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GEORGE THE THIRD by the grace
of GOD of Great Britain |
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France and Ireland KING Defender of the Faith, and so forth.--
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To all to whom these Presents shall come. |
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GREETING
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WHEREAS it hath been represented to our Trusty and well beloved |
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JOHN WENTWORTH Esquire Governor
and Commander in Chief in and over |
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our Province of NEW HAMPSHIRE
in New England in AMERICA, that the |
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Reverend ELEAZAR WHEELOCK
of Lebanon in the Colony of Connecticut in |
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New England aforesaid, now Doctor in Divinity, did on or about the
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of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Fifty four, at his own expence, |
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on his own Estate and Plantation set on foot an INDIAN
Charity School and |
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for several years through the assistance of well-disposed Persons in
America, |
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cloathed, maintained and educated a number of the children of the Indian |
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Natives, with a view to their carrying the Gospel in their own Language |
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and spreading the knowledge of the great Redeemer among their Savage |
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Tribes, and hath actually employ'd a number of them as Missionaries
and |
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Schoolmasters in the Wilderness for that purpose: and by the blessing
of |
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GOD upon the endeavours of said Wheelock the design
became reputable |
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amoung the Indians insomuch that a larger number desired the Education |
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of their Children in said School; and were also disposed to receive
Mission- |
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aries and Schoolmasters in the Wilderness more than could be supported |
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by the charitable Contributions in these American Colonies.-- WHERE- |
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UPON the said Eleazar Wheelock thought it expedient
that endeavours |
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should be used to raise Contributions from well disposed Persons in
England |
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for the carrying on and extending said undertaking, And for that purpose |
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said Eleazar Wheelock requested the Reverend Nathaniel Whitaker now |
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Doctor in Divinity to go over to England for that purpose, and sent
over |
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with him the Reverend Samson Occom an Indian Minister who had been |
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educated by the said Wheelock, And to enable the said Whitaker to the
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successful performance of said Work on which he was sent, said Wheelock |
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gave him a full Power of Attorney by which said Whitaker solicited
those |
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worthy & generous Contributors to the Charity VIZt.
The Right Honorable |
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WILLIAM Earl of DARTMOUTH,
The Honorable SIR SIDNEY STAFFORD
SMYTHE |
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Knight, one of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer, JOHN |
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THORNTON of Clapham in the County of Surrey Esquire,
SAMUEL ROFFEY |
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of Lincoln's Inn fields in the county of Middlesex Esquire, CHARLES
HARDY |
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of the parish of Saint Mary-le-bonne in said County Esquire, DANIEL
WEST |
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of Christ's church Spitalfields in the County aforesaid Esquire, SAMUEL |
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SAVAGE of the same place Gentleman, JOSIAH
ROBERTS of the parish of Saint |
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Edmund the King Lombard Street, London Gentleman, and ROBERT
KEEN |
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of the parish of Saint Botolph Aldgate London, Gentleman, to receive
the |
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several Sums of Money which should be contributed, and to be Trustees
for |
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the Contributors to such Charity, which they chearfully agreed to.
