act afores*^ that the said 
 Trustees shall be Impowered and they are hereby declared to 
 have power to Meet Together for Considering advising about 
 and Resolving upon all Matters belonging to the Trust of the 
 said Colledge Comitted to them as afores*^ and to Agree and 
 Conclude Order and determine Concerning them by the Ma- 
 jority of the said Meeting and by the Same Majority to 
 Choose and Appoint a Clerk w^ho shall in a fair Book prepared 
 for that End register and Carefully preserve the Acts of all 
 such Meetings. 
 
 And Whereas it has been doubted what Number of the said 
 Trustees may be Lookt upon as a Sufficient or full Meeting, 
 
250 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1723 
 
 Inasmuch as there is not in the afores<i Act any Express men- 
 tion made of any Meeting of the said Trustees It is therefore 
 to prevent all scruple of that kind for the future hereby pro- 
 vided and declared that due Notice being given to the Trustees 
 by Consent of any three of them, of a Meeting of the Trustees 
 desired at any Time or place any Seven or more of the Trus- 
 tees present at such Time and place shall be Esteemed a full 
 Meeting And It is hereby declared and Enacted, that in all 
 such Meetings, so Called, or otherwise as the said Trustees in 
 any such full Meeting shall agree, all affairs und^ the Care of 
 the said Trustees shall be determined by the Majority of such 
 Meeting. 
 
 And Whereas it has been found Inconvenient that in the 
 Election of Persons to be Trustees, the Trustees Election by 
 the afores*^ Act should be Limitted and Restrained so as that 
 the person who shall be Chosen must Necesarily be fourty 
 Years of Age ; It is hereby declared and Enacted that for the 
 future the S*^ Trustees in any Election of a Person into that 
 Trust shall not be Esteemed or held Obliged by said Act to 
 Choose such Persons as shall be above 40 Years of Age, but 
 may choose such Persons otherwise qualifyed according to 
 S<^ Act, provided he is 30 years of Age 
 
 And it is further hereby allowed Enacted granted and pro- 
 vided, that whosoever shall be Chosen and made a Rector of 
 the S'i Colledge shall by Vertue thereof become a Trustee of 
 the same; and be so Esteemed and Taken during his Con- 
 tinuance in the S<i Rectorship 
 
1724] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 251 
 
 CXLIV. Peoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 7, 1724 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College April 7**^ 1724. 
 
 Then present M^ 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Timothy Wood))ridge Moderator, 
 
 Tho^- Buckingham, 
 
 Thos- Ruggles, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 
 Samuel Russel Scribe. 
 
 The Rev<i M^" Eliphalet Adams is hereby chosen the Rector of 
 
 this College. 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Timothy Woodbridge & Samuel Russel are 
 
 chosen & appointed to sollicite M^" Adams & his People & gain 
 
 their Consent to his Acceptance of the Office he is above chosen 
 
 to. 
 
 M'' Smith desiring Dismission from the Tutors Place in this 
 
 College Wee chuse M^ Robert Treat of Milford to succeed M^" 
 
 Smith in the Work of a Tutor here and that (if he may be 
 
 obtained) he would come next week and take Care of M'" 
 
 Pierpoints Classes till his Return from Boston. 
 
 Agreed that a Honorary Degree be offered to M'" David Yale 
 
 in this College. 
 
 Agreed that the Rev<i M'" Andrew shall take the Care of Rector 
 
 in all the Affair of the follo\ving Commencement if there be 
 
 not a Rector obtained before. 
 
 Agreed & ordered that M'' Ruggles rekon ^Wth M^ Caner for 
 
 what he hath done in repairs of the College & order him w* 
 
 shall be due thereon. Voted Affirm*- 
 
 Testis Samuel Russel Scribe. 
 
252 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1724 
 
 CXLV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 May 21, 1724 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at Hartford May 
 21, 1724. 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 Samuel Russel, 
 John Davenport, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 Ehphalet Adams. 
 
 Then present the Rev*^ M^ 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Samuel Whitman was chosen a Trustee of Yale 
 College. 
 
 The Rev<^ M'" Wigglesworth Professor of Divinity at Cam- 
 bridge was unanimously chosen Rector of Yale College & the 
 Rev*i M^ Tho^- Ruggles (who is now designing for Boston) is 
 chosen & appointed to make Application to him in o^ Name & 
 Gain his Acceptance. 
 
 In Case this our Choice fails then The Rev^ M^ "William 
 Russel of Middletown was chosen to be the Rector of Yale 
 College and the Rev<^ M^ Timothy Woodbridge & M^ Samuel 
 Russel were chosen to signify the same to him & sollicit him 
 & his People in Order to the Gaining his Complyance with this 
 Choice. 
 M'' Jonathan Edwards was chosen a Tutor of Yale College. 
 
 Signed Eliphalet Adams Scribe. 
 
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 CXLVI. Action of the Connecticut General As- 
 sembly ON THE Measures Taken by the Trustees 
 FOR THE Appointment of a Rector 
 
 May, 1724 
 
 [From the original Journal of the Upper House in the 
 Secretary of State's office, and other original papers 
 in the State Library] 
 
 Prom the Journal of the Upper House, May 22, 1724. 
 
 Upon Information that the Rev. Trustees of Yale Colledge 
 are now assembled in this Town Ordered that Cap*- Hamhn 
 and Hez : Brainerd Esq^^- and such other person as the Low'"- 
 House shall appoint signify to those Gentlemen our great 
 desire that an able Rector of Yale Colledge may be provided 
 and settled there as soon as may be and to understand what 
 prospect they have of such a Setlem*- as that, which We cant 
 but look upon as of great Necesity to the flourishing of that 
 Society. 
 
 The Journal of the Lower House for this session is 
 wanting. 
 
 To the Hon^^e. The Governour; Council «& Representatives 
 in General Court Assembled. 
 
 The Trustees of Yale Colledge now met in this Town, 
 having this day received a Gracious Message from this Hon- 
 ourable Assembly, by Gentlemen Deputed from both the 
 Houses, Expressing their great Desire that an Able Rector 
 of Yale Colledge may be Provided & Settled there as soon as 
 may be, & to Understand what Prospect we have of Such a 
 Settlement, so Necessary to y« Flourishing of that Society. 
 
 We beg Leave to return our hearty Thanks for Your Gen- 
 erous Concern for the Welfare of that School, in this, as well 
 
254 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1724 
 
 as many former Instances thereof; as also to Lay before You 
 the Steps that we have taken in that Affair at this time. 
 
 We have Unanimously Chose the Rev'd M^- Wigglesworth, 
 Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, to be the Rector of Yale 
 Colledge. 
 
 And in Case of a Disappointm*- of our hope of obtaining 
 him, we have Chosen the Rev'd M^"- William Russel of Middle- 
 town to that Office. And in case our Expectations should there 
 fail us also, In a farther Attempt, the Rev'd M^"- Elisha 
 Williams of Newington, hath had the Voice of the Major part 
 of the Trustees here present. 
 
 We have also Chosen M^- Jonathan Edwards to be a Tutor 
 of the said Colledge. 
 
 As we have been Exceedingly Concerned at the Disap- 
 pointm*- of those Measures w<^^- we have heretofore taken, so 
 we shall be very Thankful, if thro ' the Smiles of Divine Provi- 
 dence upon our present tho*^- & Endeavours, we may do any 
 thing that shall be Serviceable to the School & grateful to the 
 Countrey. 
 
 W**^- Hearts full of Gratitude we Acknowledge the Gener- 
 osity of this Honourable Assembly, in applying the benefit of 
 ye Impost Act to the Support of the Colledge for the two 
 Years last past; and our Necessityes still Continuing & In- 
 creasing upon us in our present broken Circumstances, we 
 would humbly Pray, that in your Compassionate concern for 
 us, You would please to continue to us the same benefit for 
 some time longer. 
 
 Signed in the Name of y® Rest 
 
 T : WooDBRiDGE 1 Moderator 
 Eliphalet Adams J Scribe 
 
 Hartford, May 22<i- 1724 
 
 Upon Consideration of the above Address of the Trustees 
 of Yale Colledge and the Extraordinary Charge they will be 
 at in settling a Rector there It is granted that the Impost of 
 
1724] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 255 
 
 Rumm for the present Year be allowed and paid to them to 
 Enable them therein. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secrecy- - 
 
 In the Lower House read & Dissented. 
 Test Tho. Kimberly Clerk. 
 
 CXLVII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 9, 1724 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 at New Haven September 9, 1724. 
 
 Samuel Andrew Moderator, 
 Timothy Woodbridge, 
 Samuel Russel, 
 Joseph Webb, 
 John Davenport, 
 Tho^- Buckingham, 
 Tho^- Ruggles, 
 Stephen Buckingham 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 Then present the Rev<i M"" 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Samuel Russel & M^ Tho« Ruggles were chosen 
 by the Trustees to make AppUcation to the South Society of 
 Middletown in Order to the gaining of their Consent to the 
 Removal of the Rev<i M^ William Russel to the Rectorship of 
 Yale College in N Haven.^ 
 
 1 The first result of this application appears from the following item in the 
 Boston News Letter of October 8, 1724: 
 
 We also hear from Springfield, Sept. 30th. last, That the Reverend Mr. Russel 
 of Middletown in Connecticut Colony was Chosen Rector of Yale College at New- 
 Haven, and hath accepted the offer, in case his People will consent to it. 
 
256 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1725 
 
 Agreed also y* the Persons deputed to that service do attend 
 it some Time the Week after next. 
 
 Voted also at the same meeting that the Schollars shall pay 
 4^- & 8<^ a Week for their Board at College till farther Order. 
 Voted at the same meeting that M^ Ponderson have £10 
 allowed him out of the next Quarter Bill towards the repair- 
 ing of his Losses in former Years. 
 
 The meeting was adjourned to the Tuesday Evening before 
 the next Sitting of the General Court in October. 
 
 Attestatur Sam'^i^ Whitman. Scribe 
 
 CXLVIII. Lettee from Jeremy Dummer 
 TO Timothy Woodbridge 
 
 February 25, 1725 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 201-203, Boston, 1904] 
 
 The second paragraph has reference to Governor 
 Yale's vtIII. 
 
 Revd & Dear S^ 
 
 I have your's before me of Septem^- last, which is very 
 obliging as all your letters are. The Diploma for D^- Turner 
 as also the letter that came with it I deliver 'd; and tho you 
 are so modest as to make an apology for the bad Latin, I think 
 they were drawn up in a true Roman diction, & both for lan- 
 guage & sentiments exceed any thing I ever yet saw from My 
 Own Alma Mater. I must at the Same time observe that the 
 Diploma is sent in a fine hand, & so hansomly ornamented with 
 flourishes, that I was very much pleas 'd to See it. As Reli- 
 gion & polite learning have bin travelling westward ever since 
 their first appearance in the World I hope they won't rest 
 
1725] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 257 
 
 'till they have fixt their cheif Residence in Our part of the 
 World. You have inclos'd D^ Turner's answer to your's by 
 which you'l see he Continues his friendship to your Colledge, 
 & I beleive (from his great Modesty) will do more than he 
 promises. I have Sent You in a Box directed to M'" Read of 
 Boston a few more books that were given me, which I hope he 
 will take care to convey to you. 
 
 It troubles me every moment I think of it that we lost Our 
 Cause in y^ Commons by the vile decree of the Dean of the 
 Arches, who, I verily beleive was corrupted; But as this can't 
 be prov'd & an Appeal to the Delegates will be very Expen- 
 sive, I am forc'd to Sit Still, & content my Selfe with this 
 Reflection that I have given the Colledge a fair chance to 
 recover the Legacy, without putting it to any Expense. 
 
 I condole with you upon the surprizing death of your late 
 Excellent Governour, whose Memory will be to me always 
 precious. I need Say nothing of his worth to you who knew 
 him so well, But I always thought it so great, that there w^as 
 no other person but your Selfe in the Colony capable of Suc- 
 ceeding him in the Chair of Government. The Gentleman, 
 who is chosen Governour, is wholly unknown to me, but by a 
 letter I have receiv'd from him he appears to be an honest & 
 Sensible Gentleman. I desire you'l Assist him in an Affair 
 which I have a Commission to write to him of. The Indian 
 Corporation have now a pretty large Sum of money in their 
 hands, & the Governour has promis'd me to propose to the 
 Corporation that this money as well as their Constant Annual 
 Remittance Shall be divided for the future between your 
 Colony & the Massachusetts. He has already made a begin- 
 ning by Nominating your Governour One of the Society's 
 Commiss®^^- But before this thing can be Compleated, 
 Govern^- Talcott must write Govern^- Ashhurst a letter to be 
 laid before the Corporation showing what Number of Indians 
 there are in Y^ Colony, & what prospect you may have of doing 
 good among them, & particularly setting forth that Your Col- 
 ledge is founded upon principles agreeable to the Religion of 
 the Countrey, for they have heard a foolish Story, as if you 
 
258 
 
 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY 
 
 [1725 
 
 design 'd it as a Nursery for the Church of England. The 
 Letter must be thus directed 
 
 To The Honbie Eob<^- Ashhurst Esq^ 
 
 Governour of the Society for propagating 
 The Gospel in America 
 At London 
 
 I have hardly room to tell you that I am Y'" f aithfi 
 
 JeB : DUMMEB 
 
 humble Serv 
 25 FeVy 1724/5 
 
 CXLIX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 20, 1725 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at the Library 
 in New Haven April 20, 1725 
 
 The present the Rev^ M^ 
 
 Samuel Andrew Moderator, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Joseph Webb, 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 Voted that M^ James Pierpoint for his Service in the Colle- 
 giate School till the 20 of March 1724/5 & for other special 
 Services in the s<^- School together with his Brothers travell to 
 Branford be allowed in Bills of Credit thirty two Pounds & 
 six Shillings. 
 
 Voted that the Rev^ M'" Samuel Andrew be continued in the 
 Rectoral Care of this College till the next Commencement & 
 that the Commencement be performed by him if no other be 
 introduced & settled as a Resident Rector before that time. 
 
1725] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 259 
 
 CL. Extract from a Letter of Joseph Talcott 
 
 June 11, 1725 
 
 [From a copy in the Collections of the Connecticut His- 
 torical Society, vol. 4, pp. 55-58, Hartford, 1892] 
 
 This letter of the Governor of Connecticut is addressed 
 to the Colony's Agent in London, Jeremy Dimamer. 
 
 Hartford, June 11th, 1725. 
 Sir: 
 
 As to the notion of our Colleg's being intended for 
 
 a nursery of the church principles, I don 't greatly wonder at, 
 when I consider that Mr. Cutler the Rector of the College, who 
 for so long a time under a disguise of being a Presbyterian 
 was improved as Rector in that College, and then went imme- 
 diately with 2 or 3 brought up under his conduct to the Bishop 
 for Commissions, and not only so, but also held that the ad- 
 ministration of the Seals, both of Baptism and the Lord's 
 Supper, being administered by the Presbytery is of no valid- 
 ity, I suppose a principle condemned by all except the Non- 
 jurors, or High Church ; I say this might be a sufficient cause 
 for the rise and life of such a notion : yet I should think that 
 upon its appearing that Mr. Cutler was displaced from his 
 Rectorship in our College, upon the very first appearance or 
 knowledge of his being of the Church principles, it may and 
 must convince every man that hath the knowledge of it, that 
 our College was not set up, nor is not intended to uphold the 
 Church principles, but the Church here by law established. 
 
 I am, Sir, 
 
 Your very humble serv*, 
 J. Talcott 
 Hartford June 20, 1725. 
 Jeremia Dummer, Esq''- 
 
260 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1725 
 
 CLI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 29, 1725 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at New Haven 
 Sept 29th 1725. 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 
 Eliphalet Adams. 
 
 Then present the Rev<i M^" 
 
 Agreed that Whiting Senior Sophister be and hereby is put 
 into the Butlers Post till next Commencement. 
 At the same Time S^ Buckingham was chosen a Tutor of Yale 
 College & in Case he cannot be obtained M^ Daniel Edwards 
 was chosen Tutor of Yale College & next to be applyed to. 
 At the same Time the Rev^ M^" Elisha Williams was chosen 
 Rector of Yale College at New Haven. 
 
 Att the same Meeting the Rev^ M^ Timothy Woodbridge M'* 
 Tho»- Buckingham & M^ Sam^^ Whitman were chosen by the 
 Trustees to lay y^ Vote before the Rev<i M^ Elisha Williams & 
 endeavour to obtain his Acceptance of the Rectors place. 
 At the same Meeting M^ Andrew was chosen to take the 
 Pectoral Care of Yale College till a farther Supply. 
 Agreed that the Tutors for their extraordinary Services of 
 the Year past, & their Trouble & Pains in sorting the Books 
 & fixing Catalogues to y^ Boxes have five Pounds each added 
 to their salary. 
 
 Att the same meeting y^ Rev*^ M^ Eliphalet Adams was chosen 
 & employed to demand of any Persons or person whatsoever 
 yt have books in y^ Hands belonging to Yale College in New 
 
1725] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 261 
 
 Haven a speedy surrender of them either to him or his Order 
 & y* his necessary Expences in that Affair be allowed out of 
 the College Treasury. 
 
 CLII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Connecticut 
 General Assembly 
 
 October 14, 1725 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original Memorial in the State Library; and 
 the jDrinted Colonial Records, vol. 6, pp. 569-570, Hart- 
 ford, 1872] 
 
 The Memorial is in the handwriting of the Rev. Samuel 
 Whitman. 
 
 To the Honourable the Govern'"- Councill & Kepresentatives 
 in General Court assembled at New-Haven Octob^- 14: 1725. 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale Colledge humbly 
 sheweth that the said Trustees after many endeavours for 
 the gaining A Rector for Yale Colledge, have at our late meet- 
 ing in Newhaven Unanimously chosen the ReV^- M^- Elisha 
 Williams Minister of Newington a Parish belonging to 
 Wethersfield, unto that service ; and Judge him a person well 
 qualified for the work we have called him to, and in him have 
 a fair prospect that he ^vill be a repairer of the breach that 
 has been made in that Society: & as that School has had its 
 being from this Honourable Assembly and testimonies of their 
 good will in supporting it hetherto ; so we count it our duty 
 not only to inform this Honourable Assembly of the measures 
 we have taken for the promoting y* good thereof: but now 
 pray that by your Act you will give your publick approbation 
 of our choice, which we shall take as a favour. We (as 
 appointed by the Trustees) have made Application, both to 
 the Rev*5- M''- Williams and to the people of the Parish, with 
 him: and have a likely prospect of obtaining him both from 
 
262 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1725 
 
 him and them ; But the Parish being small and generally new 
 beginners it will necessarily bring a considerable Charge upon 
 them in setling of another minister : The Colledg out of their 
 small Stock cannot fully answer the charge we shall put them 
 to : We therefore humbly pray this Honourable Assembly that 
 as they have often done to divers places in this Goverment 
 that upon M^- Williams's removal to y^ Colledge, so you will 
 please to allow them their Country Rates (which are but little) 
 for the space of four or five years, and by your act state it to 
 be applyed to the setling the next succeeding minister in their 
 Parish: and we shall accept it as a token of the favour this 
 Honourable Assembly bears to the Colledge, and a mani- 
 festation of their delighting in its prosperity 
 & your memorialists shall ever pray &c 
 
 Timothy WooDBKrooE 
 Thomas Buckingham 
 Sam^- Whitman 
 
 At a General Assembly holden at New Haven, on the 14th day 
 of October, 1725. 
 
 Upon consideration of a memorial laid before 
 
 this Assembly by the Reverend Trustees of Yale College, sig- 
 nifying that they have made choice of Mr. Elisha Williams of 
 Newington parish to be Rector of said College, desiring this 
 Assembly would free the inhabitants of said Newington from 
 their country rates : This Assembly rejoice in the good provi- 
 dence that conducted the reverend trustees to fill up the 
 vacancy of a rector in said college with a gentleman so agree- 
 able to the country, and so very acceptable to the Assembly; 
 and do enact that when the said Mr. Elisha Williams shall 
 remove to New Haven into the service of rector in Yale 
 College, according to appointment of the said reverend trus- 
 tees, that Nemngton, or the inhabitants of said parish, shall 
 be freed from paying their country tax for the space of four 
 years next coming; on condition that the money be improved 
 towards settling another minister in said parish. 
 
1726] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 263 
 
 CLIII. Petition of the Trustees to the Connecticut 
 General Assembly 
 
 May 12, 1726 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The petition is in the handwriting of the Rev. Samuel 
 Whitman. 
 
 To the Hon^^e. Govern'"- Council and Representatives in 
 General Court assembled in Hartford May 12, 1726. 
 
 The Memorial of us the Subscribers in behalf of Yale 
 Colledge humbly Offered. 
 
 Whereas for Publick benefit the said Colledge hath been 
 erected, and hetherto supported in great measure by the 
 favour and benificence of the Honourable Assembly of this 
 Collony, so as our necessities have required, upon application 
 to them by the Trustees of said Colledge : It has from time to 
 time been supplyed : Wherefore we make bold to inform this 
 Honourable Assembly that it stands in great necessity of 
 releif : It is well knowTi that the Sufferings of the Sufferings 
 of the Colledge thro y® defection of j^ Rector have been long 
 and great and will increase till there be a Rector setled in it. 
 Thro y^ good hand of gods Providence the Trustees have been 
 directed to make choice of the 'Rev^- M'"- Elisha Williams of 
 Newington Parish in Wethersfield to supply that place : which 
 this Honourable Assembly has well approved: and given a 
 good token of their approbation : We according to the insti-uc- 
 tions given us by the Trustees have applyed to the said M""- 
 Williams and to the people of his parish: and have tho not 
 without difficulty obtained the consent of M^- Williams and 
 his people that he shall remove to New Haven & as it appears 
 both just and reasonable, that the people should be made good 
 in their temporal interests : We have Agreed with their Com- 
 mittee, to take y^ Judgment of Prudent and indifferent per- 
 
264 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1726 
 
 sons in stating their accounts, who have given their judgment 
 in y^ case and have determined what they judge to be just and 
 reasonable for the people to receive: to make up what they 
 have expended in settling M^- Williams amongst y™-: which 
 sum ariseth higher then what the CoUedge can pay : and what 
 the General Assembly in October last Granted : Wherefore we 
 make our humble Addresse to this Honourable Assembly to 
 Assist the Colledge which will be in danger of sinking without 
 it : we therefore humbly pray that this Honourable Assembly 
 would according to y^- usual bounty & from their good will to 
 y« support of the Colledge Grant to y^ Trustees for y^ use of 
 the Colledge the Impost settled by Law on the importation of 
 Rum from the begining of the last may, to be continued till 
 ye May next coming which possibly may reach to what is due 
 to the People of Newington : to repair the Rectors house and 
 fitt it to dwell in: and we hope and desire that the Divine 
 goodnesse will graciously accept your offering — 
 and we obliged ever to pray as in duty bound &c 
 
 t : woodbridge 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 
 Upon the above Petition This Assembly grants out of the 
 Publick Treasury to the Uses abovementioned the Sum of 
 One Hundred pounds and Sixteen Shillings provided the said 
 M^- Williams be settled in the Trust of Rector of the said 
 Colledge. 
 
 Past in the Lower house. 
 
 Test Tho. Kimberly Clerk. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secret^'y- 
 
1726] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 265 
 
 CLIV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 May 31, 1726 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at New Haven 
 May 31 1726. 
 
 Samuel Andrew Rector, 
 Timothy Woodbridge, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 Joseph Webb 
 Samuel Whitman. 
 
 Then present the Rev*^ M^ 
 
 Agreed that none of the Undergraduates but the Sen^ Class 
 shall have Liberty to borrow Books out of the Library & that 
 at the Discretion of the Tutor or Tutors & that they shall 
 have but one out at a Time & shall keep the same but one 
 Month before they return it into the Library. 
 
 At the same Time Daniel Hubbard was chosen Scholar of the 
 House, till the next Commencement come twelvemonth his 
 Work to observe & note down all Detriment the College re- 
 ceives in its Windows Doors Studies Tables Locks & Salary 
 to be three pounds & to give an account Quarterly. 
 
 At the same meeting M^ Nathaniel Burnham of Weathersfield 
 & Capt^ Ozias Pitkin of Hartford were chosen by the Trustees 
 to view the Land which may be offered by M'' John Fisk & 
 M'" Levins as an equivalent for y^ College Farm & give their 
 Judgement about it. In Case the Persons above mentioned 
 & chosen or either of them fail then John Seymour & Isaac 
 Shelden are chosen or any one of them to supply that Defect. 
 
 To M^ Timothy Woodbridge for Hire for a Man to 
 
 bring Letters on College Account 0-14-0 
 
266 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1726 
 
 To M"" Woodbridge & M^ Buckingham to hire men to 
 manage Business relating to College Farm. 5- 0-0 
 
 whole 5-14-0 
 
 This they have received on y^ College Account 
 as Attestatur Samuel Whitman. 
 
 CLV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 13, 1726 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 att New Haven Sept^ 13 1726 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge chosen Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 Then present J Joseph Webb, 
 the Rev^ M'' John Davenport, 
 
 Thomas Ruggles, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 1. Agreed that the Rev<^ M^ Timothy Woodbridge be the 
 moderator & Samuel Whitman the Scribe 
 
 2. The Rev^ M^ Elisha Williams being invited into the 
 Library where the Act of the Trustees relating to the Assent 
 of any Person elected into the Office of Rector to y® Conffes- 
 sion of Faith &c & particularly give Satisfaction of the Sound- 
 ness of his Faith in Opposition to Armenian and prelatical 
 Corruptions being Read to him he did fully express his Assent 
 thereto to y® Satisfaction of the Trustees. 
 
 3. At y^ same meeting y^ Rev*^ M'" Elisha Williams was for- 
 mally introduced into the Rectorship of Yale College. 
 
1727] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 267 
 
 4. By Vote agreed that the Rev<i M^ Woodbridge have 40 
 Shillings put into his Hand to repay those that may be em- 
 ployed to view the Equivalent Lands at Killingsly. 
 
 5. By Vote agreed that every Undergraduate pay 40 Shil- 
 lings a Year for his Tuition. 
 
 6. By Vote agreed that 20 Pounds be allowed to M-- Elisha 
 Williams for the Transportation of his Family & Goods to 
 New Haven. 
 
 7. By Vote agreed that the next Commencement there be 
 Exercises, the Sirs to manage a Disputation in the Forenoon 
 & ye Masters in the Afternoon. 
 
 8. By Vote agreed that Jonathan Edwards have his Salary 
 paid him out of the Treasury according to agreement. 
 
 9. By Vote agreed that S'" Whiting be continued in the post 
 of Butler another Year. 
 
 10. At the same Meeting agreed y* y^ Rector & Tutor at the 
 Charge of the College get a Collumn of Boxes made sufficient 
 to contain such Books as have none provided for them. 
 
 CLVI. Extract of a Lettee feom Jeremy Dummer 
 TO Timothy Woodbridge 
 
 February 10, 1727 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 206-207, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Rev^- & Dear S'"- 
 
 I have your Obliging Letter of Novem^- last for which and 
 for all other kind Expressions of your Favours and Friend- 
 ship I have a very great and just Regard 
 
 I am very glad you have got a New Rector of Your Colledge 
 who gives such good hopes of promoting the Interest of your 
 Seminary for Religion & Learning. I have Delayed hitherto 
 the sending some Books that have been given to Your Col- 
 ledge, in Expectation of a Considerable Addition, but whether 
 
268 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1727 
 
 I have that or not in a little time I shall send you those Books 
 
 I have by me 
 
 I am with very great Esteem & Respect 
 
 Middle Temple S'"- 
 
 10- Febry 1726/7. Yo-most Obedient humble Servant 
 
 Jer: Dummer 
 
 CLVII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September, 1727 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library at 
 New Haven Sept 1727. 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 Then present the Rev^ M^" 
 
 Voted that the Schollars pay to M^ Punderson Steward five 
 
 Shillings p^ Week for one Year for diet sweeping j^ Chambers 
 
 & making Beds. 
 
