Accounts of the CollegeSource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jan., 1900), pp. 166-171Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1920200 .

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166 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

Coll. Jno fflood Lieut Coll. Thomas Swann Major Robert Shep- ard Capt Wm. Butler Mr Lawrence Baker Mr Arthur Allen Capt George Jordan Capt Ben. Sideway Mr Wm Batt Mr. George Stephens Mr James Taylor Mr Thomas Warren and Mr WM Thomas.

Persons nominated for ye militia. Vizt Surrey Countye. Coll. Jno. fflood Leut. Collo. Tho. Swann Major Robert Shep-

ard Capt Wm Butler Mr. Lawrence Baker and Mr Wm. Thomas.

ACCOUNTS OF THE COLLEGE. The following exhibits the first accounts of the college down to

April 16, 1697. These accounts were enclosed in a letter* addressed to Governor Andros by the "Governors and Visitors" appointed by the charter, and by Andros they were sent to Eng- land, where the originals still rest in the public archives. The receipts consisted of ?1,983 14s. 1Od., contributed by their Majes- ties William and Mary out of the quit-rents of the colony, and at that time in the hands of William Byrd; ?300 representing money obtained from the pirates Davies, Hinson and Delawafer, voluntary donations to the exent of ?897 3s. 6d., money collected from the grant in the charter of the penny per pound duty on all tobacco exported from Virginia and Maryland, amounting to ?601 6s. 43d., and the tax on skins and furs voted by the Vir- ginia Legislature, which netted ?251 5d. The whole on hand at the time of the report from these different sources made ?4,033 6s. id. The salaries of the president and grammar master were chargeable against only the last two funds, and so appear in a paper separate from the general account.

Of course, the donations were only a small part of what was actually subscribed by private persons and was afterwards paid in.

As appears from the letter to Governor Andros, only the front and one wing had been raised to the roof, which had yet to be put on. So that the expenditures represent only a part of the final cost.

As appears from Dr. Blair's statement, the work was conducted

* Published in QUARTERLY, VII., pp. 171-173. t See order of the king in council, Ibid., p. 166.

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ACCOUNTS OF THE COLLEIGE. 167

under the supervision of a committee consisting of the rector and five or six of the Board of Governors.*

Mr. Thomas iladley, who came from England, was the sur- veyor of the building, and had the daily ordering of things.

The bricks were made on the spot by Colt Daniel Parke, of the Council, who received 14s. a thousand for them.t

It must be remembered that money was three or four times dearer in 1696 than it is now, so that Mr. Jefferson's estimate of the cost of erecting the main building, front and two wings, $162,000, was probably not far from correct. (See Cabell and Jefferson Correspondence.).

Building Account. Board of Trade, Virginia. Vol: 6.

The College of William & Mary is Dr. 1694. ?. s. d.

To Acet of Stores from Mr Perry & Compa in anno 1692, .. .141 18 11 To advaned to workmen & other necessary disbursrnts in Eng-

land paid Mr Blair as V his accot 11th febry 1694 ....... 13 12 03 To necessary disbursmts in Virga as drawing deeds for land

Messages & brickmakers wages as 4 the Said Mr Blairs Accot, ............................................. 13 17 06

To dyett for workmen Soc.eys Fees & other Small disbursmts as 4 Mr Blairs Accot ye 9th June 1696 . . .............. 16 13 01

To Capt Thomas Ballard for 330 acres of land whereon ye Colledge is built . .................................... 170 00 00

To Collo Parke for Bricks at 14s V m . ................... 547 07 00 To Wm Chiphead for Paveing Stone bought of Capt Tregian, 115 14 07 To Clerks Sallary . ..................................... 40 00 00 To Collo Wm Brown for repairing ye School house . 45 00 00 To Accot of Stores from Mr Perry &co in anno 1694. 243 07 10

Octr 19th 1695. To paid labourers .39 19 09 To paid Workmens dyett .13 09 00 To paid Water Carriages & Messages .00 11 00 To paid Cartridge .17 00 00 To paid for three Cart horses one feather bed Some Neces-

sarie tooles for ye use of ye Colledge .39 17 05 To paid bricklayrs .25 00 09

* Francis Nicholson, in spite of his eccentricities, was very friendly to education and contributed liberally to the college. But Andros, it appears, contributed nothing, and by his ill example caused many of the subscribers to be very slow in paying up. Some indeed were sued in the county and general courts.

t See Perry's Historiocti Collections, Virginia, p. 56.

