The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . which the present uni-versity sprang was foundedin 1749 by Robert Alexander,a classical scholar, graduateof the schools of Edinburgh,and a great-uncle of Dr. Arch-ibald Alexander,
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . which the present uni-versity sprang was foundedin 1749 by Robert Alexander,a classical scholar, graduateof the schools of Edinburgh,and a great-uncle of Dr. Arch-ibald Alexander, of Prince-ton. Robert Alexanders prim-itive log college, which, from the first, bore thename of Augusta academy, stood on the slight ele-vation that divides the head-waters of the Shenan-doah from those of the James river, about halfway between the towns of Staunton and Lexing-ton. In 1755 the Hanover presbytery was founded,an organization embracing at that time all the Pres-byterians in Virginia. For nearly a score of yearsAugusta academy was under the control of Brown, a member of Hanover presbytery, andpastor of New Providence church. In May, 1776,the Hanover presbytery formally took the Augustaacademy under its patronage, and accepted from theScotch-Irish people a donation of eighty acres ofland, a building of hewed logs, twenty-eight by twen-ty-four feet, and one story and a half in height, and. the sum of £128 in money. This money had beencollected from the neiglfboring church congregations,in accordance with arecommendation of the pres-bytery at its meeting in October, 1774. The newlog building was erected a few yards distant fromthe northeast corner of the stone church on TimberRidge. A board of trustees was appointed, twenty-four in number, the presbytery reserving foreverthe right of visitation, and Rev. William Grahamwas elected rector. At their first meeting in May,1776, the trustees changed the name of the school toLiberty hall academy. It is worthy of n
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