University of the State of Pennsylvania
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This article is about the ancestor of the private university in Philadelphia. For the modern state-related university, see Pennsylvania State University.
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The University of the State of Pennsylvania was an colonial American institution founded in 1779 by the revolutionary Pennsylvania State legislature. The state made this move in response to their concerns over the then-provost of the College of Philadelphia, Rev. William Smith and his loyalist tendencies. Later, in 1779, the institution was merged with the College to form the University of Pennsylvania, gleaning trustees from the boards of the College, the University of the State of Pennsylvania, and the Charitable Academy school attached to the College.
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- Penn in the 18th Century - at Penn's archives
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