 | Timothy Dwight - 1821 - 542 pages
...Pierpont, of New-Haven, Noadiah Russell, of Middletown. and Joseph Webb, of Fairfield, met at New-Haven; and formed themselves into a Society, which they determined,...Society, said, " I give these books for the founding of a College in this Colony." Antecedently to this event, the subject had been seriously canvassed... | |
 | 1831 - 352 pages
...Each gentleman gave a number of books, and laying them on a table, pronounced words to this effect, " I give these books for the founding a College in this colony." About 40 volumes were given. Various other donations in books and money were soon after added. In 1700,... | |
 | 1831 - 716 pages
...Each gentleman gave a number of books, and laying them on a table, pronounced words to this effect, "I give these books for the founding a College in this colony." About 40 volumes were given. Various other donations in books and money were Boon after added. In 1700,... | |
 | Sidney Willard - 1832 - 560 pages
...a number of books and presented them to the body; and laying them on the table said these words, ' I give these books for the founding a college in this Colony.' Then the Trustees took possession of them, and confided them to the care of the Rev. Mr. Russell, of... | |
 | 1835 - 716 pages
...upon the table several folio volumes, amounting in the whole to forty, with the simple expression, ' I give these books for the founding a college in this Colony.' In contrasting this course with the progress of some of the societies of the day, we could not but... | |
 | William Russell, William Channing Woodbridge, Fordyce Mitchell Hubbard - 1835 - 614 pages
...upon the table several folio volumes, amounting in the whole to forty, with the simple expression, ' I give these books for the founding a college in this Colony.' In contrasting this course with the progress of some of the societies of the day, we could not but... | |
 | Edward Rodolphus Lambert - 1838 - 270 pages
...Hartford, 1 ' James Pierpont, of New Haven, ' ' Noadiah Russell, of Middletown, and ' ' Joseph Webb, of Fairfield, met at New Haven, and formed themselves...preceding years ; and had come thus far towards maturity. In October, 1701, the legislature granted the before named gentlemen a charter, constituting them "... | |
 | Edward Rodolphus Lambert - 1838 - 264 pages
...James Pierpont, of New Haven, ' ' Noadiah Russell, of Middletown, and ' Joseph Webb, of Pairfield, met at New Haven, and formed themselves into a society,...them to the society, said, " I give these books for 1he founding a college in this colony." Antecedently to this event, the subject had been seriously... | |
 | Ebenezer Baldwin - 1841 - 370 pages
...number of books and presented them to the body ; and laying them on 11 the table said, these words : ' I give these books for the founding a College in this colony."* Then the Trustees took possession of them, and confided them to the care of the Reverend Mr. Russell... | |
 | Charles Coffin Jewett - 1851 - 214 pages
...of the principal ministers met at New Haven and formed themselves into a society, and agreed to form a college in the colony. At their next meeting, which...society, said: "I give these books for the founding of a college in this colony." finest collection of books that ever earne together at one time into... | |
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Each Member brought a Number of Books and presented them to the Body ; and laying them on the Table, said these Words, or to this Effect ; "I give these Books for the founding a College in this Colony. 
