. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903 . Wilson was at school away from home, and in 1790,Thomas Polk spoke of James Polk as soon to leave forWilliamsburg for school. Boarding schools in the countywere rare, but it was not uncommon by the close of the cen-tury for boys to be away from home attending school. December 5, 1770, Governor Tryon suggested to the As-sembly the wisdom of establishing in the back country aschool for higher learning, and the idea met with theprompt approval of the representatives. A committee wasappointed to consider the matter, an
. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903 . Wilson was at school away from home, and in 1790,Thomas Polk spoke of James Polk as soon to leave forWilliamsburg for school. Boarding schools in the countywere rare, but it was not uncommon by the close of the cen-tury for boys to be away from home attending school. December 5, 1770, Governor Tryon suggested to the As-sembly the wisdom of establishing in the back country aschool for higher learning, and the idea met with theprompt approval of the representatives. A committee wasappointed to consider the matter, and the chairman, EdmundFanning, soon presented a l)ill establishing and endowingQueens College, in Charlotte, and it was enacted and a])-proved by the Governor January 15, 1771. The board oftrustees included the most distinguished men in the county,and they met March i, 1771, and elected Edmund Fanningpresident, .uid tlucc tutors, of whom Rcw Joseph Alexanderwas one; and 1homas Polk was elected treasurer. This in-stitution l)cgan with favorable indications of success, but it. N ^ ^\ ^ V s u a:;o
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