 Voted that for y^ future every Candidate for any Degree in 
 
 this Colledge pay in to j^ Rector before he has his Degree 
 
 given him 40 Shillings, twenty Shillings for his Degree & the 
 
 other twenty Shillings for the Comencement Dinner for which 
 
 latter the Rector to be accountable to the Trustees. 
 
 Voted that every Schollar admitted into y® College y* Boards 
 
 out of it shall pay quarterly five shillings Detriment which 
 
 shall come into the quarterly Bills. 
 
 Voted that for the future every Schollar inhabiting an upper 
 
 chamber shall pay five Shillings quarterly & the Schollars 
 
1727] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 269 
 
 inhabiting any other Chamber shall pay 7 Shillings & 6 pence 
 quarterly which shall be brought into the quarter Bill. 
 Voted that any Schollar admitted into any Class after the 
 usual Time of their admission shall pay detriment after the 
 Rate of five shillings a quarter untill the time of their own 
 admission. 
 
 Voted that for the future every Undergraduate shall pay for 
 his Tuition ten Shillings by the Year more than has been 
 determined by former Acts. 
 
 Voted yt S^ Miner be in the place of a Butler for the present 
 
 Year. 
 
 Voted that the placing the Classes shall be in the Hands of the 
 
 Rector & tutor or Tutors. 
 
 Voted that the meeting be adjourned till the next Tuesday 
 
 after the first sitting of the General Assembly. 
 
 as Testis est Samuel Whitman Scr. 
 
 CLVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 October 17, 1727 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 att New Haven by adjournment to the next Tuesday after the 
 sitting of the Generall Assembly in Octob'" 1727. 
 
 Samuel Andrew, 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 Tho«- Ruggles, 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 Then present the Rev^ M'" 
 
 At this meeting agreed that the Memorial drawn & read 
 should be presented to the honourable Assembly by the 
 Moderator. 
 
270 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1727 
 
 At tlie same meeting Voted that to the Act respecting such 
 Schollars paying quarterly 5 Shillings detriment as board out 
 of College it be added unless where the Rector & Tutor shall 
 see just Cause to abate it. 
 
 Voted that unless M^ John Fisk & M^" James Levins do speedily 
 fulfill their agreement with the Trustees the Rev<^ M^ Timothy 
 Woodbridge & M^ Thomas Buckingham are hereby impowered 
 to take out & levy an Execution on the Land belonging to y^ 
 College recovered by Law but in Case they speedily offer an 
 equivalent for the same surveyed & by Boundaries & map 
 described then they are impowered to find two suitable Per- 
 sons to see & judge whether the Land offered be an equivalent 
 & fully to settle affairs with them. 
 
 Voted that tho' a Trustee may borrow Books for himself out 
 of the Library, yet not for another, nor keep any longer than 
 half a Year. 
 
 Voted that any Graduate may have Liberty to borrow a Book 
 out of the Library & peruse it in the College but no Liberty 
 to carry it thence. 
 
 Voted that no Undergraduate shall borrow out of the Library 
 any more than one Book at a Time nor keep it any longer than 
 a Month before he returns it again. 
 
 Voted that M^* John Prout Treasurer have 8 Pounds a Year 
 reward for his Service. 
 
 Voted that the Rector & Tutor audit the College Account with 
 the Treasurer & lay the same before the Trustees annually. 
 Voted that S^ Minor having resigned his Butlership S^ Hub- 
 bard shall be in the Place of a Butler this Year. 
 Voted that the Rector & Tutor or Tutors shall put in the 
 Schollar of the House. 
 
 Voted that the Salary of the Rector for the present Year shall 
 have such Additions made to it as shall be Honorable if the 
 Moneys in our Hands or that we can procure will enable us 
 to do it : which we apprehend ought to be 200 £ att least. 
 Voted that M^ Daniel Edwards be continued in the place of a 
 Tutor for the present Year & his Salary shall be 65 £ & 5 
 £ more if we find ourselves able to do it. 
 
1727] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 271 
 
 Voted that if the Rector shall find it needful he shall put the 
 Freshmen under the Tuition of S'' Hubbard and we will allow 
 him if he does that Service such Recompence as we shall think 
 Convenient. 
 
 CLIX. Memoeial of the Trustees to the Connecti- 
 cut General Assembly 
 
 October, 1727 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library; with the final 
 Act in the printed Colonial Records, vol. 7, p. 133^ 
 Hartford, 1873] 
 
 The Memorial is in the handwriting of the Eev. Samuel 
 Whitman. 
 
 To the Honourable the Governour, Council, & Representa- 
 tives in General Court Assembled, in New Haven Octob'"- 12, 
 1727 : The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale Colledg, in New 
 Haven humbly sheweth. 
 
 That whereas this Hon^e. Assembly gave being to the said 
 Colledg by charter, which by the favour of Divine Providence 
 hath been succesfully prospered, so that many Churches at 
 this day are supplyed with burning and shining lights from 
 the said Colledg, which favour engageth us the Trustees, to 
 follow divine providence, in the way that is thus Blest, in im- 
 proving their faithfull endeavours for incouraging the con- 
 tinuing of so good a work, the benefit of which is not only for 
 ye present but future generations, and when the Trustees had 
 chosen a Rector for said Colledg, this Hon^e. Assembly gave 
 their pubfick Testimony of their being well pleased with our 
 choice : & his faithfull administration in the Concerns of the 
 Colledg give occasion to us to be thankfull to god, that 
 directed us to such a choice : this Honourable Assembly were 
 pleased to enable us to make up our accounts with the people 
 
272 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1727 
 
 of Newington, which we acknowledg with all thankfullness, & 
 we find that the usuall Salary allowed from the publick Treas- 
 ury with y6 standing perquesites from the Schollars, is not 
 suflficient to support the Rector, and the necessary Tutorage of 
 the Students, & not being willing to make the Charges of 
 Tuition, and Chamber Rent, unreasonably burthensome, 
 which would prove a means to sink y® Credit of our Colledg : 
 we therefore are necessitated to make our humble request to 
 this Honourable Assembly for our releif, & that which seems 
 least (to us) burthensome, and can without any sensible in- 
 crease of charge to the publick be allowed us : We pray that 
 the Custom raised on the importing of Rhum may be granted 
 to us for the use & support of the Colledg during the pleasure 
 of this Honourable Assembly: tis our utmost necessity that 
 moves us to this application : and we cannot but beleive that 
 our fathers of the Common Wealth will afford maintenance to 
 their own offspring: and we hope that those parents whose 
 children have had their education in our Colledg: and those 
 and others that are members of this honourable Assembly 
 that have formerly been members of our Colledg will own 
 their Relation to us & Sympathize with our straitned Circum- 
 stances, & we hope as we have had a supply in our necessities 
 from this Honourable Assembly so they will not let us find the 
 streams of their goodness dryed up. And your memorialists 
 shall ever pray. 
 
 T : WOODBRIDGE Mod^- 
 
 Sam^^- Andrew 
 Samuel Russell 
 Jn^- Davenport 
 Thomas Ruggles 
 S. Buckingham 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 
 The Receipts of the Col- The expences of the Colledg 
 
 ledg from the Commence- from y« Commen^*- 1726 to 
 
 ment 1726 to the Com- the Commencement 1727. 
 
 mencement 1727. -d . on -i^a n /% 
 
 Rectors Sallary 140- 0- 
 
1727] 
 
 OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 273 
 
 from the General As- Tutors Sallary 065- 0- 
 
 sembly 100-0-0 To M^- Canner for 
 
 by Rent of Chambers work done 034- 9- 5 
 
 & Tuition 163-0-0 To y^ Schollar 
 
 of 
 
 fVio TimiRo 
 
 003- 0- 
 
 263-0-0 To the monitor 
 
 002- 0- 
 
 The Treasurers 
 
 
 Sallary 
 
 008- 0- 
 
 To incidental 
 
 
 charges 
 
 063- 6-11 
 
 
 315-16- 4 
 
 An account of what is wanting to defray 
 
 the 
 
 necessary expences of y® Rector more then 
 
 his 
 
 Sallary 
 
 120-0-0 
 
 Wanting for another Tutor 
 
 065-0-0 
 
 
 185-0-0 
 
 The receipts 263- 0-0 
 
 
 the expences 315-16-^ 
 
 
 the expences more y°- RecP*^- 052-16-4 
 
 to which last article what 
 
 is wanting is added 185- 0-0 
 
 Sum totall Needed 
 
 237-16-4 
 by order Sam^^- Whitman Scribe. 
 
 We the Subscribers hauing considdered the aboue acount 
 are of opinion that y® impost paid for Rhum in this Gouer- 
 ment for the space of three years next coming be for j^ use 
 & seport of Yale Collage 
 
 Math"^- Allyn 
 
 John Hall 
 
 John Beers 
 
 Datjid Goodrich 
 
 Caleb Leete 
 
 Com"ee. 
 
274 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1727 
 
 Upon Consideration of the above Memoriall Granted that 
 the Custom Raised on the Importing of Rhum be Improved 
 for the Use and Support of the Colledge during the Term of 
 three Years next Ensuing. 
 
 Past in the Upp'"- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secretly- 
 Read and dissent^- to In the Lower House 
 Test John Curtiss Clerk. 
 
 Then y« Question was put whether any thing should be 
 Granted on y« prayer of y® above memoriall. Resolvd in y^ 
 affirm^i^e. 
 
 Test. Jo- Curtis Clerk 
 
 Upon consideration of the memorial of the 
 
 Reverend Trustees of Yale College : Granted by this Assembly, 
 that the impost income for rhum in this government, for one 
 whole year next coming, shall be to the use, benefit and better 
 support of the said college, its rector, tutors, &c. 
 
 CLX. Proposed Action of the Connecticut General 
 
 Assembly for Exempting Rector Williams 
 
 FROM Taxation 
 
 October 24-26, 1727 
 
 [From the Journals of the two Houses, in the Secretary 
 
 of State's of&ce] 
 
 From the records of the Upper House. 
 
 A Bill past that the Revered. Elisha Williams Rect^- of Yale 
 Colledge shall have all his Estate as well as Poles freed from 
 any Taxes in this Governm^- while he continues in the afores"^- 
 office. 
 
1728] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 275 
 
 From the records of the Lower House. 
 
 A Bill from y^ upp^- Board to Release y^ Uev^- M^- Elisha 
 Williams^ Lands from taxation dissent^^- unto ; on It to Conf^" 
 on ye diffrence of Houses Cap*- Seamore Co^^- Goodrich Cap*- 
 Buell appointed a Committe. 
 
 From the records of the Upper House. 
 
 Roger Wolcott and John Hall Esq"- are appointed to confer 
 with such Gentlemen as the Low- House shall appoint on the 
 diference of the Houses, upon the Bill Exempting the Reef- 
 from Taxes. 
 
 From the records of the Lower House. 
 
 Report of y« Committe of Conference on y« affair of Mr. 
 Williams^- Lands being Ratefree at Newington. Reconsdrd 
 & desent^- to y^ bill from y« board afores^- 
 
 CLXL Letter of Elisha Williams 
 
 July 2, 1728 
 
 [From a copy in the Publications of the Colonial Society 
 of Massachusetts, vol. 6, pp. 207-209, Boston, 1904] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge. 
 
 Rev^ S^- 
 
 Since you allow me on all occasions the Freedom of offering 
 my Thoughts, & have ever a Mantle ready to Throw over 
 Them y*- discover my weakness, I presume to offer Some- 
 thing that has occurred to me in the present Conjuncture of 
 affairs, y* Surprize & fill everybody with Concern what y^ I 
 fear may be. For my own part I must Confess my fears are 
 greater w*^ relation to our religious than Civil Interests. Tho 
 if our Law respecting Intestate Estates be Declared a Nullity 
 ah Initio, & So the Common Law of England, from thence to 
 take place, we are Thrown Into y^ greatest Confusion 
 
276 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY [1728 
 
 Will they not Say our Ecclesiastical Establishment is a 
 Nullity? Our College Charter a Nullity? (Can we plead & 
 make it Good when we have done y* y® Governour & Company 
 have a power to Make a Body Politick?) 
 
 Now what I would propose to Your Consideration is whitjier 
 it would not be adviseable That The Agent The Govern- 
 ment now Sends, be directed in the Prudentist Methods Pos- 
 sible, to obtain a Charter for the College from the King, and 
 if it might be, also. Something in favour of our Ecclesiastick 
 Constitution. — and These Considerations Seem to render it 
 not Entirely hopeless 
 
 1. The King has but Just come to the Throne, — & so it is 
 not an Unlikely Hour for acts of Grace 
 
 2. The Incomparable Good Temper of y® Queen w*^ whom 
 perhaps a good Interest might be made for it. 
 
 3. What y« King has Done & after all our Endeavours to 
 releive our Selves will probably do, with relation to our Civill 
 Interests will be No Small Shock and Grievance to us — & 
 phaps to do us a favour in another Matter as y* of a Charter 
 for y^ College may be y* more easily granted — Since tis not 
 Uncommon nor disagreeable to y® Wisdom of a Prince to Shew 
 an act of Grace when he has manifested Severity — 
 
 If S^- You Think it advisable that what I have proposed be 
 endeavoured. You will please to Communicate it (phaps 
 before y^ Courts Sitting) to his Honour, mth whom the 
 Matter Must be Solely left to give it in Direction to the 
 Agent. For if the Assembly — or Indeed his Council Should 
 know it, it would take so much air; as That our Bigotted 
 Churchmen would get it, & endeavour all ways Possible to 
 Defeat it — 
 
 You mil please to forgive me The Trouble of This — & I will 
 add No More Than my Humble Service to Your Self & 
 Madd^i— and That 
 
 I am Y^ Very Humble Ser'^* 
 
 E. Williams 
 N. Haven— July 2. 1728 
 
Then present the Rev^ M^ 
 
 1728] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 277 
 
 CLXII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 11, 1728 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College a New Haven 
 Sept"- 11, 1728. 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 
 Samuel Russel, 
 
 Joseph Webb, 
 
 John Davenport, 
 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 
 Stephen Buckingham, 
 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 M' Daniel Edwards was unanimously chosen Steward in and 
 
 for Yale College & to enter into the Stewardship at the End 
 
 of the first Quarter of the present Year till which Time M'" 
 
 Punderson is to continue in it. 
 
 At this Meeting Elnathan Whitman Sen^ Batchelor was chosen 
 
 Tutor of Yale College in the Room of M^" Daniel Edwards who 
 
 then resigned his Tutorship. 
 
 Voted that S"^ Hubbard's Salary for his Service in instructing 
 
 the Freshmen Class for the Year past shall be twenty & seven 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Voted that M^ Samuel Andrew & the Rector & M^ Prout be a 
 
 Committee to lay the Address of the Trustees before the 
 
 General Assembly in Oct^ next for a further supply to the 
 
 College. 
 
 Voted that S'" Hubbard be a Tutor for the present Year. 
 
 Voted that to the two Hundred Pounds mentioned in the Act 
 
 of the Trustees Octob^ 1727 twelve Pounds more be paid to 
 
 the Rector for the Year past. 
 
 Voted that M"" Edwards Tutor be allowed seventy five Pounds 
 
278 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY [1729 
 
 as a ful Recompence for all his past services in the Collegiate 
 School. 
 
 Voted that an Order be given to M^ John Prout treasurer to 
 pay to the Rector two Hundred & twelve pounds as a Salary 
 for the last Year. 
 
 Voted that the money for the Commencement Dinner which 
 is 19 £ & is in his Hands & above the Order of two Hundred 
 & twelve pounds be allowed to him. 
 
 Voted that S^ Beckwith be in the Place of a Butler for the 
 present Year. 
 
 Voted that we approve & Consent that the present Rect^ be 
 looked upon as a Trustee of Yale College by Virtue of the Act 
 of the General Assembly constituteing of him one of that 
 Number. 
 
 Voted that the Sen'" Tutor shall have an Order for 50 £ as 
 Tutor & for 5 £ as Library keeper & the Jun^" Tutor 50 £ ac- 
 cording to the Promise made to them when they accepted of 
 those Posts. 
 
 CLXIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Connecti- 
 cut General Assembly 
 
 May 8, 1729 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Honourable the Governour, the Councell, and Repre- 
 sentatives, In Generall Court Assembled; In Hartford: May 
 the 8*^- 1729. The prayer of Some of the trustees of Yale 
 Colledge, In New-Haven, In Behalf of said Colledge Humbly 
 Sheweth — 
 
 That Whereas Address Was made to this Honourable As- 
 sembly In October last by the Joynt Concurrance of the trus- 
 tees of Yale Colledge, praying Releif for Support of Said 
 Colledge In their Necessary Expences, and through Some 
 Misunderstanding between the 2 Houses, No Conclusion was 
 
1729] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 279 
 
 come too. Wee therefore abovesaid Trustees do take liberty 
 to Renew the Application to this Honourable Assembly In 
 behalf of said Colledge, that you will please as hitherto you 
 have done to Own that Society as Erected by your Selves, as 
 a testimony of your pious desires for the promoting of learn- 
 ing amongst us, and for the Supplying our Churches, when 
 a vacancy doth Happen, with persons Qualified for the work 
 of the Ministry, which Good purposes through the blessing 
 of God Have been Manifestly Crowned with Success, and the 
 present flourishing of our Colledge promiseth Services of this 
 Nature yet to come, but under the favour of divine Goodness 
 our dependance is on your Selves, that you would favour your 
 own Ofspring, so hopefull, and not suffer it to dye for lack of 
 bread. The State of the Colledge as to its necessary Expenses 
 and Incomes was fully set forth to this Honourable Assembly, 
 att the Meeting att October last when it Appeared that the 
 layings out Exceeded the Incomes Upwards of an 160 pound 
 which if not Releived it will necessarily Sink. The most Easy 
 way, as appears to us is to make us an allowance of the Rhum 
 Act, but if any other Method Seem more Agreeable to the 
 Honourable Assembly We shall, not for any particular benefit 
 to our Selves but in behalf of the whole Government, Accept it 
 thankfully. And we w^ould further pray that the payments of 
 what may be allowed may be made in May and October, the 
 Necessity of Rector and tutors Requiring it. And we would 
 further Humbly Inform this Honourable Assembly, that the 
 disorders committed at the Colledge in Cambridge at publick 
 times by those that were not Members of the Colledge, moved 
 the Government there to Give the president a Commission for 
 the Peace. May not this Court from the like disorders 
 Happening with us Att our publick times conclude the like 
 Necessity of Such a Commission to our Rector. And your 
 memorialists shall ever pray. 
 
 t: woodbridge 
 Jn<>- Davenport 
 Tho. Buckingham. 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 
280 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1729 
 
 On y® prayer of y® within Memorial, Granted y*- there be 
 an addition of Eighty pounds, paid out of y^ Colony Treas^'^-, 
 for y^ Space of Two years, and to be paid at y® Several times 
 as within pray'd for & that a bill be prepared in form. 
 
 Past in y® Lower House 
 Test. Jn^'- Russell Clerk 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test. Hez : Wyllys Clerk 
 
 CLXIV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 10, 1729 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 Att a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 at New Haven Sept 10 1729 
 
 Samuel Andrew, • 
 Timothy Woodbridge Moderator, 
 Joseph Webb, 
 John Davenport, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 •• Elisha Williams. 
 
 Then present the Rev*^ M^" 
 
 Voted that the Rector be appointed to look over the Acts of 
 the Trustees & such of them as he Judges proper to be put into 
 the Book of records to be placed by themselves, such as are 
 doubtfull by themselves, & such as he judges not fit by them- 
 selves, in Order to their being laid before the Trustees & after- 
 wards put on Record. 
 
 Voted that the Names of the Benefactors to Yale College & 
 their several Donations be put on Record. 
 
1729] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 281 
 
 Agreed by the Trustees that upon the Desire of M'' Fisk, 
 
 Major Sabin shall be joyned with two persons to be nominated 
 
 by them to view the Land offered by M'" Fisk & M^ Levins & 
 
 determine whether it be an equivalent for the College Farm 
 
 given by Maj^ Fitch, any two of them agreeing therein also 
 
 that the persons sent to view s*^ Land shall determine by whom 
 
 the charge thereupon arising shall be defrayed any two of 
 
 them agreeing therein. 
 
 S'" Parsons was chosen to the Office of a Butler in Yale College. 
 
 Allowed to S'' Sergeant one pound for serving in the Place of 
 
 Monitor the last Year. 
 
 Voted that the Rev^ M'" Woodbridge return the Thanks of the 
 
 Trustees to M^ Dummer for two valuable Books lately given 
 
 by him to Yale College as an Addition to his former Bounty. 
 
 Voted that the Monitor be allowed three pounds for that 
 
 Service annually. 
 
 Voted that M^" Elnathan Whitman & S^ Hubbard be continued 
 
 in the Place of Tutors. 
 
 Voted that upon every Quarter Day the Rector & the Tutors 
 
 with M^ Punderson shall proportion the Advance on Bread 
 
 to every Schollar according to the Rise of Wheat above what 
 
 it was last Year which we take to be Seven Shillings p'" 
 
 Bushell : only for ye Year ensuing. 
 
 Voted that the Rector be allowed 250 £ out of the Treasury 
 
 as a Salary for the Year past, & the Tutors 60 £ each as a 
 
 Salary for the last Year. 
 
 Voted that we allow the Charge the Rector has been at about 
 
 his House and Well, & M^ Caners further Account about his 
 
 Barn and the necessary Charges the Steward has been at in 
 
 Repairs for the College with the Commencement Dinner y^ 
 
 Rector is impowered to sign a Note to the Treasurer for y« 
 
 Payment of it. 
 
 The Trustees received of the Rector thirty one Pounds which 
 
 was the Sum then paid by the graduated Persons for the 
 
 Commencement Dinner. 
 
 The Miscarriages Delinquencies & Crimes of Mix a Student of 
 
282 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1729 
 
 this College have been by the Rev<i Rector & Tutors (the 
 Delinquent also being present) laid before the Trustees Board 
 which were striking of several Students & after that running 
 away without the leave of y® Rector or Tutor near forty miles 
 distant from y^ College & not long after that striking & 
 fighting with a man of this Town whose Name is Chatterton & 
 all said Crimes confessed by s*^ Mix on the hearing of which 
 Crimes therefore the Trustees here assembled give Jugement 
 in the Case as follows viz : that s*^ Mix for s^^ Crimes & Offences 
 shall be suspended from all College Priviledges for a Year & 
 then it appearing by good Testimonies that he is reformed in 
 his manners and is become a diligent improver of his Time 
 & Studies his Suspension may be removed he making an Ac- 
 knowlegement of his Faults publickly in the Hall & answering 
 all College Dues to the Time. 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe. 
 
 After the Trustees had come into this Agreement & Judgement 
 they received an open letter from s<^ Mix 's Father saying that 
 he sees cause to take his son Mix out of the College. Dated 
 September 12 1729. 
 
 CLXV. Memorial of Elisha Williams to the Co:n^- 
 
 NECTICUT GrENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
 October 9, 1729 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To The Honour^i®- The Governour Council and Representa- 
 tives in General- Court assembled — The Memorial of Elisha 
 Williams Humbly sheweth — 
 
 That when the-Rev*^- M^- Timothy Cutler was Rector of Yale 
 College The Assembly were pleased to order, that himself & 
 his Estate should be free from all Taxes during his Continu- 
 ance in that Office; which seeming so plainly to Point out a 
 
1729] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 283 
 
 Favour as Intended by the Assembly to be annexed to y« 
 office. That when I obeyed y*' Call of This Government in 
 accepting the afores^^- Charge I could do no other than assure 
 my Self The Assembly would continue y^ s^- Favour to that 
 office — unless some way or other The Frowns of The Asseml)ly 
 should be merited. And The Assembly nor any Person has 
 yet Intimated to me that my Service in that office is less 
 acceptable to them Than M^- Cutler's as a reason why I 
 should not Like him Share in that Benefit. That y® Rev<i- 
 Trustees for the College in their Memorial Laid before y^ 
 Assembly in Octobi"- last past Did shew to the Assembly that 
 y® allowances hitherto made were not sufficient to support y^ 
 Rector in his office. To which I only beg Leave to add, that 
 I who best know my own Circumstances, Do assure your 
 Honours, That in my Coming from Newington to this Service 
 to which you have seen fit to call me, I have not Advantaged 
 but Disadvantaged my Temporal Estate — which I am ready 
 to demonstrate to y^- Honourable Assembly If it Thinks fit 
 to hear me upon it. 
 
 It is y^fore my request to y^- Honour^i^- Assembly That you 
 would graciously please to Grant me the Same Freedom from 
 Taxes, as you have done to my Predecessor, which will En- 
 courage me Cheerfully to Pursue the Great Trust Committed 
 to me — And I shall as In Duty Bound Ever pray «S:c 
 
 Elisha Williams. 
 
 NewHaven, Oct : 9*1^- 1729. 
 
 The Pray^- of the above Memoriall granted Excepting the 
 Society Charges in the Parrish of Newington — and that a 
 Bill be drawn in fform. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secrefy- 
 
 Read & dissented too in y^ Lower House 
 Test. Jno- Russell Clerk 
 
284 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY [1730 
 
 John Hall and John Hooker Esq^^- are appointed a Com- 
 mitte to Conferr with such Gentlemen as the Lower House 
 shall appoint on the diference of the Houses upon the within 
 Memoriall. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secrefy- 
 
 M''- Edmond Lewiss & Cap*- Jn^- Riggs appointed a Com^tee 
 to Confer w*^- y^ above Com**^^. o^ y^ Differences of y^ Houses 
 upon y^ within memorial 
 
 Past in y® Lower House 
 
 Test: Jno- Eussell Clerk 
 
 The matter of y® within memorial was now reconsidered in 
 ye Lower House with y^ arguments of y« Com^^^es. in Confer- 
 ence on ye Difference of y® Houses, as reported by M^- Lewis 
 and Cap*- Eiggs from y^ Com^tee and after a large Debate had 
 thereon y« question was put Whether y^ prayer of y® above 
 memorial (Excepting y^ Society Charges in y® Parish of 
 Newington) shall be granted. 
 
 resolved in y® Negative 
 
 Test. Jno- Eussell Clerk 
 
 CLXVI. Extract from a Letter of George Berkeley 
 
 March 24, 1730 
 
 [From a copy in Beardsley's Life of Samuel Johnson, 
 pp. 73-75, New York, 1874] 
 
 This extract, from the first extant letter of the corre- 
 spondence between Dean Berkeley and the Rev. Samuel 
 Johnson, is printed as being the earliest known reference 
 to Berkeley's interest in the College. 
 
 Eev. Sir, 
 
 Yours of Feb. 5th came not to my hand before yesterday. 
 
1730] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 285 
 
 I send you herewith ten bound books and one unbound. 
 You will take yourself what you have not already. You will 
 give the Principles, the Theory, the Dialogue, one of each, 
 with my service to the gentleman who is Fellow of New Haven 
 College, whose compliments you brought to me 
 
 Your very humble serv't, 
 
 Geoe. Berkeley. 
 
 Pray let me know whether they would admit the writings of 
 Hooker and Chillingworth into the library of the College in 
 New Haven. 
 
 Rhode Island, March 24, 1729-30. 
 
 CLXVII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 9, 1730 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 at N. Haven Sept. 9, 1730. 
 
 Samuel Andrew Moderator 
 Timothy Woodbridge, 
 John Davenport, 
 Tho^ Buckingham, 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 Elisha Williams. 
 
 Then present the Rev*^ M' 
 
 Voted that the Trustees do well accept of the Judgement of 
 Mr Nathaniel Burnham, Martin Kellogg, Ebenezer Sabin re- 
 specting the Equivalency of the Farm at Ouzetunnuck River 
 to that at Killingly. 
 
