Episode 4 of 4

First meeting of the trustees

When: April 1784
Where: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Part of: Chartering of Dickinson College

Benjamin Rush made his first journey to Carlisle in April 1784 to attend the college trustees' first meeting.

Following the charter, Rush traveled to Carlisle for the first time to attend the first meeting of the college's trustees, held in April 1784. The meeting marked the new institution's organizational beginnings in the town where the college had been chartered the previous September.

Sources

Dickinson College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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