Identifier: historyofnewyork01loss (find matches)
Title: History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Publisher: New York : Perine Engraving and Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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between the British Government and the Americancolonies waxed warm, Dr. Cooper took a very active part, by speechand pen, in favor of the crown. The war of words was fierce. Thedoctor wielded a keen blade. His competitors were strong, but h(i wasworsted in argument by an anonymous competitor, who proved to beone of his own pupils, Alexander Hamilton, one of the youngerstudents. Dr. Coopers course greatly offended the patriots, and the collegewas regarded as a focus of Toryism. Finally the public exasperationculminated in a mob, which broke into the college on the night of May10, 1775, and sought his room. Fortunately for him, he had been fore-warned, and. half dressed, he escaped over the college fence and foundrefuge with a friend in the suburbs of the city. The next day hereached permanent safety on hoard the Kingfisher^ a British ship-of-war, and anally sailed for England, when the Pev. Benjamin Moore, analumnus of the college in 1801 (afterward bishop), took his place aspresident.
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FIRST DECADE, 1830-1840. 145 In the spring of 177»> the Committee of Safety took possession of thecollege and converted it into a hospital for the use of American troops.The pupils, the apparatus, and the library were dispersed. About onehundred students had been educated at this college before it was soviolently broken up. Among the earlier graduates were Robert R.Livingston, (Jouverneur Morris, and John Jay. From 177 to 1784 the college was in a state of suspended animation.The war over, and peace and independence secured, measures weretaken for its resuscitation. In 1784 the Legislature of the State of NewYork granted it a new charter, under the name of Columbia College.The regents of the University of the State of New York, appointed bythe same act, took it under their control. The property of the oldcorporation was handed over to the new corporation. It started on itsnew career with De Witt Clinton as its first student—a junior. Owing to a lack of funds to pay the s

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