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Robert G. Wilson Letter to John Pitkin Regarding Free Tuition at Ohio University

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Title	Robert G. Wilson Letter to John Pitkin Regarding Free Tuition at Ohio University
Subject	Education Religion in Ohio Universities and colleges Students
Place	Athens (Ohio) Athens County (Ohio)
Description	Robert G. Wilson wrote this letter to his son-in-law John Pitkin on the back of a notice promising free tuition to one student from each county in Ohio. He is hopeful that the local ministers will select suitable young men. Pupils from Washington City, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas have arrived for the summer term. He states that he has resigned as president of the university, but will stay on until a successor can be found. The four-page letter measures 8.25 by 10 inches (20.96 by 25.4 cm). Wilson (1768-1851) served as president of Ohio University from 1824-1839. A native of North Carolina, Wilson served as pastor of the Chillicothe Presbyterian Church and taught at the Chillicothe Academy before accepting the job as president of Ohio University. During his tenure, the university granted its first master's degree and added a department of English studies to prepare men for business careers and as teachers in the common schools. Ohio University was founded in 1804, just one year after Ohio became a state. Revolutionary War veterans conceived the idea for a University in 1786 when they purchased land in the Northwest Territory through the Ohio Company of Associates. Funding for a university came from revenue earned by two townships in the Ohio Company purchase. Ohio University opened in 1808 with three students. The school granted its first bachelor's degrees in 1815. Enrollment remained small and the university graduated only about 145 students in its first six decades. Its fortunes gradually begin to improve late in the 19th century, particularly after it started receiving state support in the early 1880s.
Creator	Wilson, Robert G.
Date of Original	May 08, 1838
Collection	Early Ohio University Documents Collection
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) VFM 113
Submitting Institution	Ohio University, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om67_1084768_070
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File Name	Om67_1084768_070.tif
Image Height	3982
Image Width	3257
File Size	4335.857 KB
Full Text	[printed matter, not transcribed]

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