A History of Columbia University, 1754-1904 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A History of Columbia University, 1754-1904 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Columbia University, 1754-1904 King of England, created by letters patent a Body poli tick and Corporate, in deed, fact, and name, the Govern ors of the College of the Province of New York, in the City of New York, in America, and ordained that, certain desig nated lands having been first conveyed and assured to the corporation, there be erected and made on the said Lands a College, and other Buildings and Improvements, for the use and convenience of the same, which shall be called and known by the name of king's college, for the Instruction and Education of youth in the Learned Lan guages, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.