 Voted that y« Trustees make Choice of y« Rev^^ M^" Jared 
 Eliot of Kennelworth to be a Trustee of Yale College in the 
 Room of the Rev*^ M^ Moses Noyes of LjTue deceased. 
 
286 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1730 
 
 Voted that y^ Trustees make Choice of the Rev<i M^ Joseph 
 Mosse of Darby to be a Trusty of Yale College in the Room of 
 the Rev*^ M'" Samuel Russel of Branford who by Reason of 
 Age & bodily Infirmities has resigned the Place he held among 
 them. 
 
 Voted that S^ Adams be chosen to the Office of a Butler of 
 Yale College. 
 
 Voted that the Trustees accept the Confession of Mix, on his 
 complying with the Judgement of this Board and on his so 
 doing order him to be restored to his former Place & privileges 
 in the College. 
 
 Voted that the Tutors have each 5 £ added to their Salaries 
 the one 65 £ the other 70 £. 
 
 ' Voted that the Rector be allowed three Hundred Pounds. 
 M^ Andrew drawing of, the Trustees by Vote chose the Rev*^ 
 M^ Timothy Woodbridge Moderator. 
 
 The Trustees received of the Rector 27 £ which was the sum 
 pd by ye Graduated persons for the Commencement Dinner. 
 The Rev<5 M^ Joseph Moss & M^ Jared Eliot were by Vote 
 chosen to present the memorial of the Trustees to the General 
 Assembly to be holden at N Haven in October next. 
 Voted that the 'Rev^ M^ Timo Woodbridge, Tho^ Buckingham 
 & Sam^i Whitman carry the memorial of the Trustees to the 
 General Assembly in May next if there should be Occasion. 
 Voted that six shillings p'" Week be p<^ by each Student in 
 Commons for the Year ensuing. 
 
 Voted that the Thanks of this Board be returned to M^ 
 Thompson for his Donation and to M^ Watts for his Donation 
 & to Gov^ Belcher for the good Service done in procuring a 
 good Donation from one of the forementioned persons & y*^ 
 Rev*i Rect^ is hereby desired to do it 
 
 Voted that M^ Eliot be desired to recover as many of the 
 College Books as he can & return them hither at the College 
 Charge. 
 
1730] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 287 
 
 CLXVIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Con- 
 necticut General Assembly 
 
 September 9, 1730 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Hon^i^-, the Governo^-, Council, & Representatives in 
 General Court assembled now sitting in New-haven October 
 the 8th- 1730. 
 
 The Memorial of y^ Trustees of Yale-Colledg humbly 
 sheweth, y*- it hath been justly accounted to the hono^- of 
 this Religious & Generous Assembly, y*- Their Provident 
 Thoughts for y® Interest of Religion & Humane Literature 
 have for Twenty nine years past exerted themselvs in found- 
 ing by their Authority a Collegiate & Academical Nursery in 
 this Colony : & altho by Reason of the Vicissitude of Times It 
 hath known a declining State, yet more lately to y^ great 
 Satisfaction of Yourselvs, Us & o^- Country in general it has 
 arrived at & appears in a flourishing State by a full Supply 
 of Officers Academical, vizt: an accomplisht & agreeable 
 Recto'"-, & Worthy Tuto^^-, & a pleasing Increase of Students 
 hopeful for a publick Improvem*- to y^ Credit of s*^- Colony: 
 Also that to the honoi"- of s*^- Assembly thro y^ divine favo'"- 
 your Smiles have been benignly cast on s^- Nursery by a 
 favorable Donation from y® beginning of s*^- Founding, & 
 since by Reason of y® sinking Value of Bills of Credit, there 
 have been additional Donations many times from y® As- 
 sembly, the last whereof expires w^^- this present Session. 
 We entertain, may it please yo^- hono'"^-, a perswasion there- 
 fore yt- this Honour^ie. Assembly will in no wise be wanting 
 generously to provide for the hon^^^- Subsistence of s"^- 
 Nursery yo^selvs have founded, countenanced & supported 
 to this time, & humbly intreat yo^- tender affection & benefi- 
 cence in annually granting the Summ of two hundred & fifty 
 pounds in bills of Credit, in consideration y*- y^ necessity of 
 
288 ' DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1730 
 
 y« Colledg credible Subsistence appears to us to require so 
 much, besides w*- is obvious to every one among us the Estate 
 of y^ Bills of Credit is so exceedingly fallen ; or in addition to 
 y« hundred Pounds annually Granted by y^ Hon^^^. Assembly 
 would please to grant the Impost Money during their Pleas- 
 ure — And yo^- Memorialists shall as in duty bound ever pray 
 
 Samuel Andbew 
 Timothy Woodbridge 
 John Davenport 
 Tho. Buckingham 
 Eliphalet Adams 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 Joseph Moss 
 Jared Eliot 
 
 Yale College New Haven Sep. 9*^. 1730. 
 
 Upon the Memorial of the Reverend Trustees of Yale 
 Colledge, This Assembly grants in Addition To the former 
 Allowance of one hundred pounds made To said Colledge, the 
 Sum of One hundred pounds a Year for the Term of Two 
 Years next coming, and what this Assembly allows To said 
 Colledge Shall be Yearly paid the one half thereof in May 
 and the Other half thereof in October the first payment To 
 be made in May next, 
 
 Past in the Upper House. 
 
 Test : G. Wyllys Secret'-J- 
 
 Concurred with in y^ Lower House 
 
 Test. Jn^- Russell Clerk 
 
1731] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 289 
 
 CLXIX. Letter of George Berkeley 
 
 September 7, 1731 
 
 [From a copy in Beardsley's Life of Johnson, p. 78, 
 New York, 1874] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Samuel Jolinson, of Stratford. 
 
 Rev. Sir, 
 
 I am now upon the point of setting out for Boston, in order 
 to embark for England 
 
 My endeavors shall not be wanting, some way or other, to 
 be useful ; and I should be very glad to be so in particular to 
 the College at New Haven, and the more as you were once a 
 member of it, and have still an influence there. Pray return 
 my service to those gentlemen who sent their compliments by 
 you. 
 
 I have left a box of books with Mr. Kay, to be given away 
 by you ...... The Greek and Latin books I would have 
 
 given to such lads as you think will make the best use of them 
 in the College, or to the school at New Haven 
 
 Very truly. Rev. Sir, Your most humble servant, 
 
 Geob. Berkeley. 
 
 Rhode Island, Sept. 7, 1731. 
 
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 CLXX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 8, 1731 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made about 1733] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library at 
 
 N Haven Sept 8, 1731. 
 
 Samuel Andrew Moderator, 
 Joseph Webb, 
 Thomas Buckingham, 
 Ehphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 Elisha Wilhams, 
 Jared Ehot. 
 
 Then present the Rev^ M^ 
 
 Considering the ill Practice of firing the Gunns at the anni- 
 versary Com™^^*- to prevent the same for the future, we 
 strictly forbid it & resolve that if any of the Undergraduates 
 be found to have a Hand in such firing of the Gunns for the 
 future either directly or indirectly during that whole week 
 they shall be punished with Degradation or other such Pun- 
 ishment as the Governours of the College may judge their 
 Fault deserves. 
 
 Whereas there are several Books in the Library that are 
 duplicates we resolve that one Book or Sett of each duplicate 
 be sold by the Rector & Tutors & the money improved in pur- 
 chasing of other Books that the Library at present is not 
 furnished with. 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Ebenezer Williams of Pomphrett was chosen a 
 Trustee of Yale College. 
 
 Voted that the Salaries of the Rector & Tutors be the same 
 for this Year as they were the last, To the Rector 300 £ & to 
 the eldest Tutor 70 £ & the other 65. 
 
 Voted That the Rector give an Order to the Treasurer for the 
 payment of the Commencement Dinner, to M^ Caner, to the 
 
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 Monitor, & to the Schollar of the House the respective Sums 
 due to y™ & also to the Treasurer. 
 
 Voted that M^ Daniel Hubbard be allowed 8 £ for former Ser- 
 vices for which his Allowances were small in Case there be a 
 Sufficiency for it after the College Debts are paid. 
 Voted that M^ Sam^^ Whitman be joyned with the Rector to 
 overlook the Papers belonging to Yale College & determine 
 concerning them what are proper to be put on Record & what 
 not & prepared them to be set before the Trustees at their next 
 Meeting. 
 
 Ordered that a Note be drawn of seven Pounds to pay for the 
 Binding M^ Baxters Works given to this College by y^ Hon^^^ 
 Samuel Holden Esq^ of London by y« Hand of the Bev^ M' 
 Coleman. 
 
 Voted that M^ Daniel Hubbard late Tutor be desired to take 
 Care to obtain the Money remaining due to the College by the 
 Excise Act out of which he may have the 8 £ granted to him 
 when the present Debts of the College are paid. 
 At y« Same Meeting S"^ Sergeant was chosen Tutor of Yale 
 College. 
 
 CLXXI. Lettek of George Berkeley 
 
 July 25, 1732 
 
 [From a copy in Beardsley's Life of Samuel Johnson, 
 pp. 79-81, New York, 1874] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Mr. Johnson. The enclosed deed 
 of conveyance of the author's farm on Rhode Island, for 
 the endowment of scholarships, is in print elsewhere. 
 
 London, July 25, 1732. 
 Rev. Sir, 
 
 Some part of the benefactions to the College of Bermuda, 
 which I could not return, the benefactors being deceased, 
 joined with the assistance of some living friends, has enabled 
 
292 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1732 
 
 me without any great loss to myself, to dispose of my farm 
 in Rhode Island in favor of the College in Connecticut. It is 
 my opinion that as human learning and the improvements of 
 Reason are of no small use in Religion, so it would very much 
 forward those ends, if some of your students were enabled to 
 subsist longer at their studies, and if by a public tryal and 
 premium an Emulation were inspired into all. This method 
 of encouragement hath been found useful in other learned 
 societies, and I think it cannot fail of being so in one where 
 a person so well qualified as yourself has such influence, and 
 
 will bear a share in the elections This pacquet 
 
 contains the instrument of conveyance in form of 
 
 law, together with a letter for Mr. President Williams, which 
 you will deliver to him. I shall make it my endeavor to pro- 
 cure a benefaction of books for the College library, and am 
 
 not without hopes of success 
 
 I am very truly. Rev. Sir, 
 
 Your faithful humble serv*-, 
 Geok. Berkeley. 
 
 CLXXII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Con- 
 necticut General Assembly 
 
 May 16, 1732 
 with the action thereon, in May and October, 1732 
 
 [Prom the original in the State Library] 
 
 The Memorial is in the handwriting of Thomas Fitch 
 (Yale 1721), of Norwalk, already one of the leading 
 lawyers in the Colony ; it was presented in May, 1732, and 
 referred to the next Assembly. 
 
 To y^ Honourable General Assembly now sitting in Hart- 
 ford y^ Memorial of Elisha Williams Sam^i- Andrew and y® 
 Rest of ye Trustees of Yale Colledge Humbly Sheweth. 
 
1732] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 293 
 
 That y'' s<^- Colledge was first set up and has been much sup- 
 ported by y<^ favour of this assembly and y*- yet y^- Memorial- 
 ists are oblidged to apply to you for its Support which thing 
 we should be exceeding Glad if in future time you would take 
 away y^ occasion of by making some present Donation y*^- 
 may hereafter prove advantagious to s^- School and we can 
 think of nothing better than y*- you grant a farm of land in 
 each or some of y® townships at present only surveyed and 
 hereafter to be Disposed of & settled which thing to us seems 
 Reasonable. 
 
 first for y*- y® promotion of y^ interest of such a School of 
 Learning in Divine & humane Knowledge is very Laudable 
 and a publick good. 
 
 21y the gift itself at present is but little cost tho after may 
 be Valluable. 
 
 31y y^ s*^- School will be likely to improve such farm or 
 farms while particular men will obtain Rights &c. only to 
 make Sale or Merchandise thereof, and it seems to be proper 
 in this as well as in other cases to bestow some part to a 
 Charitable use and unless y*- School be well supported there 
 had as good be None and it will be a great Dishonour to y^ 
 Goverment, and if men can't be handsomly supported Men 
 of worth will not be prevailed with to Undertake y^ Care and 
 tuition of y^ Schollars and therefore y® Great Expence men 
 are at in Educating their Sons will very much be Lost. All 
 which and more we beg y^- Hon^^- to Consider and Grant there- 
 upon farms as afores*^- to y^ s<^- Trustees and their successors 
 in yt- office for y^ use of s*^- Colledge &c. And we as in Duty 
 bound shall &c. 
 
 Tho. Fitch 
 Joseph Fowler 
 
 Attorneys in 
 behalf of ye 
 memorialists 
 
 May 16th. 1732 
 
 Upon the Memoriall of the Trustees of Yale Colledge mov- 
 ing to this Assembly to Endow the said Colledge with some 
 Lands in the five Townships that be laid out and unsettled on 
 the eastward of Oussatunnuck River 
 
294 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1732 
 
 Resolved that when this Assembly shall proceed to settle 
 said five parcells of Land laid out for Townships there shall 
 be three hundred acres of Land in each of s<^- Townships laid 
 out and secured to remain to the use of the s*^- Colledge 
 forever. 
 
 Past in the Upp^- House 
 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secretly- 
 Concurred with in y^ Lower House with this addition y*- Each 
 three hund^^ acres be layd out in one entire piece in each town, 
 so as not to prejudice any of y^ town plots 
 
 Test. Jno- Russell Clerk. 
 Vpon the Memorial of the Reuer*^- Sam^- Andrew Eliphalet 
 Adams Elisha Williams &c Trustees of Yale Coledge, this 
 Assembly do Grant & order that in each of the fine New Town- 
 ships lately layed out east of Housetunnuck Riuer, there Shall 
 be Layed out in one Intire peice three hundered acres of Land, 
 to be layed at a distance from the Seueral Town plats, which 
 Tracts of Land, containing in the whole fiueteen hundered 
 acres, shall when layed out be by a pattent under the Seale of 
 this Colony Granted & Confirmed to the Trustees of s<i- 
 Coledge To Haue and To Hold to them & theire Successors, 
 Trustees of the s*^- Coledge for the onely & Sole use benefit & 
 behoofe of s*^- Schoole foreuer, & to no other use. 
 
 Past in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secret^'y- 
 
 Concurred with in y^ Lower House 
 
 Test, Jno- Russell Clerk 
 
1732] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 295 
 
 CLXXIII. Extract from a Letter of Tiaiothy Cutler 
 
 September 4, 1732 
 
 [From a copy in John Nichols's Illustrations of the 
 Literary History of the Eighteenth Century, vol. 4, pp. 
 292-294, London, 1822] 
 
 Addressed to the Rev. Dr. Zachary Grey, of Cam- 
 bridge, England, by the former Rector of Y'ale, who also 
 maintained a correspondence with the Rev. Samuel John- 
 son, of Stratford. 
 
 He seems to intimate that Rector Williams was dis- 
 posed to declare for Episcopacy. The suggestion was 
 groundless, 
 
 Boston, New England, 
 Sept. 4, 1732. 
 
 My Reverend, most worthy, and obliging Friend, 
 
 Mr. Johnson has the pleasure of bettering the 
 
 College in his neighbourhood, and seeing several of the Re- 
 gents and Students advancing towards the Church of Eng- 
 land, insomuch that the Rector, who would save his bacon 
 whilst he is getting light, is in danger of having his public 
 salary taken from him whilst he is dodging about ; and nothing 
 keeps the brightest of our youth from coming into the Church, 
 
 but courage enough to starve 
 
 I remain, Reverend and dear Sir, your most affectionate, 
 thankful, faithful, humble servant, 
 
 Timothy Cutleb. 
 
296 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1732 
 
 CLXXIV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 13, 1732 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made soon after this date] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 at N Haven Sept 13, 1732 
 
 Then present the Rev<i M^" 
 
 Samuel Andrew Moderator, 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 Elisha Williams, 
 Jared Eliot, 
 Ebenezer Williams. 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Samuel Woodbridge of Hartford, M^ Samuel 
 Cook of Stratfield, M^" Jonathan Marsh of Windsor were 
 chosen Trustees. 
 
 Yale College in New Haven Sept. 13, 1732 
 
 To The Rev*^ M'" Stephen Buckingham, 
 Sir 
 
 The Trustees of Yale College in New Haven 
 observing that you attend not y^^ Meetings tho' once legally 
 chosen into their Number they would be glad to know whether 
 you do not think yourself one of their Number & if you are 
 indisposed or think yourself unqualified to serve the Interest 
 of the School any longer, yy desire you would send them a 
 Resignation of your Place among them that another may 
 be chosen into it. written by Order of the Trustees 
 
 & signed p'' me 
 
 Sam^^ Whitman Scribe. 
 
 Voted that the Salaries of the Rector & Tutors be the same 
 this Year as they were the last Year, the Rectors Sallary 300 
 £ the eldest Tutors 70 £ the other Tutors 65 £. 
 
1732] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 297 
 
 Agreed that the Service of M'' Samuel "Whitman & the Rectors 
 in preparing the Acts of the Trustees for a Record be accepted 
 & that the Rector be desired to see after the recording them. 
 Voted that the Bread provided by the Steward for the 
 Schollars shall be reckoned at 7 Shillings p^ Bushell "Wheat 
 quarterly & in Case it cant be obtained for 7 p'" Bushell what 
 he gives more p^ Bushell provided it be not more than it might 
 be had for to be allowed by y® Rector & Tutors. 
 Voted that Mi" Jared Eliot, M^- Samuel Cook & M'' Ebenezer 
 Williams be a Committee to treat with & intreat the General 
 Assembly in behalf of Yale College to obtain for it a Support 
 for future Time in such a Way & Manner as they think most 
 suitable & convenient. 
 
 Voted that the Rector be desired to make up Accounts ^vith 
 the Steward about the Commencement Dinner & order the 
 respective Summs due to the Tutors to the Treasurer the 
 Schollar of the House & the Monitor to be paid to them & the 
 Glaziers Bill to be paid to him. 
 Sir Adams was chosen Tutor of Yale College. 
 Sir Cook was chosen Butler of Yale College. 
 Voted that the Rev^ M^" Jared Eliot, Ebenezer Williams, 
 Samuel Cook be desired to treat with the Committee for the 
 Meeting House about allowing the Rector some Place in the 
 meeting House that may be a Convenient Seat for his Family. 
 
298 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1732 
 
 CLXXV. Letter of Benjamin Colman 
 
 December 2, 1732 
 
 [From the printed draft in Turell's Life of Colman, pp. 
 61-62, Boston, 1749] 
 
 Two other letters of the same author, addressed to 
 Rector Williams and the Rev. Ebenezer Williams re- 
 spectively, and of similar purport, are also printed in 
 the Life of Dr. Colman, but need not be reproduced here. 
 
 To the Rev. Mr. Eliphalet Adams of New London. 
 Rev. Sir, 
 
 As you are one of the Trustees for Yale College, and I know 
 you have the Welfare of that Society much at Heart, as well 
 as the Doctrines and Laws of the Kingdom of Christ as re- 
 ceived in these Churches; so at the Desire of some of your 
 sincere and esteemed Friends here I take upon me to write 
 to you at this Time, upon the Fame of the noble Gift to your 
 College, from the reverend and learned Dean Berkley. 
 
 I hope it comes to you without the Clog of any Condition 
 that is inconsistent with or subversive of the known and true 
 Intent of the Honourable Founders of your College ; and that 
 the Reverend Trustees will carefully see that it does so before 
 they accept of that or any other Donation 
 
 Give me Leave to add one Word more concerning the Bruit 
 of the Prevalence of Arminianism in the College. I am told 
 that you were your self in such Apprehensions and Fears on 
 that Head, that you enquired earnestly of your Son concern- 
 ing it ; and that the deceased aged Mr. Woodbridge of Hart- 
 ford a little before his Death was under great Concern on that 
 Account. It would be acceptable to some superior Friends 
 here, if you would freely write upon that Head 
 
 Your Brother and Servant, 
 
 B. C. 
 Dec. 2, 1732. 
 
1732] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 299 
 
 CLXXVI. Peoceedings of the Trustees 
 
 December 20, 1732 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made soon after this date] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at the Rectors 
 House at New Haven Dec"- 20, 1732. 
 
 Then present the Rev^ Mess" 
 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 Elisha Williams Moderator, 
 Jared Eliot, 
 Ebenezer Williams, 
 Samuel Woodbridge, 
 Jonathan Marsh. 
 
 The Rev^ M^ Samuel Whittelsey was chosen a Trustee of Yale 
 College. 
 
 Voted That the Rector be desired to apply to M^ John Reed 
 for such a Draught to be laid before the Assembly of this 
 Colony y6 next May for such a Change of Names from Rector 
 and Trustees to such as are kno^vn in Law, and by which 
 Donations to it may be better liolden. 
 
 Voted That y^ Rev*i M^" Jared Eliot be hereby desired to go to 
 New Port on Rhodes Island and impowered by y^ Trustees of 
 Yale College to put y^ Indenture of D'' George Berkeley grant- 
 ing to them his Living on s*^ Island on certain Provisoes on 
 the publick Record there to take Possession of the Farm Given 
 and let it out according to his best Discretion. 
 Voted That y« Rev'^ Rector be desired in a letter to return y« 
 Thanks of y^ Trustees to the Rev<i D^ George Berkeley for his 
 Generous Donation to them of his Farm at New Port on 
 Rhodes Island. 
 
 Voted That this Meeting be adjourned to Hartford y^ Day fol- 
 lowing the next General Election of this Colony to address y^ 
 Assembly in a Body respecting some Alteration to be made in 
 
300 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1733 
 
 the Names whereby they are known in the Charter granted us 
 and such other Business as may then appear necessary. 
 
 These Votes were passed Affir^i^y- 
 
 Test Sam^^ Whitman Scribe. 
 
 CLXXVII. Extracts from ''The Benefactors of 
 Yale College, A Poetical Attempt" 
 
 Boston, 1733 
 
 The author was Col. and Dr. John Hubbard, of New 
 Haven, born 1703, died 1773. He was also the author of 
 ''A Monumental Gratitude Attempted," New London, 
 1727, commemorating the saving of a party of students 
 from shipwreck in crossing Long Island Sound in Au- 
 gust, 1726, — which does not need to be further mentioned. 
 
 Two of the author's sons were graduated at Yale (in 
 1744) , and a daughter married President Ezra Stiles. 
 
 Connecticut, be thou the destin'd theme, 
 Minerva deigns a visit to thy stream; 
 
 Between two riv'lets lie the chosen grounds; 
 On either hand a craggy mountain bounds 
 The landscape, and salutes the eye, 
 With artless beauties, wild variety : 
 Immortal trees their lofty summits grace, 
 And solemn Silence reigns thro ' all the place. 
 
 The centre of these well-distinguish 'd plains. 
 Devoted ground, the humble dome sustains. 
 Where without pomp divine Minerva reigns. 
 
 The pile by Yale's beneficence was rais'd, 
 Who pious honours to his country paid, 
 And deep and strong the sure foundations laid. 
 
1733] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 301 
 
 Of virtuous learning in his native soil ; ' 
 A gen'rous bounty and a God-like toil, 
 His country back her grateful vows repeats, 
 And Yale in ev 'ry thankful bosom beats. 
 
 Here flourish Knowlege and each useful Art 
 That mends the manners or improves the heart. 
 The Tongue that jarr'd the air to harshest noise 
 Now sweetly moves and forms a pleasant voice, 
 And Language guiltless of the Pedant's care 
 With easy cadence charms the list'ning ear; 
 
 Now Logick gives a pondrous weight to sound 
 And Nonsense quits the long possessed ground : 
 Here nervous Locke the sure foundation lays 
 Of sterling reason, and his lasting praise. 
 Divinest Watts too lends his helping hands 
 And Logick in a beauteous system stands. 
 
 By Dummer nurs'd as by a Patron's care, 
 Still Science grows and grows divinely fair : 
 His opening hand her num'rous wants supplies 
 And next to Heav'n on that her hope relies. 
 Yalensia's Sons in gen'rous Dummer find 
 Meccenas's bounty and great Tully's mind. 
 
 The Mathematicks too our tho'ts employ. 
 Which nobly elevate the Students joy: 
 The little Euclids round the tables set 
 And at their rigid demonstrations sweat. 
 Till Truth appears in a resistless light. 
 
 Divine Philosophy, a Goddess fair 
 Bespeaks our thoughts, our most indulgent care. 
 
302 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1733 
 
 A tribe of heav'nly minds attend her shrine : 
 With well distinguish 'd wreaths do Newton shine 
 And Berkeley, both immortal, both divine. 
 
 Yalensia owes the pow'r of knowing more 
 Than all her Sisters on the western shore, 
 To Berkeley's lib'ral hand that gave a Prize 
 (To animate her sons to glorious fame.) 
 
 The rival Youths engage our warmest care, 
 A crimson blush their modest faces wear. 
 Whilst ancient greek and latin try their skill, 
 Inconstant tides of blood the vessels fill. 
 
 May Berkeley's genius on your heads descend, 
 And happy infl 'ence to the Victors lend. 
 
 My infant genius sinks beneath the song, 
 And only whispers Berkeley's name along 
 In broken sounds : beneath the task it dies, 
 To gratitude a willing sacrifice. 
 
 CLXXVIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 May 11, 1733 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the HonWe. the Gen"- Assembly of his Majti^s. Colony of 
 Connecticut conven'd at Hartford May 10, 1733 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College in N. Haven 
 humbly sheweth 
 
1733] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 303 
 
 That, whereas it hath pleased this Hon^^^- Assembly, not 
 only at first to encourage the Erection of s^^- College, but also 
 from time to time to contribute to its Support by annual 
 Supplies of publick moneys; and also to give Assurance of 
 your Generous Intentions for y« Perpetuating the s^^- College, 
 by the provision you have made for its future Supplies in y^ 
 Donation of publick Lands for y*- purpose. For which We 
 beg leave to return our hearty thanks; and Acknowledge y*- 
 under God, our Dependance is very much on this Hon^^®. As- 
 sembly for the further necessary Supplies thereof. We 
 would humbly remind you that in October 1730 It pleased this 
 Court to grant an addition of one hundred pounds p''- Annum 
 to the hundred pounds formerly granted for the Support of 
 Said College; to continue for the Space of two Years which 
 expired in October last. Whereupon Yo^- Memorialists become 
 humble Petitioners for the Renewal of your Favour by a like 
 Grant to continue during the Courts Pleasure. The Necessity 
 of the College obliging us earnestly to entreat, and your 
 Steady Favour in all time past encouraging us to hope for 
 the Continuance thereof as above requested. And yo""- Memo- 
 rialists shall as in Duty bound ever pray &c. 
 
 E : Williams 
 
 ElIPHALET i^DAMS 
 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 Tared Eliot 
 Ebenezer Williams 
 g^jyjLL. Woodbridge 
 Jonathan Marsh 
 Sam^^- Cooke. 
 Samuel Whittelsey 
 Hartford, May 11, 1733 
 
 In y^ Lower House, the question was put AYhether any thing 
 should be Granted on this memorial, resolved in j^ Negative 
 Test, Jn^- Russell Clerk 
 
 In the Upp^- House. Read and Concurr*^- with 
 Test Hez : Wyllys Secretly- 
 
Then present the Rev^ Messieurs ■ 
 
 304 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1733 
 
 CLXXIX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 12, 1733 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made soon after this date] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 of Yale College at New Haven Sepf 12, 1733. 
 
 Elisha Williams Moderator, 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman, 
 Jared Eliot, 
 Ebenezer Williams, 
 Samuel Woodbridge, 
 Jonathan Marsh, 
 Samuel Cook, 
 I Samuel Whittelsey. 
 