Where- |
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upon the said Whitaker did by virtue of said power of Attorney constitute |
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and appoint the said Earl of Dartmouth Sir Sydney Stafford Smythe,
John |
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Thornton, Samuel Roffey, Charles Hardy & Daniel West Esquires,
and |
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Samuel Savage, Josiah Roberts and Robert Keen Gentlemen to be Trustees |
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of the Money which had then been contributed, and which should by his
means |
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be contributed for said Purpose; which Trust they have accepted as
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engrossed Declaration of the same under their Hands and Seals well
executed |
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fully appears, and the same has also been ratified by a deed of Trust
well |
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executed by the said Wheelock;-- And the said Wheelock further repre- |
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sents that he has by power of Attorney for many weighty reason, given |
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full Power to the said Trustees to fix upon and determine the place
for said |
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School most subservient to the great end in view, and to enable them
under- |
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standingly to give the preference, the said Wheelock has laid before
the said |
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Trustees the several Offers which have been generously made in the
several |
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Governments in America to encourage and invite the settlement of said |
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School among them for their own private emolument, and the increase
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Learning in their respective places as well as for the furtherance
of the |
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general design in view. And whereas a large number of the
Proprietors of |
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Lands in the western part of this our province of New Hampshire, animated |
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& excited thereto by the generous example of his Excellency their
Governor, |
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and by the liberal Contributions of many Noblemen and Gentlemen in |
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England; and especially by the consideration that such a situation
would |
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be as convenient as any for carrying on the great design among the
Indians; |
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and also considering that without the least impediment to the said
design |
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the same School may be enlarged & improved to promote Learning
among |
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the English, & be a means to supply a great number of Churches
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gregations which are likely soon to be formed in that new Country with
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leaned & orthodox ministry; they the said Proprietors have promised
large |
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Tracts of Land for the uses aforesaid, provided the School shall be
settled |
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in the western part of our said Province. And they the
said Right Hon- |
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orable, Honorable and worthy Trustees before mentioned having maturely |
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consider'd the reasons & arguments in favour of the several Places
proposed, |
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have given the preference to the western part of our said Province
lying |
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on Connecticut River, as a situation most convenient for said School;
And |
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the said Wheelock has further represented a necessity of a legal Incorporation |
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in order to the safety and well being of said Seminary, and its being
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of the tenure & disposal of Lands & bequests for the use of
the same. And |
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the said Wheelock has also represented that for many weighty reasons
it |
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will be expedient at least in the infancy of said Institution or 'till
it can |
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be accommodated in that new Country and he & his Friends be able
to remove |
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and settle by and round about it, that the Gentlemen whom he has already |
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nominated in his last Will (which he has transmitted to the aforesaid
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tlemen of the Trust in England) to be Trustees in America should be
of the |
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Corporation now proposed & also as there are already large Collections
for |
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said School in the hands of the aforesaid Gentlemen of the trust in
England |
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and all reason to believe from their singular wisdom, piety and zeal
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promote the Redeemers cause (which has already procured for them the |
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utmost confidence of the Kingdom) we may expect they will appoint Suc- |
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cessors in time to come who will be men of the same Spirit whereby
great |
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good may & will accrue many ways to the institution & much
be done by |
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their example and influence to encourage and facilitate the whole design |
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in view; for which reason said Wheelock desires that the Trustees aforesaid |
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may be vested with all that power therein which can consist with their
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tance from the same KNOW YE THEREFORE, that We
considering the Premises |
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and being willing to encourage the laudable & charitable design
of spreading |
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Christian Knowledge among the Savages of our American Wilderness and |
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also that the best means of Education be established in our province
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New Hampshire for the benefit of said province, DO
of our special grace |
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certain knowledge and mere motion by and with the advice of our Council |
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for said Province by the Presents Will, ordain, grant & constitute
that |
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there be a College erected in our said Province of New Hampshire by
the |
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name of DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
for the education & instruction of Youth |
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of the Indian Tribes in this Land in reading, writing & all parts
of Learning |
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which shall appear necessary and expedient for civilizing & christianizing |
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Children of Pagans as well as in all liberal Arts and Sciences; and
also of |
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English Youth and any others, and the Trustees of said College may
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shall be one body corporate and politick in deed action & name,
and shall |
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be called, named & distinguish'd by the Name of the TRUSTEES
of DART- |
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MOUTH COLLEGE And further
