Union College College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04078 Author/Creator: Union College Place Written: Schenectady, New York Type: Document Date: 1833/08/03 Pagination: 3p. + addr. 25.1 x 20.1 cm Order a Copy
The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 26 April and ending 24 July 1833. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and fines for absences from prayers and recitations. The document also gives Johnston's scores for attendance, conduct, and performance in the courses Natural History, Geometry, and Logic. The remainder of the document states the college's offical course of studies, standard payments, and the rules and regulations.
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