Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-18
COMMUNICATION.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE

TO the blenders Of the General As en5Gy.
The subec! OF the removal o. Wilnan and
Mary COLLEGE from it anc EFT site al the CITY of
Williamsburg, is now be'o-a you.
1t is 81 at ubject All dee ,'y Interesting to
the heart o.! every Inal who loYe, his country
AMI feel sole u, 70 tha success OF her literary
institutions. You vii uAlie,s 5ecide IN. o.ies
tion CAUTIOUS all daiib 3rateiy ami with .ef,r-
INC to al. the copsid ia ions which are properly
connecte! with it.
You have prudently, and on the threshold
o the question demanded o. the corporation of
Protes Or aud Visitors, an account of the very
liberal donations which the people of Virginia
have rontime to time, for upwayds o. century,
b'stoveI on this institution. "A fuil and tisac-
to- account will d1ubtless be rendered to ,ou.
You haYe right to dem nd it ofthe corporation
AMI thu aeo0!e have igh t. de nand il of you.
The following hasty sketch OF the donations
made to tins In tItutiOn is most respectfully SUBJ
m tied to your confederation. 1t is imperfect,
but may be of some use to such as have not had
time to enter on such investigations.
1t would appear from the sketch here submit
ted, that, in so far respects the eudowments of
the College, it is q puJtic corporation; and what
ever destination (if a new one berequisite) which
you, in your wisdom, may give 10 his institution,
YOU will not regard the subject as presenting
mere question Of gain or loss between the old
aud the new metropolis of the state, but as in
yolving the literary right and interest of mil
lion OF people sprcat over the whole territory of
this extensive commonwealth.
Your respectful fellow-citzen, A. B.
Brict sketch Of Donations public and pirate TO Tie
College Of IVHEiam and .Hqrv
! In 1858, the project ola College in the Colony OF
| Virginia originated. The projectors sensible that
nothing efficient could be done without legislative
aid, proposed that an assembly should be called for
that purpose; but were unable to effect the object
/ ny reason of the political state of the Colony
Burke's ptrginia ID col. p. 81.
To 1859, the sum of CISCO sterling was subscrib-
ed by individuals. The subscription was beaded
by Lieutenant-Governor Nicholson, and the mem
bers of the Council, supported by philosophical
citizens; and aided by several benevolent mercha ns
in London.-I6. p. 49,
In 1891, the Colonial Assembly convened; highly
approved of the plan of College, and warmly re-
commended it to the pfrouage OF King William and
Queen Mary. In this year their Majesties char
tered the college at the instance Of the General AS
semby
BY the charter the following donations were
made to the college.
El985, Ia, 10, sterling, then in the hands OF
WIN. Byrd, received for quit rents.
n 10000 acres Of land the South side of Black
water Swamp.
10000 acres ofland in Pamunky Neck, between
the forks or branches Of York river.
The fees and profits Of the office of Surveyor
General of Virginia.
The revenue Of ono penny per pound on Tobacco
; exported to the plantations from Virginia and Ma
rylaud
And representative in the Colonial Assembly
, -l1ds The charter IF I'm. and .Hary.
In 1851, Lieut.. Governor Nicholson presented
fl5O sterling to the college, being the noiety o
t@OO, conferred on MIN by the Assembly, with the
permission Of the King, in testimony of their higf
, attachment, and the deep sense they entertained
VI his virtues and obliging demeauor.--Bu rte9
, PirgHia, I'd col p. Gid.
. In 1897, the charity Of the Hon. Robert Boyle
Esq Of the city Of London, for the education O
Indian children and their conversion TO christianity
took effect in fsvsr Of the sollegs by the duestior