we have willed given granted constituted |
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and ordained and by this our present Charter of our special grace certain |
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knowledge & mere motion with the advice aforesaid DO
for us our heirs |
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and successors forever will give grant constitute & ordain that
there shall |
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be in the said DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
from henceforth and forever a body |
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politick consisting of Trustees of said Dartmouth College
And for the more |
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full & perfect erection of said Corporation & body politick
consisting of |
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Trustees of said Dartmouth College We of our special grace certain
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& mere motion DO by these Presents for us
our Heirs & Successors make |
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ordain constitute and appoint our trusty and well beloved JOHN
WENT- |
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WORTH, Esquire Governor of our said Province and
the GOVERNOR of our |
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said Province of New Hampshire for the time being and our Trusty and
well |
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beloved THEODORE ATKINSON
Esquire now President fo our Council of our |
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said Province GEORGE JAFFREY
& DANIEL PIERCE Esquires
both of our said |
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Council and PETER GILMAN
Esquire now Speaker of our House of Repre- |
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sentatives in said Province & WILLIAM PITKIN,
Esquire one of the Assistants |
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of our Colony of Connecticut & our said trusty and well beloved
ELEAZAR |
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WHEELOCK of Lebanon Doctor in Divinity, BENJAMIN
POMROY of Hebron |
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JAMES LOCKWOOD of Weathersfield
TIMOTHY PITKIN & JOHN
SMALLEY of |
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Farmington & WILLIAM PATTEN
of Hartford all of our said Colony of |
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Connecticut Ministers of the Gospel. (the whole number
of said Trustees |
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consisting and hereafter forever to consist of TWELVE
& no more) to be |
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Trustees of said Dartmouth College in this our Province of New Hampshire |
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And we do further of our special grace certain knowledge and mere motion |
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for us our Heirs and Successors will give grant and appoint that the
said |
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Trustees & their Successors shall forever hereafter be in deed
act & name, |
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a body corporate & politick & that they the said body corporate
& politick |
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shall be known & distinguished in all deeds grants bargains sales
writings |
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evidences or otherwise howsoever, & in all Courts forever hereafter
plead and |
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be impleaded by the Name of the Trustees of Dartmouth College and that |
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the said Corporation by the name aforesaid shall be able and in law
capable |
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for the use of said Dartmouth College to have get acquire purchase
receive |
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hold possess and enjoy tenements hereditaments jurisdictions and fran- |
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chizes for themselves and their Successors in fee simple or otherwise
how- |
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soever & to purchase receive or build any House or Houses or any
other |
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buildings as they shall think needful & convenient for the use
of said Dart- |
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mouth College and in such Town in the western part of our said Province |
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of New Hampshire as shall by said Trustees or the major part of them
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agreed on their said agreement to be evidenced by an instrument in
writing |
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under their hands ascertaining the same And also to receive
and dispose |
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of any Lands goods chattels and other things of what nature soever
for the |
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use aforesaid And also to have accept and receive any rents profits
annu- |
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ities gifts legacies donations or bequests of any kind whatsoever for
the use |
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aforesaid so nevertheless that the yearly value of the Premises do
not exceed |
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the Sum of six thousand pounds Sterling and therewith or otherwise
to sup- |
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port and pay as the said Trustees or the major part of such of them
as are |
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regularly convened for that purpose shall agree the President Tutors
and |
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other Officers & Ministers of said Dartmouth College & also
to pay all such |
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Missionaries and Schoolmasters as shall be authorized appointed &
employed |
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by them for civilizing & christianizing & instructing the Indian
Natives of |
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this Land their several allowances & also their respective annual
Salaries |
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or allowances & all such necessary & contingent charges as
from time to |
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time shall arise & accrue relating to the said Dartmouth College
And |
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also to bargain sell let or assign Lands tenements or hereditaments
goods, |
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or chattels & all other things whatsoever by the name aforesaid
in as full |
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and ample a manner to all intents and purposes as a natural person
or other |
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body politick or corporate is able to do by the laws of our realm of
Great |
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Britain or of said province of New Hampshire And further
of our special |
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grace certain knowledge & mere motion to the intent that our said
Corpo- |
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ration and body politick may answer the end of the erection & Constitution, |
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& may have perpetual succession & continuance forever We do
for us our |
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heirs and Successors will give & grant unto the Trustees of Dartmouth |
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College & to their Successors forever that there shall be once
a year & every |
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year a meeting of said Trustees held at said Dartmouth College at such |
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time as by said Trustees or the major part of them at any legal meeting
of |
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said Trustees shall be agreed on the first meeting to be called by
the said |
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Eleazar Wheelock as soon as conveniently maybe within one year next
after |
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the enrollment of these our Letters Patent at such time & place
as he shall |
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judge proper And the said Trustees or the major part of any seven or
more |
