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CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
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CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.

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THE HISTORY
OF
Dartmouth College.
BY
BAXTER PERRY SMITH.
BOSTON:
HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY.
The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
1878.
Copyright, 1878,
by Baxter Perry Smith.
The Riverside Press, Cambridge:
Printed by H. O. Houghton and Company.

PREFACE.
In the preparation of this work the writer has deemed it better to let history, as far as possible, tell its own
story, regarding reliability as preferable to unity of style.
The imperfect records of all our older literary institutions, limit their written history, in large measure, to a
record of the lives and labors of their teachers.
To the many friends of the college, and others, who have kindly given their aid, the writer is under large
obligations.
The following names deserve especial notice: Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, Hon. Charles L. Woodbury, Hon. R.
R. Bishop, Wm. H. Duncan, Esq., Richard B. Kimball, Esq., Rev. Eden B. Foster, D.D., Hon. James Barrett,
N. C. Berry, Esq., Dr. F. E. Oliver, Hon. J. E. Sargent, Dr. C. A. Walker, Hon. A. O. Brewster, Hon. A. A.
Ranney, Dr. W. M. Chamberlain, Hon. James W. Patterson, Rev. Carlos Slafter, Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell, Gen.
John Eaton, Rev. H. A. Hazen, Rev. S. L. B. Speare, H. N. Twombly, Esq., Caleb Blodgett, Esq., Hon. Benj.
F. Prescott, Dr. C. H. Spring, Prof. C. O. Thompson, Hon. Frederic Chase, Rev. W. J. Tucker, D.D., L. G.
Farmer, Esq., and N. W. Ladd, Esq.
History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith 3
With profound gratitude he mentions also the name of Hon. Nathan Crosby, but for whose valuable pecuniary
aid the publication of the work must have been delayed; and the names of Hon. Joel Parker, Hon. William P.
Haines, Hon. John P. Healy, Hon. Lincoln F. Brigham, John D. Philbrick, Esq., Dr. Jabez B. Upham, Hon.
Harvey Jewell, and Hon. Walbridge A. Field, who have aided in a similar manner. Particular mention should
also be made of the kindness of gentlemen connected with numerous libraries, especially that of Mr. John
Ward Deane, and Mr. Albert H. Hoyt, and the late J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., of the New England
Historic-Genealogical Society, by whose kindness the writer was furnished with the valuable letter from
David McClure to General Knox, and Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D.D., and Dr. Samuel A. Green, of the
Massachusetts Historical Society, to whom he is indebted for the invaluable list of English donations given in
the Appendix. Valuable aid has been rendered also by Messrs. Kimball and Secor, of the New Hampshire
State and State Historical Society Libraries, at Concord. In this connection the well known names of W. S.
Butler, Prof. F. B. Dexter, Hon. C. J. Hoadley, F. B. Perkins, Hon. J. Hammond Trumbull, and Hon. E. P.
Walton also deserve notice.
The writer is deeply indebted to Hon. John Wentworth, of Chicago, for his kindness in examining the more
important portions of the work previous to its publication.

For the carefully-prepared draught of the original college edifice, the writer is indebted to the artistic skill of
Mr. Arthur Bruce Colburn.
In closing, especial mention should be made of the kindness of Prof. Charles Hammond, Marcus D. Gilman,
Esq., and others representing the family of the founder, of the family of Hon. Elisha Payne, an early and
honored Trustee, of the Trustees and Faculty of the college, and the courteous liberality of the publishers.
BAXTER P. SMITH.
Brookline, Mass., June, 1878.
CONTENTS.
History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith 4
CHAPTER I.
Introduction 1
CHAPTER I. 5
CHAPTER II.
Ancestry and Early Life of Eleazar Wheelock His Settlement at Lebanon Establishment of the Indian
Charity School Mr. Joshua More 6
CHAPTER II. 6
CHAPTER III.
Education in New Hampshire Action in Regard to a College Testimonial of Connecticut
Clergymen Legislative Grant to Mr. Wheelock 15
CHAPTER III. 7
CHAPTER IV.
A College Contemplated by Mr. Wheelock Lord Dartmouth Occom and Whitaker in Great Britain 23
CHAPTER IV. 8
CHAPTER V.
Sir William Johnson Explorations for a Location Advice of English Trustees 29
CHAPTER V. 9
CHAPTER VI.
A College Charter 40
CHAPTER VI. 10
CHAPTER VII.

President Wheelock's Personal Explorations in New Hampshire Location at Hanover 49
CHAPTER VII. 11
CHAPTER VIII.
Commencement of Operations Course of Study Policy of Administration 57
CHAPTER VIII. 12
CHAPTER IX.
Progress to the Death of President Wheelock Prominent Features of his Character 65
CHAPTER IX. 13
CHAPTER X.
Progress During the Administration of the Second President, John Wheelock 76
CHAPTER X. 14
CHAPTER XI.
Lack of Harmony Between President Wheelock and Other Trustees Removal of the President From
Office Estimate of His Character 88
CHAPTER XI. 15
CHAPTER XII.
Administration of President Brown Contest Between The College and the State Triumph of the College
100
CHAPTER XII. 16
CHAPTER XIII.
Character of President Brown Tributes by Professor Haddock And Rufus Choate 117
CHAPTER XIII. 17
CHAPTER XIV.
Progress From 1820 to 1828 Administrations of President Dana and President Tyler 126
CHAPTER XIV. 18
CHAPTER XV.
Inauguration of President Lord 143
CHAPTER XV. 19
CHAPTER XVI.
The Policy of the College, its Progress and Enlargement under President Lord's Administration from 1828 to

1863 157
CHAPTER XVI. 20
CHAPTER XVII.
Character of President Lord 168
CHAPTER XVII. 21
CHAPTER XVIII.
Administration of President Smith 177
CHAPTER XVIII. 22
CHAPTER XIX.
Inauguration of President Bartlett 190
CHAPTER XIX. 23
CHAPTER XX.
Prof. John Smith Prof. Sylvanus Ripley Prof. Bezaleel Woodward 211
CHAPTER XX. 24
CHAPTER XXI.
Prof. John Hubbard Prof. Roswell Shurtleff 225
CHAPTER XXI. 25