Additional Notes. 3^ 



-Ih Maryland there are four colleges, viz. * -'r-in 5 < vnac^ 



1. St, John's college, at Annapolis. This coHege wsA^ 

 founded in the year 1784; and, together with the seminary 

 which tvill be next mentioned, forms the " university of '. 

 Maryland." ' '< -' 



This college is governed by twenty four trustees. lit^fCi^- 

 cers are, a president (now John M'Dowell, esq.)? SP'^i^e-'i 

 president; and three pr6fessors. Its funds ar6 chiefly de-' 

 rived from voluntary subscription, and an annual grant of' 

 1750/. from the state, aided by the incoine from the i^tudehts 

 for tuition. Its library is moderately large ; and its philo^ 

 sophical apparatus only tolerably good. ' '■'■' 



In 1801 the number of students in this institution was' 

 about 100. -^- 



2. Washington college, in Chestertown, instituted in 17^, 

 and, like the preceding, placed under the direction of twenty 

 four visitors or trustees. In 1787 a permanent fund wais 

 granted to this institution, by a law of the state, of 1 250?. a 

 year; which has been since continued. No other particulars 

 concerning this college are known. 



3. The Catholic college, at Georgetown, on the Potowmac. 

 This institution is under the particular direction of the Ro- 

 man catholics, who form a considerable part of the popnla^ 

 lion of Maryland. The writer lias not been so happy as to" 

 succeed in his attempts to obtain particular information con- 

 cerning this seminary. ?,TO tP'ieoa.i 



4. Cokesbury college, at Abingdon, in Harford counTy." 

 This college was founded by the methodist church in f785, 

 and intended for the education of youth belonging td'tKat - 

 communion. It is so called in honour of the rev. Thomas 

 Coke, and the rev. Francis Asbury, bishops of the methodist 

 episcopal church. No particulars are known to the writer 

 respecting the officers, funds, number of students^ &c. 



In Virginia there are two colleges, viz. 



1. William and Mary College, at Williamsburgh. This in. 