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of them shall then determine on the time for holding the annual Meeting |
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aforesaid which may be alter'd as they shall hereafter find most convenient |
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And we further order and direct that the said Eleazar Wheelock shall
notify |
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the time for holding said first meeting to be called as aforesaid by
sending a |
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letter to each of said Trustees & causing an advertizement thereof
to be |
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printed in the New Hampshire Gazette & in some publick News Paper |
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printed in the Colony of Connecticut But in case of the Death or incapacity |
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of the said Wheelock then such meeting to be notified in manner aforesaid |
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by the Governor or Commander in chief of our said Province for the
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being And we do also for us our Heirs & successors hereby will
give and |
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grant unto the said Trustees of Dartmouth College aforesaid & to
their |
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Successors forever that when any seven or more of the said Trustees
or their |
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Successors are convened & met together for the service of said
Dartmouth |
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College at any time or times such seven or more shall be capable to
act as |
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fully & amply to all intents & purposes as if all the Trustees
of said College |
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were personally present--& all affairs & actions whatsoever
under the care |
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of the said Trustees shall be determined by the majority or greater
number |
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of those seven or more Trustees so convened & met together
And we do |
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further will ordain & direct that the President Trustees, Professors
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& all such Officers as shall be appointed for the publick instruction
& govern- |
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ment of said College shall before they undertake the execution of their |
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Offices or Trusts or within one year after take the Oaths & subscribe
the |
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declaration provided by an act of Parliament made in the first year
of King |
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George the first entitled "An act for the further security of his Majesty's |
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Person & government & the succession of the crown in the heirs
of the late |
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princess Sophia being Protestants, & for the extinguishing the
hopes of the |
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pretended Prince of Wales & his open & secret Abettors," that
is to say the |
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President before the Governor of our said Province for the time being
or by |
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one by him impowered to that service or by the President of our said
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& the Trustees Professors Tutors & other Officers before the
President of |
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said College for the time being who is hereby impower'd to administer
the |
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same an entry of all which shall be made in the Records of said College |
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And we do for us our heirs & Successors hereby will give &
grant full Power |
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& Authority to the President hereafter by us named & to his
Successors |
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or in case of his failure to any three or more of the said Trustees
to |
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appoint other occasional meetings from time to time of the said seven |
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Trustees or any greater number of them to transact any matter or thing |
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necessary to be done before the next annual meeting and to order notice |
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to the said seven or any greater number of them of the times &
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of meeting for the service aforesaid by a letter under his or their
hands of |
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the same one month before said meeting Provided always that no standing |
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Rule or order be made or altered for the regulation of said College
nor any |
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President or Professor be chosen or displaced nor any other matter
or thing |
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transacted or done which shall continue in force after the then next
annual |
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meeting of said Trustees as aforesaid And further we do
by these Presents |
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for us our Heirs and Successors, create make constitute nominate &
appoint |
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or Trusty and well beloved ELEAZAR WHEELOCK
Doctor in Divinity the |
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FOUNDER of said College to be PRESIDENT
of said DARTMOUTH COLLEGE |
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and to have the immediate care of Education & government of such
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as shall be admitted into said DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
for instruction & edu- |
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cation and do will give & grant to him in said Office full power
authority |
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& right to nominate appoint constitute & ordain by his last
will such suitable |
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& meet person or Persons as he shall chuse to succeed him in the
Presidency |
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of said Dartmouth College & the person so appointed by his last
Will to con- |
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tinue in office vested with all the powers privileges Jurisdiction
& authority |
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of a President of said Dartmouth College that is to say so long and
untill |
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such appointment by said last Will shall be disapproved by the Trustees |
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of said Dartmouth College And we do also for us our heirs
and Successors |
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will give & grant to the said Trustees of said Dartmouth College
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Successors forever or any seven or more of them convened as aforesaid
that |
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in the case of the ceasing or failure of a President by any means whatsoever |
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that the said Trustees do elect nominate & appoint SUCH
qualified person |
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as they or the major part of any seven or more of them convened for
that |
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purpose as above directed shall think fit to be PRESIDENT
of said DARTMOUTH |
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COLLEGE and to have the care of the Education
& government of the Stu- |
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dents as aforesaid & in case of the ceasing of a President as aforesaid
the |
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Senior Professor or Tutor being one of the Trustees shall exercise
the Office |
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of a President untill the Trustees shall make choice of & appoint
a President |