 Agreed That every Barrel of Beer delivered to the Butler @ 
 8/ pi" Barrel shall be made of Half a Bushell of good Barley 
 Malt after it is ground or a Bushell of good Oat Malt after it 
 is ground or a peck of good Barley Malt after it is ground and 
 a Quart of good Molosses or half a Bushell of good Oat Malt 
 after it is ground & a quart of good Molosses & be mash't and 
 well brewed & hopped. 
 
 Agreed That the Steward of this College shall for the Year 
 ensuing pay to the Butler of the same fourty shillings p^ 
 Quarter as a Reward for his Service in dealing out the 
 Commons of Bread and Bear to the Schollars. 
 Agreed That the Butler of this College shall for the Year 
 ensuing pay to the Treasurer of the College fourty Shillings 
 p^ Quarter on the Account of y® Lost Commons of Bread & 
 Beer which are by this Act allowed to the said Butler. 
 Whereas a Complaint hath been offered at this Board by the 
 Schollars of this House of the Insufficiency and Faultiness of 
 their Commons and Sizings & the Steward having desired that 
 a Committee might be appointed to hear the same, wee there- 
 
1733] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 305 
 
 fore do hereby impower Messieurs Elisha Williams, Jared 
 Eliot, Ebenezer Williams, Jonathan Marsh, Samuel Cook and 
 Samuel Whittelsey the next Tuesday after the next publick 
 Thanksgiving to meet at the College Library and hear what 
 the said Schollars have to offer for the justifying of their said 
 Complait and what the Steward may offer in his own Vindica- 
 tion, to order and determine what the Steward shall do in the 
 Matters complained of and to put in another Steward in Case 
 The present Steward will not comply with their Orders & 
 Determinations. The Trustees now present pray y^ Rev*^ 
 M'" Samuel Andrew that he would please to be one of the 
 Committee in the Business last Voted and desire the Rev<^ 
 M'' Cook to acquaint him with it at his Return. 
 Voted That the Rev*^ Rector, the Tutors, Treasurer, Library 
 keeper, Schollar of the House & Monitor be allowed the same 
 Sallary each of them as They were the last Year if there be 
 a sufficiency in y« Treasury. 
 
 Voted That if there be not a Sufficiency in the College Treas- 
 ury to pay the respective Sallaries granted then the Defalca- 
 tion to be in Proportion to the respective Sallaries. 
 Whereas the Rev'i Dean Berkeley hath further expressed his 
 great Generosity and Goodness to this College in procuring 
 and sending a very valuable Collection of Books contained in 
 Eight Boxes, Agreed That the Humble Service and sincerest 
 Thanks of this Board be returned to him in a Letter by y« 
 Rev*^ Rector. 
 
 Voted That a Memorial then drawn be carried to the General 
 Assembly at their Meeting in October next. 
 Voted That the Rev^ M^ Samuel Whitman, Samuel Wood- 
 bridge and Samuel Cooke present the Memorial agreed on to 
 ye Gen^i Assembly in Oct^^ next. 
 
 Agreed That the Rev*^ Rector at the Cost of this College order 
 Suitable Boxes to be made for the Reception of the Rev*^ Dean 
 Berkeley's Collection of Books lately sent to the said College. 
 Voted That the Persons chosen to carry their Memorial to the 
 Assembly in October do answer the Letter of the Rev"^ M"" 
 Buckingham. 
 
306 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1733 
 
 CLXXX. Memorial of the Trustees to the Con- 
 necticut General Assembly 
 
 September 12, 1733 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Hon^^e. the Geni- Assembly of his Maj^i^^. Colony of 
 Connecticutt to be convened at New-Haven October 11, 1733 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College in New- 
 Haven humbly Sheweth 
 
 That Whereas it hath pleased this Hon^i^. Assembly not 
 only at first to encourage the Erection of the s^- College ; but 
 also from time to time to Contribute to its Support by Annual 
 Supplies of publick moneys, and also to give Assurance of 
 your generous Intentions for the perpetuating the s<i- College 
 by the Provision you have made for its future Supplies in the 
 Donation of publick Lands for that Purpose, for which We 
 renew our hearty thanks, & Acknowledge our Dependance is 
 very much on this Hon^^^- Assembly for the further Supplies 
 thereof. We would humbly remind you, that in October 1730 
 this Court granted an Addition of one hundred pounds per 
 annum to the hundred pounds formerly granted to continue 
 for the space of two Years which expired in October last. 
 Upon which We were obliged to move the Assembly in May 
 last for the repetition of that your favour, which not having 
 been then considered, and the Necessities of the College being 
 extreamly urgent, We must Renew our earnest Suit to you 
 at this time, and entreat you would now Consider the Case 
 and favour the College with the s*^- Additional Grant of one 
 hundred pounds for this year now expiring and for Such 
 Term in future as in your Wisdom and Goodness you shall 
 think meet. 
 
1734] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 307 
 
 And your Memorialists shall as in Duty bound ever pray &c. 
 
 Elisha Williams 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Eliphalet Adams 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 Jared Eliot 
 Ebenezer Williams 
 Sam^l- Woodbridge 
 Jonathan Marsh 
 Sam^-^- Cooke 
 Samuel Whittelsey. 
 New-Haven Sept^- 12, 1733 
 
 On ye above Memorial Granted one hundred pounds as 
 prayed for, and with j^ addition of One hundred pounds, to 
 be paid at y« End of y^ Ensueing Year. 
 
 past in j^ Lower House 
 
 Test. Jno- Russell Clerk 
 
 Concurr*!- with in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secret^'y- 
 
 CLXXXI. Letter of Isaac Watts 
 
 August 16, 1734 
 
 [From the University Archives] 
 
 The author was the well-known nonconformist minis- 
 ter and hymnologist, of London. 
 
 Rev<3- Sir 
 
 Having been informed that you want a pair of Globes for 
 ye use of your College, I was lately in Company with a friend 
 of mine who offerd to make such a present so far as 6 pound 
 would go. I accepted y^ proposall & engaged M^- Senex to fit 
 up a pair quite new, with all necessary appendices, of 17 
 inches meter, & to paint 'em according to my direction, & have 
 
308 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1734 
 
 transmitted them to you by M^- Levingston. I hope they will 
 
 be accepted & usefull With hearty desires of the 
 
 success of your College in training up men, Christians & 
 ministers for y* Service of y* following Age. I commend my 
 Self to your Prayers & am 
 
 Sir 
 
 Your obed*- humble Serv*- & Bro^- 
 
 I Watts. 
 Augt- 16, 1734. 
 
 To the ReV^- M^- Elisha Williams 
 Rector of Yale College 
 Newhaven. 
 
 CLXXXII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 11, 1734 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made soon after this date] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at New Haven 
 
 Sept^ 11 1734. 
 
 Samuel Andrew Moderator, 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 Elisha Williams Rector, 
 
 Then present the Rev<i Messrs j Jared Eliot, 
 
 Ebenezer Williams 
 Samuel Woodbridge 
 Samuel Cooke 
 L Samuel Whittelsey. 
 
 It was put to Vote whether they continue M^" Daniel Edwards 
 
 in the Office of a Steward of Yale College (which Office he has 
 
 been in for some Years past) any longer. Passed in the 
 
 Negative. 
 
 Voted By the Trustees, That the Electors appointed in the 
 
1734] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 309 
 
 Deed of the Rev^ Dean Berkeley Dated y« 17 Day of August in 
 the Seventh Year of King George the Second in the Year of 
 our Lord 1733, do in their Elections of Persons named therein 
 Schollars of the House and the Trustees do in their Disposals 
 of the Profits of the Farm therein given to the Persons elected 
 conform to the Directions given in said Deed. 
 Voted That no Student Graduate nor Undergraduate in Yale 
 College shall play at Chards and if any Person brings in a 
 Pack of Chards he shall pay a Fine not exceeding five shillings 
 and if any play at Chards they shall pay a Fine not exceeding 
 Three Shillings and that no other Plays depending on a Lot 
 forbidden by j^ Rector shall be practised without incurring 
 y« like Penalty and if the Offences above be repeated besides 
 the Penalty above They shall be abridg'd such College Privi- 
 ledges or be ordered such College Exercises for a Time as y® 
 Rev<i Rector and Tutors shall think fit. The Bev^ M^" Samuel 
 Cooke and M^ Samuel Whittelsey were appointed a Committee 
 to carry their Address to the General Assembly in their 
 Session at New Haven in October next praying for the Con- 
 tinuance of their former Bounty needful for the Support of 
 Yale College. 
 
 Ml" Samuel Whittelsey Jun^ was chosen Tutor of Yale College 
 in the Place of M^ William Adams who then resigned his Place 
 to the Trustees. 
 
 Mj" Samuel Cooke was chosen Steward of Yale College. 
 S^ Hart was chosen Butler of Yale College. 
 Voted By the Trustees that an Address or Memorial to the 
 Hon^i^ General Assembly drawn and Signed by them be laid 
 before the said Assembly when convened at New Haven in 
 Octob^ next by their Committee appointed for that Purpose 
 Viz* the Rev<i M^ Sami^ Cooke & M^ Sam" Whittelsey. 
 Voted That the Rev^^ M^ Samuel Whitman and M^ Samuel 
 Woodbridge do address the General Assembly in their Session 
 at Hartford in May next provided the Committee appointed to 
 address the Assembly in October next obtain not the En- 
 couragement for the Support of the College by them prayed 
 for. 
 
310 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1734 
 
 CLXXXIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 September 11, 1734 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Honbie. the Gen^- Assembly of this Colony to Con- 
 vene at New Haven on the Second Thursday of October next. 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale-College in New- 
 Haven Humbly Sheweth- — 
 
 That the Support of the s<^- College is necessarily dependant 
 upon those Supphes which this Hon^i^. Assembly hath been 
 pleased to Grant from time to time ; for w^hich We renew our 
 hearty thanks. And Whereas in October last this Assembly 
 was pleased to give for the s<^- purpose (as in time past they 
 had done) in Addition to the Standing grant of one hundred 
 pounds per Annum ; to Say one hundred pounds for the year 
 then past & one hundred pounds for the Year then next en- 
 suing, which is now expired. We therefore do now (as the 
 Necessities of the College oblige us) earnestly entreat this 
 Hon^i^- Assembly to renew the s<^- Additional Grant of one 
 hundred pounds for the Support of the s*^- College, for such 
 Continuance as your Honours shall think meet; and Your 
 Memorialists Shall as in Duty bound ever pray &c. 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Eliphalet Adams 
 Samuel Whitman 
 Jared Eliot 
 Eben^- Williams 
 Sam^^- Woodbridge 
 Samuel Cooke 
 Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 Yale College, New-Haven, Sep^- 11*^- 1734 
 
1734] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 311 
 
 In the lower House. Upon the above Memoriall granted y® 
 Sum of One Hundred pounds, to be drawn from y^ Publick 
 Treasury, for y^ Space of one year and y*- a bill be drawn in 
 form. 
 
 Test. John Bulkley Clerk 
 
 Concurr*^- with in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrefy- 
 
 CLXXXIV. Request of the Lower House of the 
 
 Connecticut General Assembly for an Account of 
 
 the Income and Expenses of the College, 
 
 WITH THE Reply of the Trustees 
 
 October 15-16, 1734 
 
 [From the original Journal of the Lower House, in the 
 Secretary of State's office, and the Reply in the State 
 Library] 
 
 A bill past this [i.e., the Lower] house appointing M^- Eben^"- 
 West and Cap*- William Wadsworth a Com^^^- to wait upon 
 the Rev<i- Trustees of Yale Colledge and desire of them an 
 ace*- of ye State, Circumstances and disbursm^^- of s*^- Colledge 
 to be laid before this house. 
 
 An Estimate of y^ Common annuall Incomes 
 
 To Study Rent £ 70-00-0 
 
 To Tuition money 195-00-0 
 
 To Granted out of y« Colony Treasury .... 100-00-0 
 
 To paid by the Butler for his privilege .... 8-00-0 
 
 £373-00-0 
 
 And Disbursements of Yale College N. Haven 
 
 By a Salary to the Rector £300-00-0 
 
 By Salaries to 2 Tutors at £65 each .... 130-00-0 
 By paid to the Library Keeper 5-00-0 
 
312 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1735 
 
 By paid to the College Treasurer for his Service 8-00-0 
 
 By paid to the Schollar of the House .... 3-00-0 
 
 By paid to the Monitor 3-00-0 
 
 By y^ Charge of y® Trustees meeting annually . 10-00-0 
 By paid for Repairs (besides what is chargeable 
 
 on the Schollars), and Incidentall charges . . 25-00-0 
 
 £484-00-0 
 373-00-0 
 
 111-00-0 
 
 The above Estimate impartially made is humbly presented 
 to the Honourable the house of Representatives on their 
 Direction 
 
 By Samuel Cooke 1 Com*^®- of the 
 
 Samuel Whittelsey J Trustees 
 
 N. Haven October 16, 1734 
 
 CLXXXV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 10, 1735 
 
 [From a copy of the original minutes in the University 
 Archives, made soon after this date] 
 
 Att a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 at New Haven September 10, 1735. 
 
 Samuel Andrew Modet% 
 Eliphalet Adams, 
 Samuel Whitman Scribe, 
 Elisha Williams Rector, 
 Then present the Rev^ Mess^^ -j Jared Eliot, 
 
 Ebenezer Williams, 
 Samuel Woodbridge, 
 Jonathan Marsh, 
 I Samuel Cooke. 
 
1735] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 313 
 
 The Rev<^ M^ Samuel Andrew was chosen Moderator & M'" 
 Sam^^ Whitman Scribe. 
 
 At the same Meeting a Second Degree was granted to S'" 
 Roberts by the Trustees in the Evening after the Commence- 
 ment he having desired it before but being forgotten before 
 and when the Degrees were given publickly in the Meeting 
 House his Absence occasioning his Desire of a Degree tho' 
 absent his being providentially hindered by Business. 
 
 The Trustees made Choice of S'" Wolcott to be a Tutor of Yale 
 College. 
 
 Voted By the Trustees that the Rev^ M'" Elisha Williams 
 Rector of Yale College have three Hundred Pounds allowed 
 him for his Service in the College for the last Year. Sixty five 
 Pounds allowed to one of the Tutors for his Sallary and five 
 Pounds for keeping the Library last Year, and to y® other 
 Tutor Sixty Five Pounds for his Sallary. 
 
 The Account of M^ Tallmadge for Work done in repairing the 
 last Year amounting to £38-11-8 was allowed. 
 
 Monitor's Sallary £3-0-0. Schollar's of the House £3-0-0. 
 Treasurer's £8-0-0. 
 
 Allowed to M'" William Adams formerly Tutor of Yale College 
 the Sum of Ten Pounds. 
 
 Allowed to Mr Talmadge and the other that viewed the College 
 in Order to a Computation of what was needful to repair it 
 the Sum of Eight shillings. 
 
 The Rev<i M^" Joseph Noyes was chosen a Trustee of Yale 
 College. 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Samuel Cooke, M^- Jared Eliot & M^ Joseph 
 Noyes were chosen a Committee to present the Memorial of 
 the Trustees to the Assembly to be holden at New Haven on 
 OctoV next. 
 
 The Rev*^ Rector and M^ Samuel Whittelsey were chosen a 
 Committee to revise the Laws and draw up such as they may 
 think proper for the good Government of the College to whom 
 the Committee above were joyned. 
 
314 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1735 
 
 Voted By the Trustees That the Rev<i Rector, M^- Samuel 
 "\^Tiittelsey and M'' Joseph Noyes, be a Committee to examine 
 and pass the Accounts of the Year passed, not past by this 
 Body at y^ Present Meeting. 
 
 Voted By the Trustees of Yale College, That the Committee 
 appointed to present the Memorial of the Trustees to the 
 Assembly be impowered to advise with some of the Principal 
 Gentlemen in the Assembly about some proper Measures for 
 the Suppressing of Disorders on the Commencement both at 
 the Meeting House and at College in the Evening after it. 
 
 CLXXXVI. Memoeial of the Trustees to the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 September 10, 1735 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [Prom the original Memorial, in the State Library; and 
 the Journals of the two Houses, in the Secretary of 
 State's office] 
 
 To the Hon^i^- the Gen^- Assembly of Connecticutt to con- 
 vene at New-Haven on the 9*^- day of October Anno Dom. 1735 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale-College in New- 
 Haven humbly Sheweth, 
 
 That this Assembly on our Application in October last was 
 pleased to provide for the Support of the s*^- College by 
 Adding to the Standing Grant, one hundred pounds for the 
 year then past and one hundred pounds for the Year then next 
 coming; which Term having now expired, and y^ Necessities of 
 y® College being Still the Same; We renew our humble Ad- 
 dress to this Hon^i^- Assembly; that you would be pleased to 
 renew a Grant of y^ s<^- Additional hundred pounds to the s*^- 
 College for Such Continuance as to your Hon^^- may seem fit, 
 in whose Wisdom & Goodness we confide: concluding that 
 your Hon^^- will think it fit, that the s<^- Nursery of Learning 
 
1735] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 315 
 
 erected at first and ever since patronized by this Assembly 
 should be stil subsisted; for which it appears necessary that 
 it have the usuall Supplies. 
 
 Furthermore, We look on our Selves obliged in Faithfulness 
 to the Trust reposed in us by this Assembly, to Signify to yo^- 
 Hon"-, that there appears a present Necessity of such Ex- 
 pences for the Repairs of the College as We are utterly unable 
 to defray. Whereupon we humbly move, that your Hon"- 
 will be pleased to Satisfie your Selves of the State of the s*^- 
 House by a Com*^^- or otherwise as you shall think fit, and 
 thereupon in your great Goodness provide for the needfull 
 Repairs. And yo^- Memorialists shall as in Duty bound ever 
 pray &c. 
 
 Samuel Andrew 
 Eliphalet Adams 
 Sam^^- AVhitman 
 Elisha Williams 
 Jared Eliot 
 Ebenezer Williams 
 Sam^^^- Woodbridge 
 Samuel Cooke 
 Jonathan Marsh 
 Joseph Notes 
 
 Yale-College in New-Haven 
 Sept^- 10, 1735. 
 
 From the records of the Lower House. 
 
 On y^ memorial of y^ Trustees of Yale Colledge granted one 
 hundred pounds in addition to y^ former Grant, for 3 years 
 next coming, and Cap*- John Marsh, Cap*- Is. Dickerman, 
 Cap*- Danii- Coit, M^-- Jos. Blacklach & Cap*- Thom. Dyer are 
 appointed a Com**^- to Jojm such Gentlemen as j^ upp^- House 
 shall appoint to view y^ State of y^ Colledge as to w*- repairs 
 may be necessary & make report. 
 
316 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1735 
 
 From the records of the Upper House. 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale Colledge sent up, 
 granted thereupon 100^ p^- Annum for 3 years & that Bill &c. 
 And also a Com*®^- to Joyn such as might be appointed att 
 this Board to View the State of s*^- Colledge as to what repairs 
 may be Necessary & make Report to this Assembly, Concurr*^- 
 with and Edmund Lewiss Esq^- is appointed to Joyn the Gen*- 
 of the lower House to View &c. 
 
 From the records of the Lower House. 
 
 The report of y^ Com*^- sent to View Yale Colledge, Ap- 
 proved, in this House, and Cap*- Isaac Dickerman & M^- John 
 Punderson are appointed a Com**®- to oversee y® work & 
 provide materials & hire workmen, & also y® s*^- Com**®, are 
 ordered to Draw out of y® Colony Treas^y 50 i^. to Materials 
 and Lay their accounts before y® assembly in May next. 
 
 From the records of the Upper House. 
 
 A Bill from the lower House Approving Report of y* 
 Com*®®- Appointed to View the Circumstances of Yale College 
 &c and Appointing a Com*®®- to repair the Same &c. Concurr^- 
 with Amendment. 
 
1736] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 317 
 
 CLXXXVII. John Punderson's Account, Eendered 
 
 TO THE Connecticut General Assembly, for 
 
 College Repairs 
 
 May 20, 1736 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 An account of some charges laid out in Repairing the 
 Colage house in Newhauen and the fence 
 
 
 lb 8 d 
 
 By boards for the fence 
 
 10- 0-0 
 
 by cedar posts for the fence 
 
 04- 0-0 
 
 by oyl and ocar to couler it 
 
 07- 0-0 
 
 by makeing the fence and nales 
 
 12- 0-0 
 
 by oyl to couler the house 
 
 15- 0-0 
 
 by lamb black and white ocar 
 
 04- 0-0 
 
 by white lead 
 
 13- 0-0 
 
 by Makeing and mending Doors Nales & boards 
 
 08- 0-0 
 
 
 73-10-0 
 
 Errours Excepted 
 
 
 John Punderson 
 
 
 Newhauen 
 
 
 20tii- May 1736 
 
 
 Lower House — Read and ordered that Cap*- Isaac Dicker- 
 man Draw out of y^ Publick Treasury 50^^ for prosecuting y^ 
 Repairs of y^ Colledg & that a Bill &c 
 
 Test J. BuLKLEY Clerk 
 
 In the Upper House 
 Concurred ^yiih 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secret^ 
 
Present were the Uev^^ M.^^ 
 
 318 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1736 
 
 CLXXXVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 September 8-9, 1736 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A meeting of the Trustees of Yale-College at y^ Library in 
 New-Haven Sep^ 8, 1736. 
 
 Samuel Andrew chosen Moder*^ 
 Elisha Williams Rector 
 Jared Eliot 
 Samuel Woodbridge 
 Jonathan Marsh 
 Samuel Cooke chosen Scribe 
 Samuel Whittelsey 
 Joseph Noyes 
 
 M'" Hart, who was chosen Butler the last year, having Sig- 
 nified to y^ Rector his Resignation of that Post : The Trustees 
 by Vote make Choice of Sir Williams the Rector's Second Son 
 to be the Butler in his stead. 
 
 The Meeting adjourned till eight a Clock to morrow-Morning 
 Sep^ 9. A.M. The Trustees met according to Adjournment. 
 
 Voted, that the Salary of the Rector for the year now expiring 
 be £300:-:- 
 
 Voted, that the Salary of M^ Whittelsey the Sen^ Tutor for 
 the same Year be £:65:-:-, & that he be allowed also five 
 pounds for his care of the Library. 
 
 Voted also, that the S<^ M^" Whittelsey be allowed £ :20- more 
 for his Extraordinary Service occasioned by y^ Providential 
 absence of y® other Tutor. 
 
 Voted, that M^ Tutor Wolcott be allowed £:45- for his good 
 Service in the College, a part of this Year, being taken off 
 by his Sickness a Considerable part. 
 
1736] 
 
 OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 319 
 
 Several Accounts against the College here exhibited and 
 allowed were 
 
 of Cap* Talmadge inclusive of Jones's £:22:17:8 
 For writing our Records 43 pages at 2/ 4 : 6:0 
 of Mr Rector for p^ to Sundries . . 12 : 2 : 6 
 
 of William Chatterdon 2:6:0 
 
 of the Steward 21 : 15 : 3 
 
 To Do allowed for care & trouble in | 
 providing for y^ Dinner last year I 3 : 0:0 
 besides Cost charged in his Bill J 
 To which is added to y« Mon^ & Schollar of the 
 House as hath been before Stated 3^^ each 
 To which Add the Salaries above to the Rector 
 
 & Tutors in the whole 
 
 For the Trustees Charges as allowed 1 
 hereinafter j 
 
 6:0:0 
 
 435:0:0 
 
 4:0:0 
 
 Voted, that the Thanks of this Board be returned by the Rev<^ 
 Rector to Thomas Fitch Esq^ and M^ Joseph Fowler for their 
 kind & good Office in moving to & obtaining of the General 
 Assembly a generous Grant of Lands in the New Townships 
 for this College. 
 
 Voted, that a Memorial be presented on behalf of the Trustees 
 to y^ Gen^ Assembly of this Colony in October next, humbly 
 moving to the Assembly, that the Lands in the New Townships 
 granted to the College may be laid out accordingly. 
 
 Voted, that Thomas Fitch Esq'' & M^ Joseph Fowler be re- 
 quested to draw up & forward the S*^ Memorial. 
 
 Voted, that the Bev^ the Rector and M^ Noyes be desired on 
 behalf of the Trustees to afford their Assistance in forward- 
 ing y® s^ Memorial, if need be. 
 
 Voted, that in case of the Providential absence of a Tutor for 
 any time before the next Commencement, from the Business 
 of the College : the Rector & Resident Tutor provide for the 
 Supply of such occasional Vacancy Some meet Person, who 
 Shall be recompensed for such Service. 
 
320 
 
 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY 
 
 [1736 
 
 Voted, that for the future every one that receiveth a first 
 Degree in this College shall pay to the Steward thirty Shil- 
 lings for the Charge of the publick entertainment at Com- 
 mencement for which the s<^ Steward shall be Accountable to 
 our Treasurer. 
 
 Voted, that for the future every one that receiveth a Degree 
 either first or Second shall pay to the Rector for his Degree 
 thirty Shillings 
 
 Voted, that the Rev<^ the Rector examin and pass the Stewards 
 Bill for the Charge of the publick entertainment of this 
 Commencement. 
 
 Voted, that the Trustees meet in this place at five a Clock 
 afternoon on the Day immediately preceeding the next Com- 
 mencement. 
 
 Allowed for Charges in attending on this present Occasion 
 viz* 
 
 Samuel Andrew . 
 
 Jared Eliot . 
 
 Samuel Woodbridge 
 
 Jonathan Marsh . 
 
 Samuel Cooke 
 
 Samuel Whittelsey . 
 
 4: 9:0 
 
 By the Acc*s of the Debts and Credits of the College brought 
 down to SepJ"- 1735, it appears that the Ballance in Favour of 
 the College is £ : 14 : 10 : 5 
 
 To the Revd M^s 
 
 0: 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 0: 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 1: 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1: 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 0: 
 
 11. 
 
 
 
 0: 
 
 8: 
 
 
 
 but besides there appears to be in the Treas- 
 urers hands beyond what can at present be 
 accounted for 
 
 59:15:3 
 
 From which Sum 
 
 must be deducted for due to y® Treasurer from 
 
 1727 to 1735 at 8^^ pr Annum 
 
 £:74 
 64 
 
 5:8 
 0:0 
 
 10: 5:8 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
1736] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 321 
 
 CLXXXIX. Account of Isaac Dickerman and John 
 
 PUNDERSON FOR COLLEGE REPAIRS, PRESENTED TO 
 
 THE Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 October 18, 1736 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original accounts, in the State Library; and 
 the printed Colonial Records, vol. 8, p. QQ, Hartford, 
 1874] 
 
 To the Honourable Generall assembly now sitting in New- 
 hauen according to your desire we the subscribers have done 
 somthing to repare the Collage house in Newhauen and the 
 fence belonging to it and hear foloweth an account of what 
 mony we haue laid out 
 
 lb. s. d 
 
 by 73 red cedar posts 1^ for each 3^^-13^-0*^ 2 gate 
 
 posts 9s 
 by makeing the fence and colouring of it 
 by 8 galons of oyle to colour the fence 
 by boards for the fence 2150 foot whitewood 
 
 boards 
 by nales for the fence and the house 1000 4^ nales 
 by 800 6d nales 2^-Z^ p^- 100 18^ by 50 Foot cla- 
 
 bords 5 
 by 2000 and 800 of 10^ nales 34« p^ 1000 
 by 4000 and 200 of 8<i nales I^^-IO-O p^ 1000 
 by a 1000 of short shingles 11^-12^-0^ 
 by 1300 of long shingles for the kiching 8^ pr 100 
 by ^2 ^^ barill of lamb black to colour the house 
 by 90^^ of white occar 5*^ p'' lb : 
 by 2061b of white lead at 2^-8^ p^ lb 
 by 37^^ of red occar at 3*^ p^ lb 
 by 400 of white wood boards 9^ p'" 100 
 by 24^^ of sheet lead to prevent rain coming in by 
 
 the chimney 13<i pMb 1 06 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 03 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 27 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 
322 
 
 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 
 
 [1736 
 
 16 
 19 
 
 2 10 
 
 8 5 
 
 by preparing the lead and puting it on 
 
 by making staples hinges and latches for the doors 1 
 500 of sawne clabords carting 2 load of posts & 
 
 puling downe y® old fence 
 by 30 dayes work at the Colage to repare the roof 
 and the sides, and to shingle the kitching 
 58-6d p'' day 
 by 19 galons 2 quarts & on pint of oyle for the 
 
 house 20^ p^ galon 
 by mending the walls within the house 
 by twelve bushels of lime 1^ p^ bushell 
 by making fine outward doors and hanging them : 
 by casing a mantletre and mending the por- 
 tions all 
 by 3 dayes work at the Colage house 
 by a part of severall dayes to make stages and to 
 mix the coulers & boyle the oyle for the Colage 
 house 2 
 
 by 46 dayes work & on half day to couler the 
 Colage by Captain Talmage for which he doth 
 demand 10^ p^ day 23 5 
 
 19 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 00 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 00 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 Errours Excepted. 
 