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168 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

?. s. d. To paid for Shells . . .................................... 34 07 10 To paid for Sawyrs work . .............................. 06 02 00

Apl' 21th 1696. To paid Labourers . .................................... 35 05 07 To paid for Shells . . .................................. 08 10 00 To paid for provisions . ................................ 37 11 00 To paid for Severall Small necessaries for the Use of the

Colledge . .......................................... 07 15 00 To paid for Cartridge . ................................ 05 18 00 To paid for Dyett . .................................... 16 05 05 To ye Sallary to ye Surveyr & writing master and wages to

bricklayers . . ...................................... 73 00 00 May 4th 1696.

To paid Labourers . ................................... 111 02 00 To paid for Messages . . ................................ 00 08 00 To paid Carpenters . . ................................. 25 01 09 To paid for Dyett . . ................................... 02 15 03 To paid for Corn ..................................... 09 14 00 To paid Sawyers ..................... 43 10 03 To paid for rubbing Stones . .................... 01 01 00 To paid for Dutch Collars . .................... 00 12 00 To paid for two hogsheads ...................... 00 06 00 To Cartridge ..................... 05 05 00 To Cash advancd to Robt Harrison ye Carpenter . ......... 20 00 00 To Mr James Sherlock for Copys 10 Ordrs of Councill, . 02 10 00

June 9th 1696. To paid Labourers . .................................... 30 09 01 To paid the Surveyrs Salary . ........................... 25 00 00 To paid for Shells . .................................... 26 13 07 To paid Bricklayers . ................................... 24 01 10 To paid for a Horse & some Small necessaries . ............ 04 12 06 To Cartridge, ........................................... 02 12 02

2043 18 04

To.

?. s. d.

To brought from ye other Side . ...................... 2043 18 04 To paid Sawyers . . ................................. 42 02 09

Augst 26th 1696. To paid Labourers . . ............................... 70 13 05 To paid for Shells ................ 71 14 00 To paid for Cartridge ................ 13 18 03 To paid Sawyers ................. 45 14 00 To paid bricklayers ................. 27 07 06 To Cash advaned to Robt Harrison the Carpenter . ...... 40 00 00

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AcCOUNTS OF THE COLLEGE. 169

?. s. d.

To paid for levies for 2 hired bricklayers . . ............ 00 08 02 To brickmoulds .................................... 00 10 06 To paid for Cartwheeles . . .......................... 02 00 00 'To paid for one hogshead & two Spades ................ 00 15 00 To Forridge paid, .................................. 00 02 00

Xbr 18th 1696. 'To paid Labourers . ................................. 190 17 111/2 'To paid for bricks . ................................. 41 00 091/4 To paid for Shells . ................................. 27 18 041/2 To paid Sallary to ye Surveyr Clerk & Surveyr . ........ 200 00 00 To Cash advancd to ye Carpenter . .................... 60 00 00 To paid Sawyers work . . ............................ 218 02 073/4 'To paid bricklayers . ................................ 120 03 111/2

'To paid for brick moulds . . .......................... 00 09 06 'To paid for Cart wheeles . ........................... 02 00 00 'To paid Forridg & horse hire . . ...................... 00 05 00 To paid for one Paile & 3 bed Cords . . ................ 00 08 06 To paid for fodder .................................. 01 02 00 To paid Cartridge .................................. 08 01 00 To paid for Corn, .................................. 11 00 00

febry 27th 1696-'7. 'To paid for tarr .................................. 10 10 10 'To paid for drum lines . ............................. 00 10 06 To paid Labourers . ................................ 16 15 071/2 'To advancd to ye Carpenters by bills of Excha ...... .... 100 00 00 To Richd Savage . . ................................. 05 08 09 'To books Mapps & papers as q Accot ......... ......... 32 11 10 'To the Seal of the Colledge . . ........................ 45 02 00 To Mr Richd Savage . ............................... 22 00 00 'To advaned to Thomas Hadley in England . . ........... 40 00 00 'To Geo. Cryer & Samll Baker bricklayers . . ............ 22 00 00 'To paid Mr Perry for Postidge of Letters . ............. 00 05 05 To advaned to severall workmen in England V Mr Perrys

Accot,. ......................................... 137 00 00 To paid Mr Mullikin Usher, ....... .................. 25 00 00 To paid Mr Ingles School master . . ................... 30 00 00

'To paid for Contracts wth workmen . . ................. 00 18 00 'To 2 bricklayers passages. ......................14 05 00

15 ApIl 1697. To Shingles . ................................... 45 14 03 To Cartridge ................................... 47 16 10 'To Sawyers worke . ................................ 52 10 00

3889 01 10 Pr Contra. ?. s. d.