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as aforesaid & such Professor or Tutor or any three or more of
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shall immediately appoint a meeting of the body of the Trustees for
the |
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purpose aforesaid AND also we do will
give and grant to the said Trustees |
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convened as aforesaid that they elect nominate & appoint so many
Tutors |
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and Professors to assist the President in the Education & government
of |
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the Students belonging thereto as they the said Trustees shall from
time |
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to time & at any time think needful & serviceable to the interests
of said |
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Dartmouth College And also that the said Trustees or their
Successors |
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or the major part of any seven or more of them convened for that purpose |
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as above directed shall at any time displace & discharge from the
service |
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of said Dartmouth College any or all such Officers & elect others
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room & stead as before directed And also that the said
Trustees or their |
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successors or the major part of any seven of them which shall convene
for |
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that purpose as above directed do from time to time as occasion shall
require |
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elect constitute & appoint a TREASURER a CLERK
an USHER & a Steward |
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for the said DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
& appoint to them & each of them their |
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respective businesses & trusts & displace & discharge from
the service of |
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said College such Treasurer Clerk Usher or Steward & to elect others
in their |
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room & stead which Officers so elected as before directed We do
for us our |
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heirs & successors by these Presents constitute & establish
in their respective |
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Offices & do give to each & every of them full power &
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the same in said Dartmouth College according to the directions &
during |
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the pleasure of the said Trustees as fully & freely as any like
Officers in any |
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of our Universities Colleges or Seminaries of learning in our Realm
of Great |
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Britain lawfully may or ought to do, & also that the said Trustees
& their |
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Successors or the major part of any seven or more of them which shall
con - |
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vene for that purpose as is above directed as often as one or more
of said |
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Trustees shall die or by removal or otherwise shall according to their
judge- |
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ment become unfit or incapable to serve the interests of said College
do as |
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son as may be after the Death removal or such unfitness or incapacity
of |
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such Trustee or Trustees elect & appoint such Trustee or Trustees
as shall |
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supply the place of him or them so dying or becoming incapable to serve |
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the interests of said College & every Trustee so elected &
appointed shall |
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by virtue of these presents & such election & appointment be
vested with |
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all the Powers & priviledges which any of the other Trustees of
said College |
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are hereby vested with And we do further Will ordain &
direct that from |
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& after the expiration of Two years from the enrollment of these
Presents |
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such vacancy or vacancies as may or shall happen by death or otherwise |
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in the aforesaid number of Trustees shall be filled up by
election as afore- |
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said so that when such vacancies shall be filled up unto the complete
number |
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of TWELVE Trustees Eight of the aforesaid whole
number of the body of |
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Trustees shall be resident and respectable Freeholders of our said
Province |
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of New Hampshire & seven of said whole number shall be Laymen
And |
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we do further of our special grace certain knowledge and mere motion
will |
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give and grant unto the said Trustees of Dartmouth College that they
and |
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their Successors or the major part of any seven of them which shall
convene |
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for that purpose as is above directed may make & they are hereby
fully |
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impowered from time to time fully & lawfully to make and establish
such |
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Ordinances Orders & Laws as may tend to the good & wholesome
govern- |
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ment of the said College & all the Students & the several Officers
& Ministers |
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thereof & to the publick benefit of the same not repugnant to the
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& Statutes of our Realm of GREAT BRITAIN
or of this our Province of NEW |
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HAMPSHIRE and not excluding any Person of any
religious denomination |
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whatsoever from free & equal liberty & advantage of Education
or from |
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any of the liberties and privileges or immunities of the said College
on |
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account of his or their speculative sentiments in Religion, & of
his or their |
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being of a religious profession different from the said Trustees of
the said |
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Dartmouth College And such Ordinances orders & laws
which shall as |
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aforesaid be made We do by these presents for us our heirs & Successors |
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ratify allow of, & confirm as good & effectual to oblige &
bind all the Students |
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& the several Officers & Ministers of the said College
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authorize & impower the said Trustees of Dartmouth College &
the Presi- |
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dent Tutors & Professors by them elected & appointed as aforesaid
to put |
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such ordinances laws and orders in execution to all proper intents
and pur- |
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poses And we do further of our special grace certain knowledge
& mere |
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motion Will give & grant unto the said Trustees of said Dartmouth
College |
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for the encouragement of Learning and animating the Students of said
College |
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to diligence & industry & a laudable progress in Literature
that they & their |
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Successors or the major part of any seven or more of them convened