 Isaac Dickerman 
 John Punderson 
 
 for which work done we have Receiude 50^^-0-0. 
 
 153 18 3 
 
 Comitte 
 
 Newhauen 18^^ October 1736 
 
 At a General Assembly holden at New Haven on 
 
 the second Thursday of October, 1736. 
 
 This Assembly order. That the sum of fifty-three 
 
 pounds eighteen shillings and three pence be paid out of the 
 publick treasury unto Messrs. Isaac Dickerman and John 
 Ponderson, which, together with fifty pounds granted in May 
 last, is in full for repairing Yale College 
 
Presents the Rev^ 
 
 1737] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 323 
 
 CXC. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 14-15, 1737 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College New-Haven in the 
 Library Sepf- 14-1737 
 
 M^ Ehsha Williams Rector 
 
 M'" Eilaphalet Adams 
 
 M^" Jared Eliot 
 
 M^ Ebenezer Williams 
 
 M^ Samuel Woodbridge 
 
 M'" Samuel Cooke 
 
 M^ Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 M^ Joseph Noyes 
 
 M^ Elisha Williams chosen Moderator. 
 
 M^ Samuel Cooke chosen Scribe. 
 
 Upon Apphcation made to this Board for that Favour by M^^ 
 
 Davis a Senior Bachelour Graduated at Cambridge 
 
 Voted that he admitted now a Degree of Master of Arts in 
 
 this College. 
 
 The Rev<^ M"" Samuel Whitman appeared in y^ Meeting. 
 
 Upon the Application of the Rev*i M^" John Graham Voted that 
 
 he be now admitted to a Degree of Master of Arts in this 
 
 College. 
 
 On the Memorial of the Steward now laid before this Board 
 for allowance by Addition to the Commons in Consideration 
 of the rise of the price of Meat for Some part of the present 
 year, Voted that it appears just & reasonable that Some 
 Allowance be made him. Voted also that the Steward be 
 allowed Six pence per Week for every Student in Commons 
 during the third Quarter of the year last according to y® 
 Number of Weeks that the Students were Severally in 
 Commons during the S'^ Quarter. Voted also y* the Steward 
 be allowed one penny per Week for the Second Quarter and 
 
324 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOEY [1737 
 
 two pence per Week for the 4*^ Quarter of s*^ year to be paid 
 by each Student in proportion to the time of their being in 
 Commons during in s'i Quarters respectively, Voted also y* 
 the s<i allowances be paid now with the last Quarter's Bill to 
 be made up. 
 
 The Trustees by Vote make choice of Sir Lockwood for a 
 Tutor of the College, which he declared his Acceptance of. 
 Adjourned to Eight a Clock to-Morrow-Morning. 
 15. A.M. Met according to adjournment. 
 
 Voted, that the Rev^ M^ Rector Williams, M^ Samuel Cooke 
 & M^ Joseph Noyes be a Com^^e to Settle the College Acc*^ 
 with our Treasurer for the two last years on the Foot of the 
 Reckoning now made with Treasurer bringing down the Acc*^ 
 to Sep^ 1735, and therein particularly to Consider that Article 
 of y^ 59^^-15-3 referred to in Said Adjustment and do therein 
 what may appear just & equitable, to meet in the Business at 
 New Haven some time before the Expiration of the first 
 Quarter of the Coming year 
 
 Voted that the Salary of the Rector for the year now expiring 
 be three hundred pounds. Voted, that the Rector be allowed 
 also forty three pounds Six Shillings & Eight pence for 
 extraordinary Service the Same year occasioned necessarily, 
 there having been but one Tutor in the Term. 
 Voted that the Salary of the Tutor for the year now expiring 
 be Sixty five pounds. Voted, that the Said Tutor be allowed 
 also twenty one pounds thirteen Shillings & four pence for 
 Extraordinary Service thro want of another Tutor. 
 
 Voted that Cap* James Talmadge's Ace* for Work on the 
 College for the year now expiring amounting on a Ballance 
 to £12-10-1 be allowed. 
 
 Voted, that M^ Timothy Jones 's Ace* for Work on y^ College 
 for the year now expiring amonting to £5-17-5 be allowed. 
 Voted, that a Com*ee ^e appointed to provide Tutors for the 
 College not exceeding two at one time during the intervals 
 betwixt the meetings of the Trustees, as often as occasion 
 
1737] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 325 
 
 shall be, Voted, that the Rev*^ M"" Rector Williams, M^ Noyes, 
 M^* Whittelsey M^ Eliot & M^ Cooke be the Comtee f^j. the s^ 
 Purpose for the year ensuing 
 
 Voted, that no Tutor leave the Service of the College in the 
 Intervals of the Commencements without leave from the 
 Trustees or their Com*^^- 
 
 Voted, that for the future each undergraduate Student Shall 
 pay for Tuition fifteen Shillings a Quarter. 
 
 Voted, that for the future one Tutor at least shall be always 
 resident at College except in the Vacations. 
 
 It having been observed, that on Commencement Occasions, 
 there is a great expence in Spirituous distiled Liquors in 
 College, which is justly Offensive. For the prevention hereof 
 It is Agreed & Voted by the Trustees, that for the future no 
 Candidate for a Degree, nor any undergraduate Student, shall 
 provide or allow any Brandy Rum or other Spirituous dis- 
 tilled Liquors to be drunk in his Chamber during the Week of 
 the Commencem*- And if any shall transgress against this 
 Act, the person or persons so transgressing & being thereof 
 Convicted shall be debarred the future Honours of the College, 
 as the Trustees Shall think fit. 
 
 Voted, that a Com^ee \)q appointed to adjust the price of 
 Commons, at the Close of every Quarter of the ensuing year 
 according as the ready money price of provisions shall be 
 found in proportion to what they were when the Commons 
 were last Stated. Voted, that the Rector, M^ Whittelsey M^ 
 Eliot & M"" Noyes be our Com^^ foj. the Purpose afores*^- 
 
 Memorandum, The Steward is Chargeable for the Dinner 
 money for 36 Commencers at 30/ . . . ... £54— 0-0 
 
 Of which he paid to the Trustees 8- 3-6 
 
 Remains to be returned to the College Treasury . £45-16-6 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
326 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1738 
 
 CXCI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 13-14, 1738 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in the Library 
 Sepf 13 ; 1738, present were 
 
 M^ Rector Williams Chosen Mod'^ 
 
 Ml" Samuel Whitman 
 
 Mr Jared Ehot 
 
 M^" Samuel Woodbridge 
 
 M^ Jonathan Marsh 
 
 M^" Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 M^ Joseph Noyes. 
 
 Voted, that the Rector be desired and Authorized on behalf of 
 the Trustees to get the College Farm in y^ New Township of 
 [ ] as soon as may be laid out to the best advantage of the 
 College at his Discretion. 
 
 Voted, that M^" Rector Wilhams, M^ Samuel Whitman and M^ 
 Samuel Woodbridge be a Com*«^ to apply to the Government 
 for Patents for the College Farms in y^ New Townships if 
 there appear Occasion for it before the next Meeting of the 
 Trustees. 
 
 Adjourned till to-morning-morning 8 of the Clock 
 Met according to Adjournment. 
 
 Voted, that M^ Rector Wilhams, M^ Cooke, M'- EHot, M^ 
 Whitelsey and M'" Noyes be a Com^^ of the Trustees to pro- 
 vide tutors for the College if need be for the year now 
 beginning. 
 
 Voted, that M^ Rector Williams, M^ Whittelsey, and M^ Noyes 
 be a Comtee to provide a Butler for the College, if need be, for 
 the year now beginning on such Conditions as may appear 
 equitable. 
 
1738] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 327 
 
 Voted, that M^ Rector Williams be allowed for 22 Days him- 
 self and horse in the Business of the College-farms £22 : and 
 for Expenses and payments to Sundries in the Said Affair: 
 £53-5-2. 
 
 Voted, that the Salary of the Rector for y« year past be £300 : 
 
 Voted, that the Salary of the Tutors for y^ year past be to 
 each £80 : 
 
 Voted, the y* Library-keeper be allowed for y« year past £5. 
 
 Voted, that y^ Monitor & Schollar of y® House be allowed each 
 for s<i year £3 : 
 
 Voted, that Cap* Talmadge's Account exhibited, be allowed 
 amounting to £15-1-9. 
 
 Voted, that Timothy Jones's account for last year omitted 
 before amounting to £6-1-9 : and his ace* for this year amount- 
 ing to £10^—1 be allowed. 
 
 Voted, that no Person for the time to come be admitted an 
 undergraduate in this College, untill his Father or Guardian 
 or some proper Person hath given a Sufficient Bond unto y* 
 Steward of Said College to pay the Quarter Bills of the s^ 
 Schollar allowed by the Authority of the College from time 
 to time as long as he shall continue a Member of Said College. 
 
 Voted, that if any Person now an undergraduate in this Col- 
 lege shall neglect or refuse to give or procure Sufficient Se- 
 curity to the Steward of the s^ College for y^ Payment of his 
 Quarter Bills w^^ are or shall be from time to time allowed by 
 y« Authority of Said College, (when desired so to do by the 
 s^ Steward) the s<i Steward making Complaint of the Same to 
 the Rector ; the Rector with the Tutors are hereby impowered 
 to Reject & Expell y® said undergraduate so complained of. 
 
 Voted, that a Memorial of the Trustees to be laid before the 
 General Assembly in October next be presented by M"" Noyes 
 & M'- Eliot & Mr Whittelsey as a Com^^e of this Board. 
 
328 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1738 
 
 The Rev^ M^ Anthony Stoddard was by Vote chosen a Trustee 
 in Room of the Late very Bev^ M^ Andrew deceased. 
 
 The account of the Steward now exhibited allowed by Vote 
 excepting the articles of s*^ Account which are Crost. 
 Voted, that the Rector be allowed Sixteen pounds for the 
 Defraying the needfuU Charges in the Laying out the remain- 
 ing College farm. 
 
 Voted that the Report exhibited by our Com^^e last year ap- 
 pointed to Settle the College accounts with their Treasurer, 
 now made in Writing under the hands of the s*^ Com*^^ & 
 Treasurer be accepted. 
 
 Voted, that the Rector, M'' Eliot, M'' Whittelsey & M^ Noyes 
 of any three of them be appointed to State the price of the 
 Commons to be charged in the Quarter Bills for the coming 
 year as often as they shall judge meet. 
 
 The Preceeding are the Minutes of the Doings of y® Trustees. 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 CXCII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Con- 
 necticut General Assembly 
 
 September 14, 1738 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Hon^ie- the General Court of Connecticutt Colony to 
 Convene in New-Haven on the 2^ thursday in October 1738 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale-College in New- 
 Haven humbly Sheweth 
 
 That the Term of the last Additionall Grant of this As- 
 sembly of one hundred pounds p^- Annum for the Support of 
 the College, now expiring, and the Reason of the former 
 Grants from the Necessities of the College being yet the Same : 
 Yo^- Memorialists humbly move, that this Honourable Court, 
 
1738] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 329 
 
 according to their wonted Goodness would grant an hundred 
 pounds p^- Annum additionally as before for Such continuance 
 as you Shalt think fit towards the Subsistence of the s^- 
 College. 
 
 Moreover Your Memorialists would humbly Suggest, that 
 "We have been at necessary Expenses in the Laying out of the 
 Lands in the New-Townships granted to the College amount- 
 ing to more than forty pounds and one of the Farms granted 
 not yet laid out. 
 
 "Whereupon, We pray this Assembly's farther Favour, ac- 
 cording to your Wisdom & Goodness wherein we always 
 confide. 
 
 And as in Duty bound your Memorialists shall ever pray &c. 
 
 E : Williams 
 Sam^^- Whitman 
 Jaeed Eliot 
 Sam^^- Woodbridge 
 Jonathan Maesh 
 Samuel Cooke 
 Samuel Whittelsey 
 Jos: Noyes 
 Yale College in N. Haven 1 
 Sep^- 14, 1738. J 
 
 In the Upper House 
 
 On this Memorial Granted that there shall be paid out 
 of the publick Treasury of this Colony to the Treasurer of 
 said Colledge for the Use of the same the Sum of One hundred 
 pounds p^- Annum for the Term of three years next comming, 
 in Addition to the standing Allowance made to said Colledge ; 
 and also that there be p*^- out of the publick Treasury to the 
 said Trustees the Sum of fourty pounds to defray the Charges 
 of laying out the Colledge Farms in the western Townships, 
 and that a Bill &e 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrefy- 
 
 Concur 'd in y^ Lower House 
 
 Test And^- Burr Clerk. 
 
330 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1738 
 
 CXCIII. John" Pijnderson's Account for the 
 College Repairs 
 
 October 16, 1738 
 with the action of the General Assembly thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Honourable generall assembly now setting in New- 
 hauen 16*^ October 1738 An account of Mony laid out to 
 repair the inside of the Collage house in Newhauen. 
 
 by 18 hogsheads of lime 5^-6*^ P^ hogshead 
 by 3000 of 4'i nales U^-0^ pr 1000 
 800 of laths 16s-0d 5 bushels of hair 5^ 
 a Joyner 12 dayes 7^-6^ P^ day to mend 
 
 doors flowers stares & other work 
 by 500 foot of board 8^ Pr 100 
 a mason 15 dayes 8s-9<i P^ day to 1 
 
 mend walls haths and other work J 
 a man to tend the Mason 15 dayes 5^-6^ p^ day 
 600 of 8d nales 2^- 8^ Pr 100 
 6 stapels for doors 10*^ for each 
 500 of 10*^ nales 15s-0<i by 800 of 6^ nales 178-0<i 
 by 6 pare of H hinges 3^-0*^ for each 
 a mason 2 dayes to white wash the hall Li-1 
 
 brary and other places with Hme and milk] 
 by 10 posts 12 rales & upsetting y^ inside fence 
 
 May 1737 
 Cr by mony received of the Treasurer 
 
 Errours Excepted 
 
 John Punderson. 
 
 lb 
 
 s 
 
 d 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 08 
 
 9 
 
 lb. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
1739] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 331 
 
 In y® Lower House y® above Account allowed and ordered 
 that y« Ballc of £5-8s-9*i be paid to s^ Mr. Punderson out of 
 y6 Colony Treasury. 
 
 Test Andrew Burr, Clerk. 
 
 Concurred in the Upper House. 
 
 Test George Wyllys, Secret^- 
 
 CXCIV. Letter of Samuel Johnson 
 
 May 14, 1739 
 
 [From the draft printed in Beardsley's Life of Johnson, 
 pp. 99-101, New York, 1874] 
 
 Addressed to Bishop George Berkeley. 
 
 May 14, 1739. 
 May it please your Lordship, 
 
 I humbly thank your Lordship for your very obliging letter 
 of May 11, 1738, which came not to my hands till precisely 
 that day twelve months after it was written, and in the very 
 interim when (having lately attended on the examination of 
 the scholars at Yale College for your Lordship's premium) I 
 was meditating to write to your Lordship and give you some 
 account of the condition of things among us; which is as 
 follows : We had a good struggle this year for the scholarship, 
 and it is very agreeable to see to what perfection classical 
 learning is advanced in comparison with what it was before 
 your Lordship's donation to this College, though I cannot 
 say it has much increased for these two years past, and I 
 doubt it is got to something of a stand. Another son of Mr. 
 Williams has got it this year, who had manifestly the ad- 
 vantage of the rest ; but I think none have ever performed to 
 so great perfection as one Whittelsey last year, who is son 
 of a neighboring minister, whose performance was very 
 
 extraordinary 
 
 I remain, may it please vour Lordship, etc. 
 
 S.J. 
 
The Revd 
 
 332 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1739 
 
 CXCV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 12, 1739 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in New-Haven at 
 Commencement, Sep'" 12. 1739. Where were present, the Rev^ 
 M^ Rector Williams, chosen Moderator 
 
 Mr Jared Eliot 
 
 M^ Ebenezer Williams 
 
 M^ Samuel Cooke, chosen Scribe 
 
 M^ Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 M^" Joseph Noyes 
 
 Mr Anthony Stoddard. 
 
 Voted, that the Ashes, Wood-pile, Dung & Sweepings of the 
 College be reserved, to be disposed of, for the Sole Use & 
 Benefit of the College, according to the Orders of the Gov- 
 ernors thereof, from time to time. 
 
 M^" Cooke the Steward appearing & resigning his Steward- 
 ship, The Trustees by Vote made choice of Sir Day for 
 Steward and he declared his acceptance ; whereby the Butler- 
 ship becomes vacant. 
 
 By Vote, Sir Whittelsey is chosen a Tutor and declared his 
 
 Acceptance. 
 
 By Vote, Sir Limon is chosen a Tutor and declared his 
 
 Acceptance. 
 
 By Vote, Woodbridge a Sen^ Sophister is chosen Butler, & 
 
 he accepted. 
 
 Voted, that M"- Rector Williams, M^" Eliot, M^ Whittelsey & M^ 
 
 Noyes be a Com^e^ of i\^q Trustees, to provide for the College 
 
 a Tutor or Tutors, or a Butler, if any unforeseen Providence 
 
 Shall render it necessary, in y^ Intervals betwixt this & the 
 
 next Commencement ; and to regulate the Price of the Bear & 
 
 Commons; and to direct our Steward as in Prudence they 
 
1739] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 333 
 
 shall judge meet, as to the Preparation of the next Commence- 
 ment Dinner. 
 
 Voted, that M'' Jared Eliot, M"" Samuel Cooke, M'" Samuel 
 Whittelsey be a Com^® of the Trustees, with full Powers, in 
 the Name & on the Behalf of the Trustees, to transact & 
 conclude the Affair of the Schollars Sitting in y^ Meeting- 
 House in this Society, with the said Society by their Com*^^, if 
 they shall See Cause to appoint a Com^'^^ ^yitli Powers on their 
 part to transact & conclude the Matter with our said Com- 
 mittee ; Impowering our said Com^^^ to take any such Method 
 as they may think proper to bring the said Affair to an Issue. 
 
 Voted, that the late Steward's Dinner Bill last 
 year be allowed at 48- 5- 6 
 
 Voted, that the late Steward be allowed for 
 
 Allen's Quarter Bills never p<i 6-14- 2 
 
 Voted, that M^ Cooke's Acc^ for Sundries for the 
 
 College to this Date be allow*! at 1-17-10 
 
 Voted, that Sir Day's Dinner Bill for this time 
 be allowed at 43-19- 6 
 
 Voted, that Sir Day's Ace* for laid out on y« 
 
 Pumps &c to this time be allowed at . . . . 9-16- 6 
 
 Voted, that M^" Timothy Jones 's Ace* for Sundries 
 
 to this time be allowed at 16-00- 9 
 
 Voted, that Cap* James Talmage's Ace* for Sun- 
 dries to this time be allowed at 16- 5- 
 
 Voted, that Will. Chatterton's Ace* for Sundries 
 
 to this time be allowed at 1-12- 06 
 
 Voted, that M^ Rector Williams be allowed for 
 
 Salary the year past 500- 0- 
 
 Voted, that M^* Rector Williams be allowed for 
 
 Sundries in ace*- to this Time 2-2-9 
 
 Voted, that M^" Rector Williams be allowed for 
 extraordinary Services in the College not 
 charged in his Ace* 10- 0- 
 
334 
 
 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 
 
 [1739 
 
 Voted, that there be allowed for Tuition Money 
 
 for the year past 160- 0- 
 
 Voted, that there be allowed for keeping the Li- 
 brary the year past 5-0-0 
 
 Voted, that the Trustees be allowed for their Travelling 
 
 To Mr Eben^ Williams . . . 1-15-0 
 
 viz^ 
 
 ToM^Jared Eliot . . 
 To Mr Anthony Stoddard 
 To Mr Samuel Cooke . 
 To Ml" Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 0-14-0 
 0-14-0 
 0-12-0 
 0- 8-0 
 
 4- 3-0 
 
 Voted, that the Trustee's Meeting be adjourned till the Last 
 Tuesday in October next to meet in this Place. 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 Subjoyned is the State of the College Accounts brought down 
 to this Time. 
 
 The College— Di- Sep^ 1738— 
 
 To the Rector for Salary and Disbursements . 391- 5- 2 
 
 To Mi- Woodbridge for Salary 80-0-0 
 
 To M^" Lockwood for D^ & keeping the Library . 85- 0- 
 
 To the Treasurer for Salary 8-0-0 
 
 To Cap* Talmadge for Ace* 15- 1- 9 
 
 To M^ Jones for Ace* 16- 5-10 
 
 To the Monitor 3-0-0 
 
 To the Schollar of the House 3-0-0 
 
 To the Steward for Ace* 35-13- 1 
 
 To Will. Chatterton for Ace* 3-0-0 
 
 To the Trustees for Travel 6-4-0 
 
 To the Dinner Bill 48-5-6 
 
 To the Steward for Allen's Quarter Bills never p^ 6-14- 2 
 
 £ 701- 9- 6 
 
1739] 
 
 OF YALE UNIVERSITY 
 
 335 
 
 D^- Contra Cred^— Sep^ 1738 
 
 By Ball* with the Treasurer the last year . . . 36-16-11 
 
 By the Quarter Bills 351- 7- 
 
 By the Annuity 200- 0- 
 
 By an additional Grant 40- 0- 
 
 By the Schollars Dinf Money 55-10-10 
 
 By the Butler's Money 8-0-0 
 
 £ 691-13-11 
 
 College D^ to Ball^ 9-15- 7 
 
 The College— D^ September 1739 
 
 To Ballance last years Account 
 
 To M^ Cooke for Sundries for the College, in Ace* 
 
 allowed 
 
 To Sir Day for the present Dinner allowed 
 To Ditto in Ace* for the Pumps &c allowed 
 To M^ Timothy Jones for Ace* to this Time allowed 
 To M^ Rector for Salary the year past allowed . 
 To Cap* Talmadge's Ace* to this time allowed . 
 To Will. Chatterton's Ace* to this time allowed . 
 To M"" Rector Williams 's Ace* to this time allowed 
 To Do for extraordinary Services not charged in 
 
 his Ace* 
 
 To allowed for Tuition Money for the year past 
 
 To allowed for keeping the Library 
 
 To allowed the Trustees for their Travell . 
 
 A 'r\ f 1 1 f ^o^itoi' • 
 
 ^ . , , , [ the Salary of the ■ Schollar 
 
 J the House 
 
 of 
 
 To the College is due to Ball^ Sep"-- 1739 
 
 701- 9- 6 
 
 9-15- 7 
 
 1-17-10 
 43-19- 6 
 
 9-16- 6 
 
 16- 0- 9 
 
 300- 0- 
 
 16- 5- 
 
 1-12- 6 
 
 2- 2- 9 
 
 10- 0- 
 
 160- 0- 
 
 5- 0- 
 
 4-3-0 
 
 3- 0- 
 
 3- 0- 
 
 586-13- 5 
 43-15- 8 
 
 630-09- 1 
 
336 
 
 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 
 
 [1739 
 
 Omitted the Treasurer's Salary to this time . . 8-0-0 
 
 which Deduct from the former Ball* then will 
 
 remain in Favour of the College to Ballance . 35-15- 8 
 
 Pr Contra Cred^— September 1739 
 
 By the Annuity to be cleared next October . . 200- 0- 
 
 By the Sum of the Quarter Bills 369-18- 3 
 
 By the Butler's money 12-0-0 
 
 By the Schollar's Dinner Money at this time . . 34-10- 
 By money for Books Sold, in the Hands of M^ 
 
 Rector 14-00-10 
 
 630-09- 1 
 
 CXCVI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 October 30-31, 1739 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees of Yale College in New-Haven at 
 the Said College (by Adjournment) on the last Tuesday in 
 October ADom. 1739 
 where were present The Rev^ M^ Rector Williams Moderator 
 
 Mr Jared Eliot 
 
 M^ Ebenezer Williams 
 
 M^" Samuel Woodbridge 
 
 M'' Jonathan Marsh 
 
 M^" Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 M^ Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 M^ Joseph Noyes 
 
 Mj* Anthony Stoddard. 
 
 The Com*^^ of the Trustees appointed the Last Session to 
 treat with the Com*^® of the prime Society in this place, the 
 Affair of the Schollars Sitting in the Meeting house, reported 
 
 The Revi 
 
1739] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 337 
 
 to this Board the Vote of Said Society on that Affair which 
 was accepted by the Vote of the Trustees. 
 
 The Said Society's Vote is in his terminis 
 
 ''At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the first Society in New 
 Haven on the 14th Day of September 1739 
 
 Voted,' that the Graduates of Yale College Sit in the North 
 East half of the first Seat in the Front Gallery in the Meeting- 
 House of Said Society for the Term of eight years, and that 
 the Schollars of said College have Liberty to Sit in the Rest 
 of the Seats of Said Gallery, so far as to accommodate them, 
 during the s^ Term : Provided The Rev<^ Trustees of said 
 College pay for each Schollar two Shillings & Six pence 
 money p^" Annum, for the Use of s^ Society, during the said 
 Term; Also provided the s*^ Trustees comply with the above 
 Proposals by the last of October next, & make their Report 
 thereof to the Standing Com*^^ of said Society ; And also that 
 the Said Rev^ Trustees pay for the Use of said Society, two 
 Shillings for each Schollar that has improved the s*^ Gallery 
 p^" Year for the two Years last past. ' ' 
 
 N H : Sep'' 15th-1739 The above is a true Copie of the 
 
 Minutes Certified p^ Sam^ : Bishop Clerk 
 
 Voted, that each undergraduate Successively for the Term of 
 eight Years next be assessed two Shillings & Six pence p'" 
 Annum for his Seat in the Meeting-House. 
 
 Appeared in the Meeting the Rev*^ M^ Samuel Whitman. 
 
 The Rev*i M^ Elisha Williams having at the last Meeting of 
 the Trustees Signified to the Board, a Necessity of his Resig- 
 nation of his Rectoral Relation to the College on the Account 
 of the Impairs of his Bodily Health; but at that Time was 
 prevailed upon to suspend his last Determination of that 
 Matter, for further Consideration till now; and having re- 
 signed the s^ Rectorate, & thereupon withdrawing; The 
 Trustees by Vote make Choice of the Rev*i M"" Whitman for 
 Moderator. 
 
338 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1739 
 
 The Trustees Seriously considering the s^ Resignation of M^ 
 Rector Williams and the Reason assigned, find themselves 
 obliged, tho with great Reluctancy, to allow of the same ; and 
 do hereby Release him the s^ M^ Williams from the s<^ Office, 
 with hearty Thankfulness for all his past good Service in that 
 Capacity. And do by Vote declare that the said Rectorate is 
 now vacant. 
 
 Adjourned till to-morrow Morning at half an Hour after eight. 
 
 Octo^- 31 : Met according to Adjournment. 
 
