| | 1 | Author: | unknown | Add | | | Title: | History of Virginia  | | | | Published: | 2006 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | Far removed from the impulse of mere adventure, which
had always been a powerful influence with the Anglo-Saxon
people in their migrations, was the spirit which led persons
of that race to cast a lustful eye upon the North American
continent long before any part of its soil had been taken up
by Englishmen. Being a people of imperturbable common
sense then as now, the supreme motive which governed them,
in their earliest explorations in those remote regions, was of
a thoroughly robust and practical nature. It was only to be
expected that the reports, exaggerated in the transmission, of
the incredible wealth drawn by the Spaniards from the mines
of Peru and Mexico would have inflamed to fever pitch the
cupidity of a daring and enterprising trading folk like the
Englishmen of the sixteenth century. It was the hope of
discovering gold and silver that chiefly prompted the first
adventurers to set out for that shadowy land, which Elizabeth,
with a splendid royal egotism, had named Virginia, in
commemoration of her own immaculate state. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1838 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | The 1st day of July 1838, the day fixed on by the enactments
of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia
for their stated annual meeting, being Sunday, there was consequently
no meeting of the Board on that day. On the following
day, Monday July 2d, Messrs. Cabell & Cocke appeared, and
were engaged in examining the Book of the Chairman & the Minutes
of the proceedings of the Faculty, & in noting such things
as might seem to require the action of the Board when a quorum
might be formed. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1842 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | July 1st 1842 the Day appointed by the enactments for
the annual meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia Ths. J. Randolph only was in attendacne. Saturday
the 2d James M. Mason was in attendance, & himself &
Mr. Randolph made an inspection of the grounda & buildings of
the University, and of its Library & of its various apparatus
Philosophical & Chemical, preparatory to a full meeting of the
Board. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1842 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | At a meeting of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia called and held at the University September the
19th 1842 for the purpose of supplying the vacancy in the
Chair of Chemistry and Materia Medica occasioned by the Death
of Dr. John P. Emmet; Present Chapman Johnson (Rector) Joseph
C. Cabell, John H. Cocke, Wm. C. Rives, Thos. J. Randolph, &
Saml. Taylor. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 14 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1844 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | July 4th 1844 (Thursday) Chapman Johnson, Joesph C.
Cabell, John H. Cocke, Thomas J. Randolph, William C. Rives,
& Samuel Taylor, appeared as Visitors of the University under
their several commissions from his Excellency James Mc. Donel
Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia dated the 29th February
1844 and organized the Board by the choice of Chapman
Johnson as Rector. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1845 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | At a meeting of the Visitors of the University of Virginia
held at the University April 23d & 24th 1845, which was called
in consequence of the riots of the Students: Present Chapman
Johnson, Rector, Jos: C. Cabell, John H. Cocke, Thomas J. Randolph,
Wm. C. Rives, & Andrew Stevenson, who was appointed to
supply the vacancy in the Visitation occasioned by the resignation
of Samuel Taylor, the following resolutions were passed. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 17 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1845 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | On this the day, appointed by the Board of Visitors of
the University of Virginia for their stated annual meeting,
Thomas J. Randolph and Andrew Stevenson only appeared; and
the Board was not organized till Wednesday July 2d, when John
H. Cocke, James M. Mason, Wm. C. Rives, & R. M. T. Hunter who
was appointed to supply the vacancy in the Visitation occasioned
by the resignation of Chapman Johnson, by the appointment of
John H. Cocke to the vacant Rectorship, who, having declined
the appointment, was made rector, pro temp:, and Joseph C. Cabell
was elected Rector in his place. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1845 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | At a meeting of the Visitors of the University of Virginia
called for the purpose of filling the vacancies in the
Chairs of Moral Philosophy and Law, Messrs. Dew & Patton having
declined the appointment to those chairs respectively
which had been conferred upon them at a previous meeting of
the Board. Present Joseph C. Cabell (Rector) John H. Cocke,
Wm. C. Rives, Thomas J. Randolph and Andrew Stevenson. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 19 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1845 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | On Thursday October 30th 1845, in obedience to a special
call by the Rector a meeting of the Visitors was held at the
University of Virginia at which were present the following
Visitors to wit: Joseph C. Cabell, Rector, John H. Cocke,
Thomas J. Randolph, Andrew Stevenson, and R. M.T. Hunter. The
session continued thro Friday the 31st October & part of Saturday
the first of November- After a thorough investigation
of the matters which occasioned their convocation the following
proceedings were had by the Board. The very high trust confided to the Visitors of the University
by the people of the state, & the very great importance
of reestablishing public confidence in the institution, induce
me, under existing circumstances to request the members
of the Board to give their attendance at the University on
Thursday the 30th Inst: My object is to invite an immediate
& more careful investigation by the Board itself of the administration
of the office of Proctor for some time past, which
I think due not only to the best interests of the Institution
but to the officer concerned. I am led to this conclusion
by communications which I have received from the gentleman
employed to settle the proctor's accounts, & from others since
the last meeting of the Visitors which will be communicated
to the Visitors when they assemble. I trust that the meeting
will be full and that it will eventuate in a manner satisfactory
to the Board & to the officer concerned. Permit me
to remark that as such may be the result it is advisable not
to give publicity to the cause of the meeting until it shall
have taken place. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 20 | Author: | University of Virginia
Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes | | | | Published: | 1846 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-BoardOfVisitorsMinutes | | | | Description: | At a meeting of the Board of Visitors called to assemble
at the University on Tuesday January 20th 1846 for the purpose
of meeting the legislative Committee appointed to Examine
into the Condition of the University, the following members
attended viz. Joseph C. Cabell (Rector) Wm. C. Rives,
Thomas J. Randolph and Andrew Stevenson. The session continued
for the remainder of the Week, & during it the following
proceedings were had. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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