for that |
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purpose as above directed do by the President of said College for the
time |
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being or any other deputed by them give & grant any such degree
or degrees |
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to any of the Students of the said College or any others by them thought |
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worthy thereof as are usually granted in either of the Universities
or any other |
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College in our Realm of Great Britain & that they sign & seal
Diplomas |
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or certificates of such Graduations to be kept by the graduates as
perpetual |
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memorials & testimonials thereof. AND
we do further of our special grace |
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certain knowledge & mere motion for us our heirs & Successors
by these |
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Presents give & grant unto the Trustees of said Dartmouth College
& to their |
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Successors that they & their Successors shall have a common SEAL
under |
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which they may pass all diplomas or Certificates of degrees & all
other |
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affairs & business of & concerning the said College which shall
be engraven |
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in such a form and with such an inscription as shall be devised by
the said |
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Trustees for the time being or by the major part of any seven or more
of |
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them convened for the service of the said College as is above directed
And |
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we do further for us our heirs & Successors give and grant unto
the said |
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Trustees of the said Dartmouth College & their Successors or to
the major |
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part of any seven or more of them convened for the service of the said
College |
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full power & authority from time to time to nominate & appoint
all other |
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Officers & Ministers which they shall think convenient & necessary
for the |
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service of the said College not herein particularly named or mention'd
which |
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Officers & Ministers we do hereby impower to execute their Offices
& Trusts |
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as fully & freely as any of the Officers & Ministers in our
Universities or |
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Colleges in our REALM of GREAT
BRITAIN lawfully may or ought to do. |
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AND further that the generous Contributors to
the support of this design |
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of spreading the knowledge of the only true God and Saviour among the |
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American Savages may from time to time be satisfied that their liberalities |
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are faithfully disposed of in the best manner for that purpose &
that others |
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may in future time be encouraged in the exercise of the like liberality
for |
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promoting the same pious design it shall be the duty of the President
of the |
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said Dartmouth College & of his Successors annually or as often
as he shall |
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be thereunto desired or required to transmit to the Right honorable,
hon- |
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orable & worthy Gentlemen of the Trust in England before mentioned
a |
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faithful account of the improvement & disbursements of the several
Sums he |
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shall receive from the Donations & bequests made in England through |
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the hands of said Trustees & also advise them of the general plans
laid and |
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prospects exhibited as well as a faithful account of all remarkable
occur- |
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rences in order if they shall think expedient that they may be published
And |
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this to continue so long as they shall perpetuate their board of Trustees
& there |
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shall be any of the Indian Natives remaining to be proper Objects of
that |
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Charity AND lastly our express Will
& pleasure is and we do by these presents |
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for us our heirs and Successors give & grant unto the said Trustees
of Dart- |
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mouth College & to their Successors forever that these our Letters
Patent |
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or the enrollment thereof in the SECRETARY'S Office
of our province of New |
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Hampshire aforesaid shall be good & effectual in the Law to all
intents & |
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purposes against us our heirs and Successors without any other License |
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Grant or Confirmation from us our heirs & successors hereafter
by the said |
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Trustees to be had & obtained notwithstanding the not writing or
misrecital |
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not naming or misnaming the aforesaid Offices Franchises Priviledges |
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Immunities or other the Premises or any of them and notwithstanding
a |
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writ of Ad quod Damnum hath not issued forth to enquire of the Premises |
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or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding |
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD ALL & singular the Privileges
Advantages Liberties |
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Immunities and all other the Premises herein & hereby granted &
given or |
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which are meant mentioned or intended to be herein & hereby given
and |
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granted unto them the said TRUSTEES of DARTMOUTH
COLLEGE and to their |
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Successors forever. IN TESTIMONY whereof We have
caused these our |
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Letters to be made Patent and the publick Seal of our said Province
of NEW |
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HAMPSHIRE to be hereunto affixed WITNESS
our Trusty and well beloved |
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JOHN WENTWORTH Esquire Governor
and Commander in Chief in and |
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over our said Province &ca.
this THIRTEENTH day of December in the Tenth |
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year of our Reign and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred |
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and Sixty nine. |
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By his Excellency's Command |
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with advice of Council |
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THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y |
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Province of New Hampshire Decembr
18th 1769 |
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Recorded in the book of Charters |
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Lib: 4 Fol. 22 to 23 both inclusive.
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Per |
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THEODORE ATKINSON, SEC'Y sc |
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JOHN WENTWORTH. |