 The Trustees proceeding after much Deliberation to the 
 Choice of a meet Person to fill up the Vacant Rectorate, by 
 Vote made Choice of the Rev<^ M^ Thomas Clap of Windham 
 for the Rector of this College, in the Room of M^ Rector 
 Williams, who hath resigned. 
 
 The Rev^ M^ Ebenezer Williams & M^" Samuel Woodbridge 
 are appointed a Com*^^ of the Trustees to treat with the Rev^ 
 M^ Clap, & likewise with the good People of his Congregation, 
 as Occasion may require, for the obtaining his Acceptance of 
 the s^ Trust, whereunto he is chosen as aboves*^. 
 
 Voted, that the Trustees Com*^® appointed to treat with the 
 People of M^" Clap 's Congregation, be authorized, and hereby 
 they are Authorized, to make them a conditional Offer on 
 behalf of this Board; in Consideration of their Consent to 
 his Removal to the service of the College in the Post whereunto 
 He is chosen. 
 
 Voted, that the Rev^ Mess''^ Jared Eliot, Samuel Cooke, 
 Samuel Whittelsey & Joseph Noyes, or any two of them be a 
 Com*ee of the Trustees, for the Inspection of the College, for 
 the Government of it, during the Absence of the Rector; 
 whensoever the Tutors shall have Occasion to apply to them 
 for that Purpose, or the s'l Com*^^ gj^al apprehend it needful. 
 
 M^ Steward Day his Account of Sundries omitted last Com- 
 mencement, & for his Disbursements on the present Occasion 
 is allowed at £3-9-7 
 
1739] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 339 
 
 The Trustees are allowed for their Charges in y* present 
 Meeting 7-11-0 
 
 The Rev^^ M^ Williams the late Rector moving to this Board, 
 that he be allowed for the Term intervening betwixt the last 
 Commencement to this Date in Proportion to his Annual 
 Salary : The Trustees considering, that it hath been their Con- 
 stant Practise to Settle the Salaries at Commencement for the 
 preceding Year; think it proper to refer the s*^ Affair for 
 Determination at the next Commencement. 
 
 Voted, that if the new elected Rector, either shal not Season- 
 ably accept of the Office whereunto he is chosen, or be Provi- 
 dentially hindered from attending on the examination of the 
 Candidates, that shal offer themselves to Trial on the 6th Day 
 of May next; in Order to their Claim to the Rev^ D^" Berkley's 
 Beneficence; in that Case the Rev^ M^ Williams the late 
 Rector, is appointed Rector pro tempore for that particular 
 Service 
 
 The Trustees Meeting is farther Adjourned till the Tuesday 
 next follomng the next General Election; to Convene at the 
 House of the Rev"^ M^ Samuel Woodbridge in East-Hartford. 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 College D'- October 31. 1739 
 
 To allowed New Haven first Society for the Schol- 
 
 lars Seats^2 years past I'i- 0-0 
 
 Trustees Charges now allowed 7-11-0 
 
 M^ Day's Ace* allowed now 3- 9-7 
 
 Balla in Favour of the College October 31. 1739 . . 10-15-1 
 
 35-15-8 
 
 D'- Contra Cred'' October 31; 1739 
 
 By Balla in Favour of the College last Commence- 
 ment 35-15-i 
 
340 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1740 
 
 CXCVII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 April 2, 1740 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees of Yale College at Said College 
 Aprill Second 1740: the Rev<i M^ Thomas Clap: Chosen by 
 them to the office of a Rector, (after the Rev^ M^ Elisha 
 Williams resigning of his Rectorate in s<^ College) on his 
 declaring of his assent to the doctrine of faith owned and 
 assented to by the Elders and messengers of the Collony of 
 Connecticut assembled by delegation at Saybrook in the year 
 1708, as being a summary of the Doctrines of Christianity 
 agreable to the word of god : and declaring of his renunciation 
 of Arminian & other Errors contrary to said Confession — he 
 was by the Trustees of Yale College then present inducted 
 into and fixd in the Rectorate of it. 
 
 Test Sam^^ Whitman 
 
 CXCVIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the 
 Connecticut General Assembly 
 
 May 8, 1740 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Hon^^6- the Governour Council & Representatives of 
 his Majesties Colony of Connecticutt in Gen^- Court assembled 
 in Hartford May 8, 1740 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale-College in New- 
 Haven humbly sheweth — 
 
 1. That upon the Resignation of the late Rev^- Rector M^- 
 Elisha Williams, the Rev<^- M^- Thomas Clap Pastor of the 
 Church in the first Society in Windham was chosen Rector of 
 the said College & hath accepted the Same on the Application 
 
1740] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 341 
 
 made to him by us, and the Subsequent Judgement of their 
 Consociation conformable thereto. 
 
 2. That the s*^- Society have applied to us either to agree 
 with them upon some certain Sum as a meet Recompense for 
 their temporal Damage sustained by this Means, or that we 
 would agree \vith. them to refer it to the Judgement of im- 
 partial & judicious Gentlemen to be mutually chosen for that 
 Purpose. 
 
 3. That We have complyed with their latter Proposal and 
 with them have referred as aboves*^- 
 
 4. That the Gentlemen Referrees (having heard & con- 
 sidered the Case) have given their Opinion that 300-00-00 
 Pounds refunded to the said Society in Consideration of the 
 Premises is an Equitable Recompense. 
 
 5. That your Memorialists have nothing in the Treasury 
 of said College to enable them to advance the said Sum or any 
 part of it ; and have no other way but to apply our Selves to 
 this Honourable Assembly; Whereupon 
 
 6. We become your Honours humble Petitioners on behalf 
 of the said Society ; that You would in your Wisdom & Good- 
 ness allow the said Society the Sum afores*^- for the Satisfac- 
 tion of their temporal Damage sustained in the Removal of 
 their said Pastor to a Post of greater & more general Service- 
 ableness to the 'Whole Country ; And your Memorialists shall 
 as in Duty bound ever pray &c : 
 
 Sami^- Whitman | ^^^j^tee. 
 Samuel Whittelsey J 
 
 In ye Lower House. On this Memorial Granted to y« first 
 Society in Windham y^ Sum of two Hundred pounds out of 
 y« Colony Treasury for y^ Satisfaction of their Temporal 
 damages &g. and order that a bill be drawn in form 
 
 Test And^- Burk Clerk 
 
 Concurr<i- in the Upper House vnth. the Addition of one 
 hundred and Ten pounds, to the said Sum of Two hundred 
 pounds 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
342 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1740 
 
 In y® Lower house. Cap*- Isaac dickerman M^- Caleb Leet & 
 M^- Isaac Spencer are appointed a Comt®^- to Confer with such 
 Gen*°- as y^ upper house shall appoint Respecting y^ differing 
 votes of y^ houses on y® above memorial. 
 
 Test And^- Bukr Clerk 
 
 In the Upper House Ozias Pitkin Esq^- is Appointed a 
 Com*®6- to Confer with the Gen*'!- Com*^®- of the lower House 
 on the Difference of the Houses on the Above Memorial 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrete- 
 In y® Lower House — y« vote of y^ upper House Reconsidered 
 & Concurred 
 
 Test And^- Burr Clerk 
 
 CXCIX. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 May 13-14, 1740 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A meeting of the Trustees of Yale College by Adjournment 
 
 at the House of the Rev'i M^ Samuel Woodbridge in Hartford 
 
 on Tuesday May the IStii- ij^Q where were present 
 
 The Rev^ Messrs 
 
 Thomas Clap Rector 
 
 Samuel Whitman Moderator 
 
 Jared Eliot 
 
 Samuel Woodbridge 
 
 Jonathan Marsh 
 
 Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 Anthony Stoddard. 
 
 May. 14. A.M. Met according to Adjournment. 
 
 The Com*^^ of the first Society in Windham moving to the 
 
 Trustees either 1. for Agreement betwixt the s^ Trustees & 
 
1740] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 343 
 
 Society for allowance to be made to the s^ Society in Com- 
 pensation of their Temporal Damages in the Removal of 
 the Reyi M"" Clap their Pastor to the Rectorate of Yale- 
 College, or 2. to referr the s<i Affair to the Judgement of 
 Judicious disinterested Gentlemen mutually to be chosen to 
 Consider the Affair and report what they shall judge equi- 
 table in the Case, The Trustees hereupon after due Considera- 
 tion comply with the Latter Proposall. Whereupon the Trus- 
 tees & said Com*''^ mutually Agree and Consent to refer the 
 Business afores*^ to the Judgement of Col^ Samuel Lynde, 
 Ebenezer West Esq^ & Col^ Benjamin Hall; and upon their 
 Report to Apply by their Com^^^ to the General Assembly for 
 the obtaining a Grant of such Recompence. Voted, the Rev<^ 
 Mess^» Samuel Whitman, Samuel Woodbridge & Samuel 
 Whittelsey be the Com*«^ of the Trustees for the Purposes 
 afores^ 
 
 Whereas a Custom has of late Years prevailed in Yale-College, 
 that a great Number of the Freshmen have not attended at 
 College till half or more of the Year is expired ; whereby many 
 Inconveniences have arisen, which for the Time to come to 
 prevent Voted, that every Freshman shal be under the same 
 Obligation to attend at the College when the Vacancy is ended 
 as the other Classes; & that if any of them shal not attend 
 before the End of the first Quarter, without being detained by 
 Sickness or some extraordinary Reason, he shal be placed the 
 lowest in the Class. 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe. 
 
344 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1740 
 
 CC. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 10, 1740 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 A Meeting of the Trustees at Yale-College, New-Haven, in y® 
 College Library Sep^ 10. 1740. 
 
 Where were present 
 
 Thomas Clap Rector, chosen Moderator 
 
 Samuel Whitman 
 
 Jared Eliot 
 
 Ebenezer Williams 
 
 Samuel Woodbridge 
 
 Jonathan Marsh 
 
 Samuel Cooke, chosen Scribe 
 
 Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 Joseph Noyes 
 
 Anthony Stoddard. 
 
 Voted, that the Bev^ M^ Rector Clap, M^ Jared EHot, M^ 
 Samuel Whittelsey & M^ Joseph Noyes be a Com^^e to ascer- 
 tain the Price of Commons for y® Ensuing year and provide 
 for the College any Tutor or Butler for the s^^ year if any un- 
 foreseen Providence Shall render Such a Provision necessary 
 in ye Interval betwixt this Time & the next Commencement; 
 and likewise to revise the College Laws & report to this Board 
 at the next Commencement; and to direct our Steward as in 
 Prudence they shall judge meet as to the Preparation of the 
 next Commencement Dinner. 
 
 The Revd Mess''^ 
 
 Voted, that for the future every Person expecting a Master's 
 Degree shall Signify his Desire of it to the Rector at least a 
 Month before the Commencement, & shal also personally 
 attend the Commencement, without which he may not then 
 expect to be admitted to a Degree : And if in any Instance the 
 Trustees, by an Act of Grace, for Special Reasons shall See 
 
1740] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 345 
 
 meet to allow any such Person his Master's Degree, it shal 
 be upon his paying such a Sum of Money into the College 
 Treasury, in Consideration of his non-attendance, as the said 
 Trustees Shall Order. 
 
 Voted, that the Rev^ M^ Rector Clap & the Rev^ M^ Joseph 
 Noyes be a Com*^^ to lay before the Hon^^^ the Gen^ Assembly, 
 the Surveys of the College Farms in the New-Townships, & 
 petition the s<i Assembly for a Patent accordingly. 
 
 The Rev<i M^ Eliphalet Adams having resigned his Relation 
 to y« College as a Trustee; The Rev<i M^ Benjamin Lord of 
 Nor^^dch is unanimously chosen a Trustee of this College in 
 the Room of the s*^ Rev*^ M^" Adams. 
 
 Voted, that the Rev<i M^ Rector Clap, M^ Samuel Cooke & M^ 
 Joseph Noyes or any two of them be a Com*^^ to petition the 
 Gen^ Assembly for a Com*^^ to view y« College & report to y* 
 Assembly what Repairs or Additions are needful ; and the s^ 
 Com*<^^ of the Trustees are hereby further instructed to do in 
 behalf of the Trustees what may be expedient to pursue the 
 s<i Affair to Effect. 
 
 Voted, that the Rev^ M"" Samuel Woodbridge on behalf of the 
 Trustees ask & receive of the late Rector M'' Elisha Williams, 
 the Sum of ten pounds in his Hands belonging to the College ; 
 and the same deliver to M^ Treasurer Prout. 
 Voted, that every Freshman shal be under y^ same Obligation 
 to attend at the College when the Vacancy is ended as the 
 other Classes ; and if any of them shal not attend before the 
 End of the Vacancy, he shal not be admitted, unless he is 
 detained by Sickness or some such extraordinary Reason. 
 
 Voted, the following Laws for regulating the Library viz* 
 
 I. That no Person shal have Liberty to take or borrow any 
 Book out of the Library, except the Rector, Trustees, Tutors, 
 Masters & Batchelours residing at College & the two Senior 
 Classes. 
 
 II. That every Master Batchelour and undergraduate who is 
 allowed to Borrow shall for every Book, he takes out of the 
 
346 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1740 
 
 Library, pay to y® Library keeper upon the Receipt of the 
 Book, Six pence per Month for every Folio, four pence for 
 every Quarto and three pence for every Octavo or lesser Book ; 
 and if he shal not return any Book mthin one Month, he shal 
 pay double the Sum afores'^ for each Book for every Month 
 (or part of a Month in Proportion) until such Book be re- 
 turned, excepting Folio 's, which may be kept out two Months. 
 
 III. That no Person whatsoever shal take any Book out of 
 the Library without informing the Library keeper thereof, 
 and he shall make an Entry of the Title & Magnitude of the 
 Book, the Person to whom it is lent, & the Time when lent & 
 returned. 
 
 IV. That every Person that takes any Book out of the Li- 
 brary shal be answerable for al Damages that are done to 
 such Book, & be amerced at the Discretion of the Rector & 
 Tutors for every Word that he shal write in it. 
 
 V. That the Library keeper shal render an Account to the 
 Trustees of what Money he receives as afores*^, & shal be 
 Sufficiently rewarded for his Trouble: and if there be any 
 overplus, the Money shal be expended in making perfect 
 Catalogues of the Books or some such thing for the Benefit of 
 the Library as Occasion may require. 
 
 VI. That the Library keeper shal give his attendance in y^ 
 Library every Monday & Friday after Dinner, and no Student 
 shal have Liberty to take out above three Books at a Time. 
 
 Test. Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 CCI. Journal of George Whitefield 
 
 October 25, 1740 
 
 [From the original edition of the Continuation of his 
 Journal, part 7, pp. 50-51, London, 1741] 
 
 New-Haven, Saturday, October 25 I dined at 
 
 the Rev. Mr. C 's. Rector of New-Haven College, about 
 
 one third Part as big as that of Cambridge. It has one 
 
1740] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 347 
 
 Rector, three Tutors, and about a hundred Students: But I 
 hear of no remarkable Concern amongst them concerning 
 Religion. I preached twice to the Consolation of God's 
 People, many of which, I have heard, live at New-Haven, and 
 the Countries round about. There were sweet Meltings dis- 
 cernible both Times. I spoke very closely to the Students, 
 and shewed the dreadful Ill-Consequences of an unconverted 
 Ministry 
 
 ecu. Report of a Committee of the Connecticut 
 General Assembly on the Needs of the College 
 
 October 27, 1740 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 We y6 Subscribers Your Hone's- Com*®^. appointed to view 
 the State & Circumstances of Yale College, & to make Report 
 of what we think is Nessesary & Conveniant to be Done 
 Respecting the same 
 
 Haveing viewed & examined do Take Leave to Report as 
 follows (Viz) that the Roofs of s^- College Is so Decay 'd that 
 there is Nessesity to Shingle It forthwith, & the Clapbords 
 on the backside of s^- College are allso very much Decay 'd, & 
 the Windows & Covering of s*^- Backside of s^- College wants 
 Repairing ; And Being Inf orm<i- By the Rev^^- M^- Noyes & M''- 
 Clapp that the Number of Students Belonging to s*i- College 
 was Last year 85, & there is not Room there to entertain more 
 then 45 and We are of Opinion that In Order to entertain all 
 the Students In College It is Nessecary to erect a Conveniant 
 Building Capable of Containing about fifty or 60 Scholers & 
 that the same be about one hundred & Eight or 110 feet Long 
 
 and about feet in Weadth & placed on the Westerly Side 
 
 of ye College Ground ; & If the Assembly shall think proper 
 to Build on y^ Publick Cost We would Humbly propose that 
 ye Charges of Building the same may be paid out of y^ Vse of 
 ye Loan Money formerly Emitted. 
 
348 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1741 
 
 All w«- Is Humbly Submitted 
 
 by Your Hon^s- Humb^- Serves- 
 
 W**- Pitkin 
 John Marsh 
 Ebenezer West 
 And"^- Burr 
 Sam'-^- Willard 
 Thomas Benedick 
 N. Haven Octob^- 27 1740 
 
 In the Upper House. The foregoing Report of the Com*®®- 
 so far as the same relates to repairing the said College is now 
 accepted and approved, and the other matters therein men- 
 tioned are referrd for Consideration to the General Assembly 
 to be holden at Hartford in May next; and a Bill in form is 
 ordered to be bro**- in accordingly. 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
 Concurred in y® Lower house 
 
 Test. John Fowler Clerk 
 
 CCIII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Connecticut 
 General Assembly 
 
 May 14, 1741 
 
 with the action thereon 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Hon^i®- the General Assembly now Sitting at Hart- 
 ford May 14tii 1741. 
 
 Whereas upon the Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College 
 in October last, Your Honours were Pleased to Appoint a 
 Committee to View the College and Consider what Repairs or 
 Additions were necessary, and the said Com^^^- among other 
 things Reported that a New College should be Built, and that 
 the Charge thereof be Defrayed out of a Certain Sum of 
 
1741] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 349 
 
 £8000 then in the Treasury Unappropriated; And this Hon- 
 ourable Assembly were then Pleased Universally to Show a 
 Just and Generous Disposition for the Encouragement & 
 Support of Learning. But by Reason of the Difficulties and 
 Uncertainties which they were then under about the Medium 
 of Trade and the Heavy Charges of the War Your Honours 
 were Pleased to Defer the Consideration of Building a New 
 College to this Session. And whereas the same Difficulties 
 still Remain and another greater has since arisen, viz. the 
 Impoverishing Severity of the last Winter, and the Present 
 Threatning Aspects of Scarcity. The Trustees would Choose 
 for the Present to bear the great Inconveniencies which the 
 College is under for want of better Accommodation, rather 
 than that the People of this Colony should at this Distressing 
 time have any greater Burden laid upon them than they are 
 well able to Bear. And therefore humbly Submit it to The 
 Wisdom of this Hon^^^- Assembly, Whether they will be 
 Pleased to Defer the Consideration of the Report of the said 
 Committee untill the Present Difficulties be Removed, and 
 divine Providence shall so Smile upon this Colony as to give 
 the Trustees a Convenient Opportunity again to Put Your 
 Honour in Mind of it. 
 
 Thomas Clap Rector, 
 
 In behalf of the Trustees. 
 
 Geni- Assembly May 1741 
 
 Upon the Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College now 
 preferred to the Assembly, Ordered that the matters men- 
 tioned in the within Report, referred to the consideration of 
 this Assembly, be now continued and referred to such future 
 Session of the General Assembly of this Colony as the said 
 Trustees shall see cause to make Application to to take the 
 same into their Consideration. 
 
 past in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
 Concurred with in y® Lower House. 
 
 Test, Jn''- Russell Clerk 
 
350 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1741 
 
 CCIV. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 9, 1741 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 One of the ensuing votes, for the discipline of students 
 casting reflections on the piety of College officers, was 
 carried by the Rector in order to deal with David Brain- 
 erd, then just completing the Sophomore year, who had 
 aspersed the religious character of a Tutor. 
 
 At a Meeting of the Trustees of Yale-College in New-Haven 
 in the Library Wednesday September 9*^ 1741. where were 
 present of the Trustees 
 
 M^" Thomas Clapp Rector, chosen Moderator 
 
 Ml" Samuel Whitman 
 
 M^ Jared Eliot 
 
 Ml" Jonathan Marsh 
 
 M^ Samuel Cooke, chosen Scribe 
 
 Mr Samuel Whittelsey 
 
 M^ Joseph Noyes 
 
 Mr Anthony Stoddard. 
 Voted, that the Rev^^ M'" Rector Clapp on behalf of this Body 
 acquaint the Rev<i D^ Berkley with the Proffits accruing to this 
 College, for the Encouragement of our Students, from his 
 generous Donation of the Estate at Rhode-Island & offer our 
 repeated Thanks on the Occasion. 
 
 Voted, that the Rev«^ M^ Rector Clapp, M^" Jared Eliot, M^ 
 Samuel Whittelsey and M^ Joseph Noyes be a Com*<^® to 
 ascertain the Price of Commons for the ensuing Year, and 
 provide for the College any Tutor, Steward or Butler for the 
 s<^ Year, if any unforeseen Providence Shall render such a 
 Provision necessary in the Intervall betwixt & the next Com- 
 mencement; and to direct our Steward, as in Prudence they 
 judge meet, as to the Preparation of the Commencement 
 Dinner. 
 
 The Revd 
 
 Voted, that M^" Thomas Balch be admitted to a Master's 
 Degree. 
 
1741] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 351 
 
 Voted, that the Bev^ M^ Whittelsey & M^ Noyes be a Com**^® 
 to view & provide for what Repairs may be thought needfull 
 to be made of the Rector's House & Fences, & to draw out of 
 the Treasury Money needfull for that purpose, & return an 
 Account to this Board the next Commencement. 
 
 Voted, that the Uev^ M"" Rector Clapp, M^ Samuel Cooke & 
 M^" Anthony Stoddard be a Com^^^ \^q address the General 
 Assembly on Behalf of the Trustees with a Petition for the 
 Renewall of the Annuity lately allowed the College. 
 
 Voted, that if any Student of this College shall directly or in- 
 directly say, that the Rector, either of the Trustees or Tutors 
 are Hypocrites, carnall or unconverted Men, he Shall for the 
 first Offence make a publick Confession in the Hall, & for the 
 Second Offence be expell'd. 
 
 Ordered that the Steward Shall provide the Commons for the 
 Schollars as follows viz* 
 
 For Breakfast 
 One Loaf of Bread for 4, which (the Dough) Shall weigh one 
 Pound. 
 
 For Dinner for 4 
 One Loaf of Bread as afores<i; 2i/^ pounds of Beef, Veal or 
 Mutton or 1% pounds of Salt Pork about twice a Week in the 
 Summer Time ; one Quart of Beer ; 2 penny Worth of Sauce. 
 
 For Supper for 4. 
 2 Quarts of Milk & one Loaf of Bread, when Milk can con- 
 veniently be had, and when it cannot then an Apple-Pye which 
 shall be made of 1% lb Dough, I/4 lb Hogs fat, 2 oz Sugar & i/^ 
 peck of Apples. 
 
 And the Com*<^^ appointed to State the Price of the Commons 
 Shall State the Commodities afores*^ at the currant Market 
 Price & allow the Steward 50 p^" Cent. Advance for his Care 
 & Trouble. rp^g^^ Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 D^" Yale College in New-Haven 
 
 1741 
 Sep'- 9^^ 
 
352 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1741 
 
 To Mr Rector Clapp's Salary allowed . . . . 320-00-00 
 
 To Mr Tutor Whittelsey's Salary allowed . . . 090-00-00 
 
 To M^ Tutor Lyman's Salary allowed . . . . 090-00-00 
 
 To M^ Clapp for Disbursements as p^ Ace* allowed 021-15-09 
 
 To M'" Whittelsey Library keeper allowed . . . 010-00-00 
 
 To the Monitor Sir Grant allowed 004-00-00 
 
 To the Schollar of the House Sir Williams 
 
 allowed 003-00-00 
 
 To Cap* Talmage his Account for Sundries 
 
 allowed 019-15-02 
 
 To M^ Timothy Jones for Sundries as p^ Account 
 
 allowed 029-19-04 
 
 To William Chatterton for Sundries as p^ Account 
 
 allowed 002-05-06 
 
 To the Com^e of the first Society in New Haven 
 
 for Seat-Money 009-07-06 
 
 To the Steward for Commencement Dinner 
 
 allowed 050-15-05 
 
 To the Trustees for Travel to the Commencement 
 
 which was paid by the Steward in the Library 004-02-00 
 
 To Sir Lampson for account allowed .... 000-10-00 
 
 To Deacon John Punderson for Account allowed 002-00-00 
 
 To M^ Day for Account allowed 002-09-09 
 
 Summa £660-00-05 
 
 The above Account allowed by the Trustees Sep^ 9*^ 1741 
 
 Test Samuel Cooke Scribe 
 
 CCV. Memorial of the Trustees to the Connecticut 
 General Assembly 
 
 October 8, 1741 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The report on the final action of the Assembly is in the 
 
1741] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 353 
 
 handwriting of Rector Clap; and that of the committee 
 in the handwriting of Judge William Pitkin. 
 
 To the Honourable the General Assembly of the Colony of 
 Connecticut now Sitting at New-Haven Octob'"- S^^- 1741 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College Humbly 
 sheweth 
 
 The Additional Grant made to the said Trustees for several 
 years past is now Expired, and the necessities of the College 
 continuing the same and Increasing by the Rising of Price of 
 all Commodities, The Trustees therefore humbly Pray that 
 this Hon^i- Assembly would be Pleased to make an Addi- 
 tional Grant of Such Summ and for such a Term as they in 
 their Wisdom and Generosity shall think Proper. 
 
 The Trustees would also Inform your Honours, That there 
 is need of some Repairs about the Rectors House and Fence 
 adjoyning, and some Addition to the Kitchin. The Trustees 
 would therefore Pray Your Honours that according to Your 
 Usual Wisdom and Goodness is such cases. You would be 
 Pleased to Appoint a Committee to View, Consider, and make 
 Report, and so your Petitioner as in Duty Bound shall ever 
 Pray &c. 
 
 Thomas Clap Rector 
 
 In the Behalf the Trustees 
 
 In the Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College in New 
 Haven 
 
 This Assembly grants that there shall be paid out of the 
 publick Treasury of the Colony to the Treasurer of said 
 College for the Use of the same, the sum of Thirty pounds in 
 Bills of Creditt of the new Tenour or in other Bills Equivalent 
 thereto annually for the Term of three years next coming, in 
 Addition to the standing Allowance made to said College. 
 
 past in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
 Concurred with in y® Lower house 
 
 Test Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
354 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1741 
 
 In the upper House 
 
 On Consideration of this Memorial, William Pitkin Esq^- 
 (with such Gent°- as may be joyn*^- by the lower House) are 
 appointed a Comm*^^- to View and Consider respecting Re- 
 paration and Addition &c as prayed for, and Report their 
 Opinion thereupon to the Assembly in their present Session. 
 
 Test GrEORGE Wyllys Secret^- 
 
 Concurred with in y^ Lower house with y^ addition y*- Cap*- 
 John Riggs & Cap*- John Mash be Joyned with y^ Com**- 
 afores*^- 
 
 Test. Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
 Wee your Honours Comittee appointed on the Memoriall of 
 the Trustees of Yale Colledge, to view the Rectors House and 
 fence about the yeard, and to Report what Repares and addi- 
 tions are needfuU, Haveing Viewed and Considered Beg Leave 
 Humbly to Report that wee are of opinion there is Great Need 
 of a Small Kitchin on the Back Side of the House of about 
 Sixteen feet Square Beside the Chimny Space, and of Some 
 Small Repares of the House, and that the fence about the 
 yeard and next the Street, Northward from the House, be 
 new erected, all which is Humbly Submitted to your Honours 
 Wise Consideration, by your Honours Humble Serv*^- 
 
 W^- Pitkin 
 
 John Marsh 
 
 John Rigkjs 
 N : Haven October the 16*^ 1741 
 
 In y* Lower house y^ above Report Read and Approved, 
 and Ordered y*- a bill in form be Drawn y^on. 
 Test John Fowler Clerk 
 
 Coneurr<^- in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
 On the Memorial of the Reverend Trustees of Yale College 
 in New-Haven, This Assembly Grants that there shall be 
 
1742] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 355 
 
 Paid out of the Public Treasury of this Colony to the Treas- 
 urer of said College for the Use of the same the Sum of 
 Thirty Pounds in Bills of Credit of the new Tenour or other 
 Bills Equivalent thereunto for the Term of Three Years next 
 coming in Addition to the Standing Allowance made to tlie 
 said College. 
 
