History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . literally corresponds with theofficial copy we shall follow it in what we have to say con-cerning the Charter. Legal documents are rarely interesting to the general Preyheitsbrief der Deutschen Hohen Schule (College) in derStadt-Lancaster, in dem Staate Pennsylvania; nebst einer Anrede andie Deutschen dieses Staats, von den Trusties der besagten HohenSchule. Philadelphia, Melehior Steiner, of Franklin College. Published by Resolution of the
History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . literally corresponds with theofficial copy we shall follow it in what we have to say con-cerning the Charter. Legal documents are rarely interesting to the general Preyheitsbrief der Deutschen Hohen Schule (College) in derStadt-Lancaster, in dem Staate Pennsylvania; nebst einer Anrede andie Deutschen dieses Staats, von den Trusties der besagten HohenSchule. Philadelphia, Melehior Steiner, of Franklin College. Published by Resolution of theBoard, Passed 19th October, A. D. 1837. Lancaster, Bryson and Forney, NAMING OF THE COLLEGE. 25 reader, and we shall, therefore, not repeat what the Char-ter has to say concerning messuages, lands, tenements,hereditaments, goods, chattels, monies, or other may he said, however, that its scope and character wereanticipated in the General Plan which we have repro-duced. The institution was incorporated as a Collegeand Charity School, and from a profound respect forthe talents, virtues and services to mankind in general,. but more especially to this country, of His ExcellencyBenjamin Franklin, Esquire, President of the SupremeExecutive Council it was denominated Franklin Col-lege. The institution received authority to hold prop-erty and receive bequests, provided always the same donot exceed in the whole the yeatly value of ten thousandpounds, valuing one Portugal half Johannes, weighingnine pennyweight, at three pounds. It is needless to saythat this provision was never infringed. The following Trustees were thus nominated in thecharter :^ The Honorable Thomas Mifflin, Esquire; The Honor-• A few manifest errors in orthography have been corrected. 26 FRANKLIN COLLEGE. able Thomas McKean, Esquire, Doctor of Laws; TheEeverend Doctor John Henry Christian Helmuth; TheKeverend Caspar Weiberg; The Eeverend Henry Muhlen-berg; The Reverend William Hendel; The Eeverend
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