Episode 3 of 5

1831 Charter

When
April 21, 1831
Where
New York City
Part of
New York University founded in New York City

On April 21, 1831, the new institution received its charter and was incorporated as the University of the City of New York by the New York State Legislature.

The new institution received its charter and was incorporated as the University of the City of New York by the New York State Legislature. Older documents often refer to it by that name. The supplied passage does not specify the site where the chartering occurred, so the location is recorded as the city of New York.

Sources

  1. New York University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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