 Upon the Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College and the 
 Report of the Committee thereupon, which was read and 
 accepted, 
 
 Ordered that there be erected on the Backside of the Rectors 
 House a small Kitchin of about Sixteen feet square beside the 
 Chimney Place and one Story High, and that such Repairs 
 as are necessary be made about the Rectors House, and that 
 there be erected a good and Decent new Fence about the yard 
 before the Rectors House and from thence by the Street north- 
 ward to the Corner. And Mess^^^- Dan^^- Edwards and Sam^^- 
 Mix of New Haven are hereby appointed to take Care of and 
 Procure the said Work to be done in the best and most con- 
 venient manner and as Reasonably as may be, and to render 
 an account of their doings in that Affair to this Assembly. 
 
 And Nath"- Stanly Esq^- & Cap*- John Marsh are hereby 
 Ordered to draw out of the Public Treasury of this Colony 
 such Summs of Bills of Credit as they shall Judge necessary 
 for the Purpose aforesaid and deliver the same to the said 
 Committee for the Use aforesaid taking their Receipt therefor. 
 
 past in the Upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
 Concurred in y® Lower house 
 
 Test Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
 CCVI. Extract from the Boston Evening Post 
 
 April 26, 1742 
 
 From Connecticut, that in divers Parts of that Colony, they 
 are in great Confusion on religious Accounts; and that at 
 Yale College in New-Haven the Divisions are so great, that 
 
356 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1742 
 
 the Students have all left it, and are gone Home. They are 
 in Hopes that the General Assembly which is soon to meet, 
 will find out some Expedient for composing their Differences. 
 
 CCVII. Report of a Committee of the Connecticut 
 
 General Assembly, on a Passage Relating to the 
 
 College in Governor Law's Speech 
 
 May 13, 1742 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The Report is in the handwriting of Colonel James 
 Wadsworth, of Durham, the senior member of the Com- 
 mittee. The passage in the Governor's speech was as 
 follows: "The unhappy Circumstances of our Colledge 
 which for want of supporting due Order and Regu- 
 lation has disjoersed y® Students at an unusual Season 
 should be rectifyd before y^ Return least it su:ffer a fatal 
 Dissolution. ' ' 
 
 The Com*6e. appoynted to take into consideration that 
 paragraph in his Honours Speech (made to this Assembly) 
 relateing to the unhapie ciercomstances of the Colege, pur- 
 suant to the order of this assembly, have made Inqueiery of 
 the Reuer<^- Rector of s*^- Coledge, and of others likelie to 
 Inform us respecting the State thereof, and after deliberation, 
 take leaue to Report to your Honour, & to this Honourable 
 Assembly, as followeth. 
 
 That Sundry of the Students of s^- Colege, haue as the 
 reuer^i- Rector Informeth us by the Instigation perswation & 
 example of others, fallen into Seueral Errors in principal and 
 disorders in practice, which may be uerry hurtfull to Relegion, 
 and Some of them Inconsistant with the good order, & gouer- 
 ment of that Societie. 
 
 Perticulerly, Some of the Students haue fallen into the 
 practice of Rash Judgeing & censureing others, euen Some of 
 the Gouernours, teachers & Instructors of the Colege, as being 
 
1742] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 357 
 
 unconuerted, unexperienced & unskillfull guids, in matters of 
 Eelegion, and haue thereupon contemtuously refused to sub- 
 mit to theire autlioritie, and to attend upon & barken to tbeire 
 Relegious Exercises & Instructions, but rather to attend upon 
 the Instructions & directions of those to whome the care of 
 Instructing y^ Students is not commited. 
 
 Some under-Graduate Students haue made it theire practice 
 by day & night, & Some times for Seueral days together, to 
 go about in the Town of Newhauen, as well as in other Towns, 
 and before greate Numbers of people, to teach & Exhort, much 
 after the same maner, that ministers of the Gospel do, in 
 theire publick preaching. 
 
 That much pains hath been taken, to prejudice the minds of 
 the Students, against our Eclesiastical constitution and to 
 perswade them to dissent & withdraw from the way of Wor- 
 ship & ministry Established by the Laws of this Gouerment, 
 and to attend on priuate & Seperate meetings and that Sundry 
 of the Students haue so don, in contempt of the Laws & 
 authoretie of the Coledge. 
 
 that these things haue occationed greate expence of pre- 
 cious time, by disputs among the Scholers, and Neglect of 
 theire Studies & exercises at Colege, and haue been a hinder- 
 ance to the florishing of Eelegion & uital pietie in that Societie, 
 and if Tolerated, may def eate the good ends & designs of it 's 
 Institution. 
 
 Your Com*^^- thereupon are humbly of opinion, that it is of 
 greate Importance, both to our Ciuil & Eclesiastical State that 
 the true principals of Relegion & good order be maintained in 
 that Seminary of Learning. 
 
 and that it be Recommended to the Reuer*^- Rector, Trustees 
 & others concerned in the Gouerment & Instruction of the 
 Colege, to be uerry carfull to Instruct the Students in the 
 true principals of Relegion, according to our confession of 
 faith & Eclesiastical constitution ; and to keep them from all 
 Such errors as they may be in danger of Imbibeing from 
 Strangers & foraigners, and to use all such proper measurs, 
 as are in theire power, to preuent theire being under the In- 
 
358 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1742 
 
 fluence & Instruction of Such as would prejudice theire minds 
 against the way of worship & Ministry Established by the 
 Laws of this Gouerment, and that order & authorety be duly 
 maintained in that Societie ; and that those should not Injoy 
 the preueledges of it, who contumatiously refuse to Submit 
 to the Laws, orders & Rules thereof, which haue been made, 
 or shall be made, according to the powers & Instructions giuen 
 in theire Charter, but we thinke it highly reasonable, that all 
 proper meanes be first used with Such Scholers, that they may 
 be reclaimed & redused to order, before they be dismissed the 
 Colege as Incorageable. 
 
 Your Comtee. are also Informed, that at a late meeting of 
 the Trustees, they concluded, that in order to the remoueing 
 the diffeculties of the Colege, it was proper that Some ex- 
 perienced Graue Devins repayer to Newhauen, and there to 
 Instruct the Scholers by theire Sermons, that may be by them 
 prepared for that end; and forasmuch as such devines must 
 be taken from other pulpits, and the Trustees not haveing 
 money in theire Treasury, suffetient to hire a person, to suply 
 such pulpit or pulpits; we therefore recommend it to this 
 assembly to Grant to the Trustees a suffetient Sum, to enable 
 them to hire a meet person to suply such pulpit or pulpits. 
 
 All which is Submited by your humble Seru*^- 
 
 James Wadswoeth 
 Jos. Whiting 
 Jer. Miller 
 E. Williams 
 Sam^^- Hill 
 jo^TH. Hait 
 Jno- Griswold 
 Eben^- Gray 
 
 In the Upper House. The aforegoing Report read accepted 
 & approved. 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secret^- 
 
 Concurred with in y« Lower house 
 
 Test Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
Present the Rev^ M^ 
 
 1742] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 359 
 
 CCVIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 8, 1742 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 At a meeting of y® Trustees of Yale College at Newhaven in 
 the Library Septemb^ 8. 1742. 
 
 Thomas Clap Moderator 
 
 Sam^^ Whitman Scribe 
 
 Jared Eliot 
 
 Eben^ Williams. 
 
 Jonathan Marsh. 
 
 Sam^i Cooke. 
 
 Samii Whitlesey. 
 
 Joseph Noyse. 
 
 Anthony Stoddard 
 
 Voted, that the Rev^ M^ Rector Clap M^ Jared Eliot, M^ Sam^J 
 Whittlesy and M^ Joseph Noyse be a Committee to ascertain 
 the price of Commons and provide for the College any Tutor 
 or Butler, if any unforeseen providence shall render such 
 provision necessary betwixt the times of the meetings of the 
 Trustees : & to direct the Steward as in prudence they shall 
 judge meet as to the preparation for the commencement 
 dinner untill they shall order otherwise. 
 
 At the same meeting voted that the Thanks of this Board be 
 returned to Madam Clap for her great goodness and Gen- 
 erosity in furnishing this College with a new Bell and that 
 some persons be deputed in their names to do it & at the same 
 time the Rev^ M*" Sam^^ Whittman & M^ Ebenezer Williams 
 were appointed to do it. 
 
 At the same meeting voted that S^ Worthington be a Tutor in 
 this College provided he give good satisfaction with respect to 
 his principles, and he accordingly appeared before the trustees 
 and did. 
 
 At the same meeting voted that S^ Whiting be the Butler of 
 this College ^^g^ g^^^,,. ^Vhitman Scribe. 
 
360 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1742 
 
 CCIX. Report to the Connecticut General Assembly 
 OF THE Committee to Repair the Rector's House 
 
 October, 1742 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To y® honourable. General Assembly now Sitting in N. Haven 
 Octob^- 1742 
 
 We y® Subscribers being by your honours Appointed a 
 Committee to take Care of & procure Certain Work to be Done 
 at and about y^ Rector's House, and to Render an Acco*- of 
 our Doings in that Affair to this Assembly Do Now humbly 
 beg Leave to Exhibit y^ Same which is as f olloweth, viz : 
 
 To Sundry Small repairs Done last fall £ 0-11^ 
 
 To Bricks 5M at 60/ 15- 0-0 
 
 To ye frame for y^ Kitchen ' 12-10-0 
 
 To Stones 22 Load 7-10-0 
 
 To Lime & Clay 9- 7-0 
 
 To Masons & Tendance 15-14-9 
 
 To Boards Shingles Slitwork pales Joice plank) (?-|_nA_Q 
 
 Timb^- Casements and laths J 
 
 To red Cedar for posts 6- 9-6 
 
 To Nails and Brads 15-15-9 
 
 To ye Joiner's & Glaisier's Bills 81-12-2 
 
 To ye Black Smiths Hinges latches &c: 5- 3-4 
 
 To Oil and Paint 5- 7-7 
 
 236- 2-2 
 Cash Rec<i- 163-10-0 
 
 Remains 72-12-2 
 
 D. Edwards , p ^^ 
 Sam^- Mix 
 
1743] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 361 
 
 CCX. Memorial of Daniel Edwards and Samuel Mix 
 TO THE Connecticut General Assembly, Con- 
 cerning Eepairs Made at College 
 
 May 6, 1743 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The Memorial is in the handwriting of Rector Clap. 
 
 To the Hon^^^- the General Assembly of the Colony of Con- 
 necticut at their Session in May 1743 
 
 The Memorial of Daniel Edwards and Samuel Mix Humbly 
 Sheweth 
 
 That Your Honours were Pleased to appoint us a Com^t^®- 
 to Build an Additional Kitchin and Make a New Fence about 
 the Rectors House at New Haven, for which Service the 
 Hon^i^- House in Oct^- last were Pleased to Grant to Your 
 Memorialists Twelve Pounds (Old Tenour) but it being at the 
 Close of the Assembly, that Vote it seems was lost or over- 
 lookt, so that it did not Pass the Hon^^^- Bord. Your Me- 
 morialists therefore pray that this Hon^^^- Assembly would be 
 pleased again to take the Case into Consideration and do in 
 your Wisdom as you shall think Proper. 
 
 And so your Mem^ts- as in duty bound shall ever Pray &c 
 
 Dan^'^- Edwards 
 Sam^- Mix 
 New Haven May 6^^- 1743 
 
 In j^ Lower house. Ordered y*- y® Treasurer of y^ Collony 
 be Ordered to pay to y^ Memorialists y^ Summ of Twelve 
 pounds old Tenner & a Bill in form &c 
 
 Test Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
 Concurrd in the upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety- 
 
362 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1743 
 
 CCXI. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 13, 1743 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 At a meeting of the Trustees of Yale 
 College at New-haven 
 Sep. 13. 1743 present 
 The Revd M^ 
 
 Thomas Clap Moderator 
 Sam^i Whitman Scribe 
 Joseph Noyse 
 Jared Eliot 
 Sam" Whittlesy 
 Benjamin Lord 
 Anthony Stoddard 
 
 At the Same meeting M^" Thomas Darling was chosen a Tutor 
 of Yale College. 
 
 At the Same meeting y« Rev*! M^ Daniel Wadsworth of Hart- 
 ford was chosen a Trustee of Yale College. 
 At the Same Meeting The Rev*i M^- Thomas Clap Sam^i Whitle- 
 sey Jared Eliot and Joseph Noyse were chosen a Committee 
 to dispose of the Farm at Salsbury. 
 
 At the same meeting voted that the Standing Committee for 
 the putting in of a Tutor if there be need : put in a third Tutor 
 if they think propper or agree with M^ Whitlesey Tutor about 
 his taking & instructing of two classes. 
 At the same meeting Sir Whiting was chosen Butler. 
 At the same The Bev^ M^ Thomas Clap & M^ Sam^i Whitlesey 
 & M^ Joseph Noyse were chosen a Committee to carry The 
 Memorial of the Trustees to be holden at Newhaven somtime 
 in October next. 
 
 Voted That all undergraduate living in College shall be in 
 Commons. 
 
 Test Sam^^- Whitman Scribe 
 
1743] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 363 
 
 CCXII. Memorial of the Trustees to the Cox- 
 NECTicuT General Assembly 
 
 October 13, 1743 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 To the Honourable the General Assembly of the Colony of 
 Connecticut at their session in New Haven Oct. 13, 1743. 
 
 The memorial of the Trustees of Yale College humbly 
 sheweth : 
 
 That whereas this HonW Assembly of their Fatherly Care 
 and Concern for the religious as well as Civil Intrest of the 
 People of this Colony were pleased to Found & Establish Yale 
 College, which by the Blesing of God has been very Service- 
 able to Promote the Intrest of Religion & Learning in the 
 Land, and has been the Visible Means of Qualifying Many for 
 doing Special Service in Church and State : and this Honbl. 
 Assembly have from time to time shown a just & Generous 
 Disposition to grant such supplies as ware necessary for the 
 suport of it. Yet your Memorialists would Inform your 
 Honours that of late years by reason of the great Fall of Bills 
 of Credit, your memorialists have not been able to well sup- 
 port the great and necessary charges thereof. And here your 
 Memorialists would beg leave to put your Honours in mind of 
 what this Assembly have heretofore done upon that acount. 
 When this Assembly granted the College Charter in the year 
 1701 they ware pleased therein to Grant 120 pounds annualy 
 in Country Pay. Afterwards, viz. in the year 1712 (when the 
 manner of Pajment was altered,) this Assembly were pleased 
 to grant 100 Pounds annually in silver money or Bills in lieu 
 of the aforesaid 120 Pounds in Pay. And after some grants 
 of the Impost Money this Assembly in the year 1729, (in Con- 
 sideration of the fall of Bills) were pleased to grant 80 
 Pounds, & in the year 1731 to grant 100 Pounds per annum in 
 addition to the aforesaid 100, which two Hundred Pounds have 
 continued ever since. And now your Memorialists would in- 
 form your Honours that by reason of the continual depre- 
 
364 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1743 
 
 elating of the said Bills, your memorialists have not been able 
 to defray the current Charges & to well support the Officers & 
 Instructers of the College, but they have been obliged to serve 
 the Public out of their own private Fortunes (in part,) and 
 besides by reason of the Increase of the Number of the Stu- 
 dents, that two Tutors are not able well and sufficiently to 
 instruct three classes : and therefore there is great need of a 
 third Tutor if we had herewithall to support him. Your Me- 
 morialists therefore would humbly pray that your Honour 
 would be pleased to take the Premises into your wise Con- 
 sideration, and that from a Generous Regard to the Flourish- 
 ing state of Learning would be pleased to grant such a Sum of 
 Lawful Money as may be equal to, and in lieu of the original 
 Grants which we suppose, all Circumstances considered to be 
 nearly Equivalent to 100 Pounds, which we apprehend will be 
 requisite in Order to Support another Tutor, and the other 
 necessary Charges of the College, and such Grant to Continue 
 for such a Time as your Honours in your Wisdom and Good- 
 ness shall think Proper. 
 
 And so your Memorialists, as in Duty Bound, shall ever 
 pray, &c. 
 
 Thomas Clap 1 
 
 Sam^-^- Whittelsey ^Com*®6- 
 Joseph Noyes J 
 
 Upon the Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College. 
 
 This Assembly do hereby grant unto the Trustees afores^ 
 for the Use of said College in lieu of all former Grants to 
 them, or the College, for its support, such Sum in Bills of 
 publick Credit, to be paid out of the publick Treasury in two 
 equal Payments in October and May annually as shall 
 
 be equivalent to one hundred pounds lawful money 
 
 of this Colony, This Grant to continue during the Pleasure of 
 this Assembly. 
 
 Past in the Upper House 
 
 Test Geokge Wyllys Secrety- 
 
 Concurred with in y^ Lower House 
 
 Test J^o- Fowler Clerk 
 
1744] OF YALE UNIVERSITY • 365 
 
 CCXIII. Proceedings of the Trustees 
 
 September 12, 1744 
 
 [From the original minutes in the University Archives] 
 
 The vote prescribing a limit of age for Freshmen, was 
 prompted by the cases of David Brainerd, of the Class of 
 1743, who had been expelled in 1741, and Samuel Buell, 
 of the Class of 1741, who had been irregularly ordained 
 in 1742. Each of these was over twenty-one at the begin- 
 ning of his Freshman year. 
 
 Att a meeting of Trustees of Yale College in New haven 
 Sep 12tb 1744 
 
 Then Present 
 
 Tho Clap Rect^ 
 
 Jared Eliot 
 
 Sam^i Cooke 
 The Rev<i J Sam" Whittlsey 
 Messrs I Josph Noyes 
 
 Anthony Stoddard 
 
 Benj. Lord 
 
 Dan^i Wadswortli 
 
 The Question being put Whether M^ Buell, being ordained in 
 the manner he was shall Barr him of his masters degree, 
 Resolved in the Negative Provided that this act Shall never 
 be brought as a Precedent. 
 
 Whereas the originall design of this College as declared in 
 the Charter was for the Training up youth in the arts and 
 Sciences it is agreed and voted that after the End of this 
 vacancy no person Shall be admitted a freshman into this 
 College who is more than twenty one years old, unless by 
 Special allowance of the Trustees or their Conunittee. 
 
 That the Rector with the advice of any two or three of the 
 Trustees apply himself to the Gen" Assembly in Ocf next to 
 
366 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1744 
 
 Revive the motion for Erecting another College house; or to 
 Repair the Rectors house also to Purchase additionall Lands 
 to the College yard. 
 
 A Draught of a new Charter for Yale College being Red at 
 this Board, voted that the S*^ draught be delivered to Coll. 
 Fitch for his Perusal and best thoughts upon it ; for which we 
 order him five pounds old Tenor and that the draught by the 
 advice of two or three Trustees by the Rector be presented to 
 the Gen^i Assembly in Oct next, desiring that they would be 
 Pleased to Pass it into an Act. 
 
 Jared Eliot Scribe 
 
 CCXIV. Memorial of the Trustees to the Con- 
 necticut General Assembly 
 
 October 11, 1744 
 with the action thereon 
 
 [From the original in the State Library] 
 
 The Report of the Committee to whom the Memorial 
 was referred is in the handwriting of Robert Treat (Yale 
 1718), of Milford, a member of the Lower House. 
 
 To the Honourable the General Assembly of the Colony of 
 Connecticut now Sitting at New Haven this 11*^ day of Oct^- 
 1744 
 
 The Memorial of the Trustees of Yale College Humbly 
 Sheweth 
 
 That whereas the Covering of the Rectors House both as to 
 the Roof and Sides is very defective and leaky, and thereby 
 the House likely to Receive Dammage, and the Assembly have 
 always shown a generous Disposition to Relive the College in 
 such Cases. These are therefor to Desire that your Honours 
 would be Pleased to Appoint a Committee to View the said 
 House to Consider what Repairs are proper and to Report 
 there opinion there upon. 
 
1744] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 367 
 
 And so Your Petitioners as in duty Bound shall ever Pray 
 &c. 
 
 Thomas Clap 1 Commitee 
 
 Samuel Whittelsey } of the 
 Joseph Noyes J Trustees 
 
 In y® Lower House the Prayer of y® Memorialist Granted as 
 Prayed for, and Col. Edmund Lewis Mr^- Robert Treat & 
 Thomas Bennedict be Appointed for y^ Purposes prayed for, 
 and Report to this Assembly in their present Session their 
 Opinion y^on. 
 
 Test Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
 Concur^- in the upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secrety 
 
 Upon y® Memorial of y^ Rev*^- Trustees of Yale-Colledge 
 Desiring a Com*^^- to Veiw y^ Rectors House & Consider w^hat 
 Repairs are Proper & to Report there opinion thereon. 
 
 Your Honours Com*^^- Desire liberty humbly to Report 
 There opinion that y® s*^- Rectors House is very Defective in 
 y6 Covering both Roof & Sides & had best be all covered new 
 we having fully veiwed y^ same & also y*- y« Windows be 
 fitted wth- Sash Glass & r Sides Colour 'd 
 
 Edmund Lewis 1 
 
 Rort- Treat [ Com^ee. 
 
 Thomas Benedick J 
 
 In y6 Lower House y® above Report Read & Approved & 
 ordered y*- a Bill in form be drawn y^'on accordingly 
 
 Test Jno- Fowler Clerk 
 
 Concurr*!- in the upper House 
 
 Test George Wyllys Secret^- 
 
368 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY [1744 
 
 CCXV. The Judgment of the Eector and Tutoes 
 Concerning John and Ebenezer Cleaveland 
 
 November 19, 1744 
 
 [From the printed Judgment of the Rector and Tutors, 
 pp. 5-8, New London, 1745] 
 
 At this date John Cleaveland was a member of the 
 Senior class, and his brother was a Freshman. Both 
 were subsequently admitted to degrees: — John under 
 President Clap, in 1763 ; and Ebenezer, under President 
 Daggett, in 1775. 
 
 Yale-College, November 19th, 1744. 
 Present, The Rector and Tutors. 
 
 Upon Information that John Cleaveland and Ebenezer 
 Cleaveland, Members of this College, withdrew from the pub- 
 lick Worship of God in the Meeting-house in Canterbury, 
 
 carried on by Mr. Cogswell ; and that they the said 
 
 Cleavelands, with sundry others , did go to & attend 
 
 upon a private separate Meeting in a private House, for 
 divine Worship, carried on principally by one Solomon Paine, 
 a Lay-Exhorter, on several Sabbaths in September or October 
 last. 
 
 The said Cleavelands being several times sent for, Acknowl- 
 eged the Facts, as above related, and Justified what they had 
 done, and gave in the Reasons given in Writing by the said 
 Separatists for their Separation, aforesaid 
 
 Whereupon it is Considered by the Rector and Tutors, 
 
 That this practice of setting up Lay-Exhorters 
 
 (which has of late prevailed in the Country) is without any 
 Scripture Warrant, and is Subsersive of the standing Order 
 of a Learned Gospel Ministry, and naturally tends to intro- 
 duce spiritual Pride, Enthusiasm and all manner of Disorders 
 into the Christian Church 
 
1745] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 369 
 
 Whereupon it is Considered and Adjudged by the Rector 
 and Tutors, That the said John and Ebenezer Cleaveland, in 
 Withdrawing and Separating from the publick Worship of 
 God, and Attending upon the Preaching of a Lay-Exhorter, 
 as aforesaid, have acted contrary to the Rules of the Gospel, 
 the Laws of this Colony and of the College ; and that the said 
 Cleavelands shall be publickly Admonished for their Faults, 
 aforesaid: And if they shall continue to Justifie themselves, 
 and refuse to make an Acknowledgement they shall be 
 Expelled. 
 
 Thomas Clap Rector. 
 
 CCXVI. Extract feom the ''Declaration of the 
 Eector and Tutors against Whitefield^' 
 
 in a letter dated 
 February 25, 1745 
 
 [From the printed Declaration, pp. 10-12, Boston, 1745] 
 
 Rev. Sir, 
 
 It has always appeared to us, that you and other 
 
 Itinerants have laid a Scheme to vilify and subvert our Col- 
 leges, and to introduce a Sett of Ministers into our Churches, 
 by other Ways and Means of Education. In your Journal, P. 
 96. you say. As to the Universities, I believe it may be truly 
 said, that the Light in them is now become Darkness, even 
 thick Darkness that may be felt 
 
 Upon the best Information, we suppose, that altlio' at the 
 first Erection of this College, and while it was for some Years 
 destitute of a resident Rector and compleat Government, there 
 were sundry Instances of Vice and Irreligion ; yet by the good 
 Government of the late Rector, under the Inspection of the 
 venerable Trustees, it was by Degrees brought into a very 
 well regulated State as to Learning, Religion and Manners. 
 And that as many learned and godly Ministers have been 
 
370 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY [1745 
 
 educated here as at any College or private Seminary in the 
 "World, of no longer Standing. But this is certain, that soon 
 after the Publication of these Slanders upon the Colleges, 
 this was upon several Accounts in a worse State than it was 
 before. Sundry of the Students ran into Enthusiastic Errors 
 and Disorders, censur'd and reviled their Governours and 
 others ; for which some were expell'd, denied their Degrees, or 
 otherwise punished; and some withdrew to that Thing call'd 
 the Shepherd's Tent. And we've been inform 'd, that the 
 Students were told, that there was no Danger in disobeying 
 their present Governours, because there would in a short 
 Time be a great Change in the civil Government, and so in 
 
 the Governours of the College 
 
 We are, Eev. Sir, 
 
 Your humble Servants, in all that we may, 
 
 Thomas Clap, Rector 
 
 Chauncey Whittelsey, 
 Jonathan Whiting, ^ Tutors. 
 Thomas Darling, 
 
 CCXVII. A Letter Conceening John and Ebenezer 
 Cleaveland^ Expelled Students 
 
 [From the New York Post-Boy, March 17, 1745] 
 
 The authorship is unknown. 
 
 A Letter from a Gentleman in Connecticut, to his Friend 
 at New- York. 
 
 Sir; 
 
 The Friendship you have always honoured me with, en- 
 courages me to trouble you with this Letter, upon an Affair, 
 I think very extraordinary in its Kind, as well as Conse- 
 quences : It is a Fact that, I believe, will not be controverted 
 by any Person in the College; it is as follows; Two of the 
 
1745] OF YALE UNIVERSITY 371 
 
 Students went, the last Vacation, to see their Parents ; at the 
 Time of their being at home, they were by them persuaded, 
 desired or ordered, to go and hear a neighbouring Minister 
 preach, who is distinguished in the Colony by the Name of a 
 New-Light; they accordingly went, it may be with their own 
 Inclinations, without any Persuasion, Desire or Order of any 
 Person; for I can't say which it was, but go they did: When 
 the Vacation expired, they returned to College: The Gover- 
 nors of the University were informed, they had been to hear 
 a New-Light Preacher; it is of little Consequence how the 
 Information came, or who was the Informer ; but the Fact was, 
 they had been to hear such a One; for which, and for no 
 other Cause, they were both expelled the College. How this 
 is agreeable to Reason, Justice, or the Principles of natural 
 
 Equity, I can't see 
 
 You must excuse me, if I am a little warm upon this late 
 Stretch of College Power; it is the utmost Cruelty and In- 
 justice, take the Thing in what Light you please: Had the 
 civil Magistrates undertaken the Affair, and punished them 
 for a Breach of the Law of the Colony (lately made to prevent 
 the New-Lights from disturbing the Government) that might 
 have been just, but for a College to inflict so cruel a Punish- 
 ment for a Crime not committed within their Jurisdiction, and 
 for which they had not the least Glimpse of Authority, is not a 
 little surprising 
 
 I am, 
 
 Your most obedient humble Servant, 
 
 Hezekiah W R. 
 
