| | 3 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1817) October 7, 1817  | | | | Published: | 1817 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | On information of the amount of the subscriptions to the Central
College, known to be made, and others understood to be so, the board
resolves, that the Pavilion now erecting be completed as heretofore
directed, with the 20. dormitories attached to it, and that two other
pavilions be contracted for and executed the next year with the same
number of dormitories to each, that one of these be appropriated to
the professor of languages, Belles Lettres, Rhetoric, Oratory, history
& Geography, one other to the professor of chemistry, zoology, botany,
anatomy, and the 3d. until otherwise wanted for a boarding house, to be
kept by some French family of good character, wherein it is proposed
that the boarders shall be permitted to speak French only, with a view
to their becoming familiarised to conversation in that language. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1817) October 8, 1817 | | | | Published: | 1817 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | Certain letters from Doctor Thos. Cooper to Th: Jefferson, dated
Sep. 17. & 19. received since the meeting of yesterday being communicated
to the board of Visitors, and taken into consideration with his
former letter of Sep. 16. they are of opinion that it will be for the
interest of the College to modify the terms of agreement which might
be generally proper, so as to accomodate them to the particular circumstances
of Doctor Cooper and to reconcile his interests to an acceptance
of the professorship before proposed to him. They therefore
resolve | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 5 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1818) May 11, 1818 | | | | Published: | 1818 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | At a regular meeting of the Visitors of the Central College on
11th. May 1818, at which Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John H. Cocke,
& Joseph C. Cabell, were present, it was agreed, that it being uncertain
whether Thomas Cooper would accept the Professorship of Chemistry, in
the event of his not doing so, it would be expedient to procure a Professor
of Mathematicks. It was also agreed to allow the Proctor of the
College the sum of two hundred dollars for the present year. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1819) February 26, 1819 | | | | Published: | 1819 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | We The subscribers, Visitors of the Central College, having been
specially called to meet on the 26th. day of Feb. 1819, and authorised
by the act of the legislature, now in session, for establishing the
University of Virginia, to continue the exercise of our former functions,
and to fulfill the duties of our successors, Visitors of the
sd University, until their first actual meeting, have unanimously
agreed on the following opinions & proceedings. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1821) April 2, 1821 | | | | Published: | 1821 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | 1820. Apr. 1. A special meeting of the Visitors of the University having been
called in the month of February to be held on this day Apr. 1. signed by
Th: Jefferson, James Madison, Chapman Johnson, Joseph C. Cabell, James
Breckenridge & Robert Taylor, and duly notified to John H. Cocke to
whom no opportunity had occurred of presenting it for his signature,
the sd Th: Jefferson and James Madison attended accordingly, but not
constituting a Quorum, no proceedings took place. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1823) October 6, 1823 | | | | Published: | 1823 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | A meeting of the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia
was held at the University on the 6th.. Octr. 1823, at which were present
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Breckenridge, John H. Cocke,
George Loyall, and Joseph C. Cabell. To the President and Directors of the Literary fund. According to the requisitions of the law, I now transmit to the
President and Directors of the Literary fund, for communication to the
legislature, the annual Report of the Visitors of the University of
Virginia, bearing date the 7th. of October last. at that date the regular
books were not yet compleated which were under preparation for the
purpose of exhibiting a clear and methodical view of the application of
all the monies which have been received and employed on this institution.
from the best view which, before that time, had been taken of the affairs
of the University it was expected, as is stated in this Report, that the
buildings now prepared would be compleatly paid for by the subscriptions
still due. these books have been since compleated, and the result (as
appears by the certificates herewith inclosed) is that the institution
has received from the beginning | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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