-By their Majs Guift ............... 1983 14 10 -By Severall Donations in hands of the Treasurer ....... 509 00 00

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170 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

?. s. d. By money obtained of the Privateers . ................... 300 00 00 By Mr Blair for 201i receid of Pococke 201i Errour in Mr

Perrys accot . ..................................... 40 00 00 By Severall Donations in the hands of Mr Perry &c Vizt. By Mr Patrick Smith, ...1............I......... 06 00 00 My Mr Micajah Perry. . 50 00 00 By Mr Thomas Lane, . ........I......-.......... 50 00 00 By Mr Richd Perry VJ George Richards. . 50 00 00, By a Guinea of Jeffery Jefferys Esq to buy Bloomes

History of the Bible, . ................ .. J 01 10 00 By the Governrs of Marylands Excha . ................... 100 00 00 By Collo Ludwells Donation, . ........ I .............. 40 00 00 By Mr Fouace Donation ............................. 10 00 00 By Mr Edwards in Cash for tobacco . ................... 01 02 0G By provision of the beefe w purveyr . .................... 37 11 00

3180 18 04 Cr.

Cr. ?. s. d.

q brought from the other Side . ...................... 3180 18 04 9 ballance of ye Accot of revenues ..................... 537 15 033/4

3718 13 073/4 Remaines due to ball this acot, ................... 170 08 0214

3889 01 10 Vera Copia FRA. CLEMENTS Ck Coll.

The Colledge Revenue is Dr ?. s. d.

To bills paid to Mr President Blair in Colle Byrds accot for one year & a halfe Sallary preceeding-march 1694-'5 ye first year at one hundred pounds afterwards at one hundred & fifty q anum-according to Order . ......... 175 00 00

To bills in Coll Byrds accot to Mr Mongo Ingles . .......... 70 00 00 To Ditto in Mr Perry's accot being for one year & a half Sal-

lary at 8011 % anm as before . ........................ 50 00 00 To paid Mr Craddock, ................................ 10 00 00 To Mr Benjn Harrison for ye Charge of laying out ye tenn

thousand acres of land on the South Side black water Swamp ............................................ 09 11 06

314 11 0G.

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ACCOUNTS OF THE COLLEGE. 171

?. s. d.

To ye ballance of this accot of ye Revenue, carried to accot Creditt of ye building . ............................. 537 15 03

852 06 09 Pr. Contra. Cr ti

1695, 5 June-25 Octr. By Coll Jennings accot of furrs & skinns in 1695, ........ 03 06 07

By Collo Hills Ditto . . ............................. 210 08 03 By Collo Lear Ditto, .............................. 37 05 07 By Collo Hill on ye Penny 4 pound .................... 89 09 09

By Coll Lear Ditto, . .. . .......... 100 15 06%/4 By Maryland as q Mr Perrys accot Vizt:

On Mr Peter Pagan, ...... ..... ... 164 04 00

Ditto on Dauy Donnys . . . ............. 40 00 00 Ditto pd in Cash as V Mr Blairs accot ................. 03 18 04

Ditto for ye year 1696. ?. s. d.

By James Brownes Excha . .................. 08 11 00

By Geo. Muschamp Excha . ................. 09 00 00

By Geo. Plater's Excha ..................... 60 00 00

By Ditto Excha . ..................... 77 02 09 - - 154 13 09

Ditto W Geo. Muschamp Exchange, .................... 48 05 00

852 06 093, Endorsed. Virginia E

The Colledge Wm & Mary's Acet Transmitted by Sr Edm. Andros the 22th April 1697.

Reed 21th June 1697. Read 20th Augt

Ented. fol. 58.

FRANCIS FAUQUIER'S WILL.

Francis Fauquier was the eldest son of Dr. John Francis Fau- quier and Elizabeth Chamberlayne his wife. He was born in 1704, made a director in the South Sea Company in 1751, and a Fellow of the Royal Society on February 15, 1753. He married Catherine, daughter of Sir Charles Dalston, who was buried at Totteridge in 1781. He wrote an essay on "The Ways and Means of Raising Money for the Support of the Present War, Without Increasing the Public Debt." 8vo, published at London in 1757. On January, 1758, he was appointed Lieut. Governor

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