372 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY [1745 
 
 CCXVIII. Lettek of Thomas Clap 
 
 April 18, 1745 
 
 [From the New York Post-Boy, April 29, 1745] 
 
 Mr. Parker, 
 
 I have seen in your Post-Boy of the 18th of March last, an 
 anonimous Letter publish 'd, giving an Account of the Expul- 
 sion of two Scholars ; which was therein asserted to be for no 
 other Reason, than going to hear a neighbouring Minister 
 preach who is distinguished in this Province by the Name of a 
 New Light ; and this fact, he says, will not be disputed by any 
 Person in the College. It is surprizing to me, that any Person 
 should assert such a notorious Falshood, or expect it should 
 find Belief : For it is known to the World, that a great Number 
 of the Ministers in this Colony have the Name of New Lights, 
 and sundry of them have Sons at College; and that the 
 Scholars have always had free Liberty to go and hear any of 
 them, and there never was any Thought of a Prohibition: 
 Tho' this indeed is true, that they were prohibited from fol- 
 lowing Lay-Exhorters, and Separations, whoever preach 'd at 
 them. I don't think it is worth while for me to give a par- 
 ticular Account of this Affair But this is the best 
 
 Account that can be given of it in a few Words, that they 
 were expelled for being Followers of the Paines, two Lay- 
 Exhorters, whose corrupt Principles and pernicious Practices 
 are set forth in the Declaration of the Ministers of the County 
 of Windham 
 
 I am &c. 
 
 Thomas Clap. 
 
 New-Haven, April 18, 1745. 
 
¥ 
 
 INDEX 
 
INDEX 
 
 Absence in term-time, 343, 345. 
 
 Adams, Eliphalet, 238, 260; 
 trustee, 116, 125, 203 ; scribe, 
 222, 254; rector elect, 251; 
 letter to, 298. 
 
 Adams, William, butler, 286; 
 tutor, 297, 309, 313. 
 
 Addington, Isaac, 8, 9, 15, 16. 
 
 Advanced standing, fees for, 
 269. 
 
 Age of students, 365; of trus- 
 tees, 14, 22, 250. 
 
 Allen, Timothy, 333-334. 
 
 Ailing, John, 39, 93-94. 
 
 Ailing, Susanna, 93. 
 
 Ames, William, writings, 9, 18, 
 32. 
 
 Andrew, Samuel, 161 ; trustee, 
 21; rector, 75, 90, 144, 150, 
 167, 188-190, 238, 251, 258, 
 260 ; moderator, 213, 222, 258, 
 285, 290, 296, 308, 312; 
 letters, 84, 102-103 ; letter to, 
 59. 
 
 Apparatus, 193, 307. 
 
 Arminianism, 9, 225, 233, 298. 
 
 Arnold, Jonathan, 236. 
 
 Ashhurst, Robert, 257-258. 
 
 Assembly's catechism, 8, 9, 32. 
 
 Auditors, 29, 270. 
 
 Balance-sheets, 272-273, 311-312, 
 
 334-335. 
 Balch, Thomas, 350. 
 Beckwith, George, 278. 
 Beecher, Hannah, 204. 
 
 Beer, constituents of, 304. 
 
 Belcher, Jonathan, 286. 
 
 Bell, 208, 359. 
 
 Benedict, Thomas, 367. 
 
 Benefactors, roll of, 31, 280, 300. 
 
 Berkeley, George, gifts, 292, 298- 
 299, 302, 305, 309, 339, 350; 
 letters, 284-285, 289, 291-292; 
 letter to, 331. 
 
 Blackmore, Sir Richard, 58. 
 
 Board, price of, 195, 256, 268, 
 281, 286, 297, 323-325, 351. 
 
 Bonds of students, 327. 
 
 Bookbinding, 291. 
 
 Brainerd, David, 350, 365. 
 
 Brenton, Jahleel, 159. 
 
 Briefs, authorized, 45-47, 61, 
 221. 
 
 Browne, Daniel, tutor, 158, 161- 
 162, 173, 210, 232; declara- 
 tion for Episcopacy, 227-230; 
 death, 240. 
 
 Buckingham, Daniel, 60, 62, 64; 
 papers by, 106-108; detention 
 of books by, 141, 160, 181, 
 183-187. 
 
 Buckingham, Joseph, 260. 
 
 Buckingham, Stephen, trustee, 
 78, 91, 144, 153, 296, 305; 
 scribe, 213 ; letter, 226-229. 
 
 Buckingham, Thomas, of Hart- 
 ford, trustee, 62; opponent of 
 New Haven, 67, 81, 121, 127, 
 152, 154-155, 162, 188-189; 
 scribe, 235, 237 ; papers by, 
 81-82, 114-116, 166-167. 
 
376 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Buckingham, Thomas, of Say- 
 hrook, 26 ; trustee, 21 ; letters, 
 8, 36-37, 40, 50 ; letters to, 1-7, 
 15-16, 23-24, 55 ; death, 150. 
 
 Buell, Samuel, 365. 
 
 Bulkley, Gershom, 9-12. 
 
 Burnham, Nathaniel, 265, 285. 
 
 Burr, John, 60. 
 
 Burr, Peter, 61, 110-112. 
 
 Butlers, 198, 234, 246, 260, 267, 
 269-270, 278, 281, 286, 297, 
 309, 318, 326, 359, 362; per- 
 quisites, 304. 
 
 Caner, Henry, 104, 171-173, 222- 
 
 223, 251, 273, 281, 290. 
 Cardplaying, 211, 309. 
 Carrington, Peter, 214. 
 Chalker, Abraham, 186. 
 Charter of 1701, 20-23, 149; 
 
 first draft, 16-19; additional 
 
 act, 248-250. 
 Charter of 1745, draft of, 366. 
 Chatterton, William, 319, 333- 
 
 335, 352. 
 Chauncy, Charles, 8. 
 Chauney, Israel, 10 ; trustee, 21 ; 
 
 rector, 31, 149; letter, 8; 
 
 death, 44. 
 Clap, Mary, 359. 
 Clap, Thomas, rector, 338, 340; 
 
 moderator, 350, 359, 362. 
 Clark, John, 106, 140, 184, 186. 
 Cleaveland, Ebenezer and John, 
 
 368-371. 
 Cogswell, James, 368. 
 Collegiate School incorporated, 
 
 21. 
 Colman, Benjamin, 291; letters, 
 
 167-168, 298. 
 
 Commencements, 42, 158, 177, 
 267, 344; evils of, 3, 7, 33, 246, 
 290, 314, 325; place of, 101- 
 102, 157, 165-166; cost of, 
 173, 268, 278, 286, 325, 352. 
 
 Commons, complaints of, 201, 
 210-211, 304-305 ; bill of fare, 
 351 ; compulsory, 362 ; price 
 of, see Board. 
 
 Connecticut Assembly, charter 
 from, 20-23, 149, 248-250; 
 money grants, 7, 22, 57, 63, 
 99-100, 143, 145-146, 163, 180, 
 194, 220, 264, 280, 288, 307, 
 311, 316, 329, 341-342, 353- 
 355, 361, 364 ; land grant, 293- 
 294; remission of taxes, 45, 
 199, 262, 274-275; duties on 
 rum, 207, 221, 254-255, 273- 
 274; power over location of 
 College, 74, 96-98, 152. 
 
 Connecticut Hall proposed, 347- 
 349. 
 
 Cook, appointment of, 204. 
 
 Cooke, Samuel, trustee, 296; 
 scribe, 323, 328, 332, 336, 350. 
 
 Cooke, Samuel, Jr., butler, 297; 
 steward, 309, 332-333. 
 
 Coster, Hester, 93. 
 
 Cutler, Elizabeth, 201, 228. 
 
 Cutler, Timothy, rector, 162- 
 163, 190-192, 195-201, 210, 
 213, 242, 282-283 ; letters, 207- 
 209, 219-220, 295; declaration 
 for Episcopacy, 227-232, 259 ; 
 later history, 241. 
 
 Darling, Thomas, 362. 
 
 Davenport, John, 94; trustee, 
 150; scribe, 73, 88, 140, 171, 
 231; writings, 101-102, 126, 
 
INDEX 
 
 377 
 
 146-148, 156, 158, 174, 226- 
 229, 248. 
 
 Davie, Sir John, 58. 
 
 Davis, Anthony, 323. 
 
 Day, Aaron, butler, 332-333; 
 steward, 332, 335, 338, 352. 
 
 Degradation, 32, 236, 290. 
 
 Degrees, fees for, 197, 268, 320 ; 
 conditions of, 344-345. 
 
 Derby, subscriptions from, 67, 
 70. 
 
 Dickerman, Isaac, 316, 321-322. 
 
 Diplomas, 2, 33, 54, 256. 
 
 Dixwell, John, 77, 218. 
 
 Donations, record of, 280. 
 
 Dummer, Jeremy, 151, 219, 301 ; 
 letters, 56-58, 71, 83-84, 164- 
 165, 192-193, 206, 209, 212, 
 237, 240-242, 244, 256-258, 
 267; letters to, 143, 145-148, 
 174-175, 203, 259, 281. 
 
 Edwards, Daniel, 355, 360-361; 
 
 tutor, 260, 270 ; steward, 277, 
 
 304-305, 308. 
 Edwards, Jonathan, letters, 192, 
 
 195, 210-211; butler, 198; tu- 
 tor, 252, 254, 267. 
 Eliot, Jared, 227, 286, 299; 
 
 trustee, 285; scribe, 366. 
 Eliot, John, 12-15. 
 Examining committees, 29-30, 
 
 33. 
 Expenses and income, annual : 
 
 see Balance-sheets. 
 
 Fines, 47, 238, 246, 309. 
 Fisk, John, 265, 270, 281. 
 Fiske, Phineas, 52-53, 150. 
 Fitch, James, gifts, 19-20, 198- 
 
 199, 214, 265, 270, 281 ; letter 
 
 to, 40. 
 Fitch, Thomas, 292-293, 319, 
 
 366. 
 Flint, Henry, 173. 
 Fowler, Joseph, 293, 319. 
 Freshmen, attendance of, 343, 
 
 345. 
 
 George I, portrait, 157, 159. 
 Gifts, record of, 280. 
 Globes, 193, 307. 
 Gold, Nathan, 75, 90, 143, 158, 
 
 162, 176. 
 Graduate students, 33. 
 Graham, John, 323. 
 Grant, John, 352. 
 Green, Timothy, 181-182. 
 Grey, Zaehary, 295. 
 
 Hale, James, 150. 
 
 Hall, Benjamin, 343. 
 
 Hall, John, 77, 91, 144. 
 
 Hall, Samuel, 162. 
 
 Hart, John, 227; tutor, 44, 46, 
 
 49, 53, 150. 
 Hart, William, 309, 318. 
 Hartford, as site for the Colle- 
 giate School, 66, 72, 79, 152; 
 
 grant to, 159, 180. 
 Harvard College, 8, 32, 168, 279 ; 
 
 criticized, 53, 226, 242. 
 Holden, Samuel, 291. 
 Hollis, Thomas, 206, 209, 212, 
 
 219, 244. 
 Hooker, Daniel, 41, 44, 150. 
 Hubbard, Daniel, 291 ; scholar 
 
 of the house, 265 ; butler, 270 ; 
 
 instructor, 271, 277; tutor, 
 
 277, 281. 
 
378 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Hubbard, John, 300. 
 Hubbell, Nathaniel, 224. 
 
 Income and expenses, annual: 
 
 see Balance-sheets. 
 Indians, education of, 61. 
 Inns, frequenting of, 235. 
 
 Johnson, Samuel, 174, 241, 295; 
 tutor, 74, 76, 89-90, 92, 105, 
 143, 153-154, 173, 198; criti- 
 cisms of, 160-161, 189-190, 
 192 ; letters to, 102, 284, 289, 
 291; writings, 148-163, 331; 
 declaration for Episcopacy, 
 227. 
 
 Jones, Timothy, 324, 327, 333- 
 335, 352. 
 
 Kellogg, Martin, 285. 
 Killingworth, Collegiate School 
 
 at, 41, 51, 54-55, 113, 135, 149 ; 
 
 negotiations with, 36, 51-52, 
 
 54-55. 
 Kimberly, Eleazar, 11-12. 
 
 Lamson, Joseph, 352. 
 
 Law, Jonathan, 77, 84, 91, 144, 
 201, 236, 356. 
 
 Laws, revision of, 313, 344. 
 
 Levins, James, 265, 270, 281. 
 
 Lewis, Edmund, 367. 
 
 Library, gifts to, 25, 55, 57-58, 
 71, 83, 151, 157, 164, 175-176, 
 193, 241, 257, 267, 282, 292, 
 305; laws, 173, 238, 265, 267, 
 270, 345-346; bookcases, 267, 
 305 ; duplicates in, 290, 336. 
 
 Library-keeper, 78, 173, 238, 
 278, 305, 313, 318, 327, 334, 
 346, 352. 
 
 Liquor in College, 236, 325. 
 Litchfield county land-grants, 
 
 293-294, 319, 326, 328, 345, 
 
 362. 
 Livingston, Philip, 308. 
 Lockwood, James, 324, 334. 
 Lord, Benjamin, 151-152, 345 
 Lord, Elisha, 167-168. 
 Lyde, Edward, 218-220. 
 Lyman, Phineas, 332, 352. 
 Lynde, Nathaniel, treasurer, 34- 
 
 35 ; gift of, 36, 42, 60, 106. 
 Lynde, Samuel, 343. 
 
 Marsh, John, 355. 
 
 Marsh, Jonathan, 296. 
 
 Mathematical studies, 195, 301. 
 
 Mather, Azariah, 150, 154. 
 
 Mather, Cotton, letters, 163-164, 
 170-171; letters to, 178, 181, 
 224, 226. 
 
 Mather, Elizabeth, 195. 
 
 Mather, Increase, 6-7, 229. 
 
 Mather, Samuel, trustee, 21, 
 107; letter, 23-24, 129; dis- 
 ability of, 85, 117, 121-122, 
 130, 135, 154-155. 
 
 Mather, Warham, 77, 90, 144. 
 
 Meigs, Janna, 187. 
 
 Middletown as site for the Col- 
 legiate School, 137-139, 155- 
 156. 
 
 Mileage of trustees: see Trus- 
 tees. 
 
 Miner, Richardson, 269-270. 
 
 Mix, Elisha, 210. 
 
 Mix, Samuel, 355, 360-361. 
 
 Mix, Timothy, 281-282, 286. 
 
 Monitor, 273, 281, 291, 305, 313, 
 319, 327, 334, 352. 
 
INDEX 
 
 379 
 
 Monumental gratitude, poem, 
 
 300. 
 Morgan, Joseph, 224-225. 
 Moss, Joseph, 157, 161, 234; 
 
 trustee, 286. 
 Munson, John, 173, 197, 204, 
 
 213, 224, 245. 
 
 New Haven, proposed as site of 
 the Collegiate School, 24, 67, 
 71 ; subscriptions in behalf of, 
 68-72, 81, 93, 197, 213, 223; 
 opposition to, 79, 81-82, 95-98, 
 107-111, 118, 154-155, 162; 
 site fixed, 73, 85, 89, 113, 118, 
 121-125, 132-135, 141-142, 145, 
 147, 153, 156; College build- 
 ings begun, 75-77, 80, 82-83, 
 90, 113, 135, 143-146, 154, 
 163, 174, 196 ; repairs of, 317, 
 321-322, 330, 347; first Com- 
 mencement in, 101-102 ; maps, 
 206-207. 
 
 New Haven First Church, land 
 sold, 93, 222 ; rent of sittings, 
 196, 199-200, 202, 223-224, 
 236, 297, 333, 336-337, 339, 
 352. 
 
 New Haven Proprietors, 71-72, 
 81. 
 
 New York Province, students 
 from, 66. 
 
 Newington, negotiations with, 
 263-264. 
 
 Nicholson, Francis, 174. 
 
 Non-resident students, 42, 173, 
 197. 
 
 Noyes, James, 37-38, 78, 86, 89, 
 107, 115, 117-118, 121-122, 
 129, 154-155, 188; trustee, 
 21; moderator, 88, 103, 140, 
 
 171, 196 ; writings, 24-25, 112- 
 114, 169-170, 174; letters to, 
 1-6, 8-9, 100. 
 
 Noyes, Joseph, 95, 102-103, 151, 
 234; letter, 59; letter to, 93; 
 tutor, 150; instructor, 154, 
 157, 161 ; trustee, 313. 
 
 Noyes, Moses, 25, 153-154, 207; 
 trustee, 44, 150, 188 ; modera- 
 tor, 73 ; writings, 98, 116, 127- 
 129, 242 ; death, 285. 
 
 Noyes, Oliver, 218. 
 
 Paine, Solomon, 368. 
 
 Parsons, Jonathan, 281. 
 
 Peck, Joseph, 72, 81. 
 
 Pierpont, Evelyn, 57. 
 
 Pierpont, James, trustee, 21 ; 
 writings, 8, 54; letters to, 1-7, 
 23-26, 50, 56-58 ; death, 148. 
 
 Pierpont, James, Jr., 158 ; tutor, 
 233-234, 251, 258. 
 
 Pierson, Abraham, 227; trustee, 
 21 ; letters, 8, 51-53 ; letters to, 
 11-15, 20-24 ; made rector, 31, 
 38-40, 149; salary, 39, 42-44, 
 46, 48, 50; removal to Say- 
 brook, 41, 43, 48, 51-52, 54; 
 death, 150. 
 
 Pitkin, Ozias, 265. 
 
 Pitkin, William, 188-189, 348, 
 354. 
 
 Placing of students, 269. 
 
 Previous question, 137-138. 
 
 Prout, John, 94. 
 
 Prudential committee, 324. 
 
 Punderson, John, 77, 90, 144, 
 203, 213, 316-317, 321-322, 
 330, 352; steward, 214, 256, 
 268, 277. 
 
380 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Read, John, 214, 299. 
 
 Rector, duties of, 16, 29, 32-33, 
 233; election, 31, 75, 90, 143, 
 149-150, 162, 173, 190-192, 
 234, 238, 251-255, 258, 260- 
 264, 338 ; salary, 39, 42-44, 46, 
 48, 50, 64, 270, 272, 277-278, 
 281, 286, 290, 296, 305, 313, 
 318, 324, 327, 333-335, 339, 
 352; house, 64, 75, 90, 143- 
 144, 200-201, 207-208, 214-216, 
 220-223, 281, 351, 353-355, 
 360-361, 366-367 ; trustee, 250, 
 278; change of title, 299-300. 
 
 Roberts, Nathaniel, 313. 
 
 Rogers, James, 60. 
 
 Room-rent, 268-269. 
 
 Rosewell, Richard, 34, 39. 
 
 Ruggles, Thomas, 88, 92, 183, 
 187, 251-252 ; election as trus- 
 tee, 97, 104, 115-117, 121-124, 
 129-131, 135, 141, 150, 155; 
 scribe, 203, 225, 245. 
 
 Rum, impost on, 220-221, 254- 
 255, 264, 273-274. 
 
 Russell, Daniel, 246. 
 
 Russell, Ebenezer, 234. 
 
 Russell, Noadiah, 21, 150. 
 
 Russell, Samuel, 15, 83-84, 94, 
 174, 183 ; trustee, 31, 150, 286 ; 
 scribe, 104, 171, 196, 200, 251 ; 
 letter to, 205. 
 
 Russell, Samuel, Jr., 78, 150, 
 152, 157. 
 
 Russell, William, tutor, 150; 
 chosen rector, 252, 254-255. 
 
 Sabin, Ebenezer, 285. 
 Sabin, John, 281. 
 Salisbury farm, 362 : see also, 
 Litchfield county. 
 
 Salmon, William, 57. 
 
 Saltonstall, Gurdon, 156, 158- 
 162, 176-177, 188-189, 207, 
 239; letters, 8, 100-101, 182- 
 183, 205-206, 221-222, 243; 
 letters to, 37-38, 164-165, 170- 
 171, 206, 209, 237, 242 ; advice 
 on building, 75, 90, 143, 154; 
 death, 257. 
 
 Saybrook, Collegiate School 
 fixed at, 31, 36, 40-41, 54, 62, 
 113, 128, 149 ; gifts to, 36, 42, 
 60, 106; College house at, 60- 
 65, 128; pleas for retention 
 at, 106-107, 116, 127-128; dis- 
 orders at, 95, 113, 126, 151; 
 library and records held at, 
 78, 92, 140-141, 147, 157, 159- 
 160, 180-187, 286; grants to 
 scholars remaining in, 99, 143, 
 145-146, 180 ; compensation 
 voted to town, 159, 165, 180; 
 confession of faith, 233. 
 
 Scholar of the house, 265, 309; 
 salary, 273. 
 
 Seal, College, 231, 234-235. 
 
 Senex, John, 307. 
 
 Sergeant, John, 281, 291. 
 
 Sewall, Samuel, 7-9, 15-16, 26, 
 55. 
 
 Smith, Samuel, 65, 74, 76-77, 90, 
 144, 153-154, 157. 
 
 Smith, Simon, 55. 
 
 Smith, William, 233-234, 251. 
 
 Stanley, Nathaniel, 355. 
 
 Stewards chosen, 173, 214, 277, 
 309, 332; duties, 268. 
 
 Stiles, Isaac, 210-211. 
 
 Stoddard, Anthony, 328. 
 
 Stratfield, subscriptions from, 
 70. 
 
INDEX 
 
 381 
 
 Stratford, negotiations with, 
 
 163, 191, 198, 201. 
 Sumner [Daniel?], 53. 
 
 Taller, William, 158, 176-177, 
 216, 220. 
 
 Talcott, Joseph, 110-112, 188, 
 257, 259. 
 
 Talmadge, James, 313, 319, 322, 
 324, 327, 333-335, 352. 
 
 Taverns, frequenting of, 235- 
 236. 
 
 Taxation, exemptions, 45, 199, 
 274-275, 282-283. 
 
 Taylor, Daniel, 20, 40. 
 
 Theses, 59. 
 
 Thompson, Joseph, 286. 
 
 Thompson, Samuel, 93. 
 
 Thompson, William, 93. 
 
 Treasurer chosen, 34-35, 39, 94; 
 salary, 270, 273, 305, 313, 334. 
 
 Treat, Robert, 251, 366-367. 
 
 Treat, Salmon, 25. 
 
 Trowbridge, John, 214. 
 
 Trustees, incorporated, 21; age, 
 14, 22, 250; proceedings, 27- 
 34, 38-39, 41-44, 46-48, 60, 
 62, 64-65, 72-78, 88-95, 103- 
 105, 140-145, 171-174, 196- 
 204, 213-214, 222-226, 231- 
 238, 245-246, 251-252, 253- 
 255, 258, 260-261, 265-271, 
 277-278, 280-282, 285-286, 
 290-291, 296-297, 299-300, 
 304-305, 308-309, 312-314, 
 323-328, 332-340, 350-351, 
 359, 362, 365-366; call for 
 meetings, 28; quorum, 28; 
 record of acts of, 29, 43, 280, 
 291, 297; expenses, 29, 232, 
 312, 320, 334, 339, 352; 
 
 address to students, 48-49; 
 memorials to Assembly, 95, 
 112, 156, 247-248, 261-264, 
 271-273, 278-279, 287-288, 
 292-293, 302-303, 306-307, 
 310, 314-315, 328-329, 340- 
 341, 348-349, 352-353, 366- 
 367; unanimity of, 131, 156, 
 248, 250 ; change of title, 299- 
 300. 
 
 Tuition, cost of, 33, 42, 197, 267, 
 269, 325. 
 
 Turner, Daniel, 256-257. 
 
 Tutors, salary of, 41, 44, 46, 60, 
 92, 245, 260, 270, 273, 278, 
 281, 286, 290, 296, 305, 313, 
 318, 324, 327, 334; soundness 
 of faith of, 233; number of, 
 364. 
 
 University, proposals for a, 1-6. 
 
 Wadsworth, Daniel, 362. 
 
 Wadsworth, James, 60, 356. 
 
 Wakeman, Joseph, 60. 
 
 Watts, Isaac, 286, 307-308. 
 
 Webb, Joseph, trustee, 21. 
 
 Well, College, 203, 313. 
 
 Welles, Samuel, 67. 
 
 West, Ebenezer, 343. 
 
 Wethersfield, students at, 99, 
 143, 145-146, 152, 154, 157, 
 159-162, 168, 180, 182-183, 
 187-189, 192; grants to, 143, 
 145-146, 157, 165, 180. 
 
 Wetmore, James, 227. 
 
 Whltefield, George, 346-347, 
 369. 
 
 Whiting, John, 260, 267. 
 
 Whiting, Joseph, 77, 90, 144, 
 201. 218. 
 
382 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Whiting, Nathan, 359, 362. 
 
 Whitman, Elnathan, 277, 281. 
 
 Whitman, Samuel, 52-53 ; trus- 
 tee, 252 ; scribe, 255, 258, 260, 
 266, 268-269, 277, 280, 285, 
 290, 296, 299, 308, 312, 359, 
 362. 
 
 Whittelsey, Chauneey, 331; tu- 
 tor, 332, 352, 362. 
 
 Whittelsey, Samuel, 53, 227, 
 299. 
 
 Whittelsey, Samuel, Jr., 309, 
 318. 
 
 Wigglesworth, Edward, 252, 
 254. 
 
 Williams, Ebenezer, 290, 338. 
 
 Williams, Elisha, 60; tutor- 
 elect, 143-145; tutor at 
 Wethersfield, 154, 162, 168; 
 rector, 254, 260-264, 266-267, 
 274-276, 282-283, 295 ; trustee, 
 278 ; moderator, 299, 304, 323, 
 326, 332, 336 ; resignation, 
 337-339. 
 
 Williams, Nathaniel, 238-239. 
 
 Williams, Samuel, 318. 
 
 Williams, Stephen, 352. 
 
 Williams, William, 331. 
 
 Windham, negotiations with, 
 338, 340-343. 
 
 Winthrop, Fitz-John, 36-37, 
 118. 
 
 Winthrop, John, 118. 
 
 Wolcott, Roger, 61. 
 
 Wolcott, William, 313, 318. 
 
 Woodbridge, Abigail, 209. 
 
 Woodbridge, Benjamin, 332. 
 
 Woodbridge, Samuel, 67, 296, 
 338-339. 
 
 Woodbridge, Timothy, 100, 257; 
 trustee, 21, 26; opponent of 
 New Haven, 81-82, 95-98, 152- 
 157, 159, 161-163, 188-189; 
 writings, 65-67, 81-82, 95-98, 
 114-116, 166-167, 203; letters 
 to, 169, 207, 212, 219, 240, 
 243-244, 256, 267, 275; 
 moderator, 225, 231, 235, 245, 
 251, 254, 260, 266, 268-269, 
 277, 280; rector-elect, 234, 
 238; death, 298. 
 
 Woodbridge, Timothy, Jr., 334. 
 
 Woolsey, Benjamin, 245. 
 
 Worthington, John, 359. 
 
 Wyllys, George, 182. 
 
 Yale, David, 56, 251. 
 
 Yale, Elihu, gifts, 56, 58, 157- 
 
 159, 170, 172, 178-179, 193, 
 
 206, 209, 212, 216-219; por- 
 trait, 193 ; letters to, 163, 176, 
 
 203; will, 237, 241-242, 244, 
 256-257. 
 
 Yale College, name of, 158, 164, 
 170, 172, 176, 178. 
 
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