ation, they may also obtain a useful Mechanical or
Agricultural profession; and (they further report, having
received information) that a benevolent individual has offered to
subscribe one thousand dollars toward this object, provided that
a farther sum of nineteen thousand dollars can be obtained in one
year.

"After an interesting discussion, the above report was
unanimously adopted; one of the inquiries by the Convention was
in regard to the place of location. On interrogating the
gentlemen why New Haven should be the place of location, they
gave the following as their reasons:--

"1st. The site is healthy and beautiful.

"2d. Its inhabitants are friendly, pious, generous, and humane.

"3d. Its laws are salutary and protecting to all, without regard
to complexion.

"4th. Boarding is cheap and provisions are good.

"5th. The situation is as central as any other that can be
obtained with the same advantages.

"6th. The town of New Haven carries on an extensive West India
trade, and many of the wealthy colored residents in the Islands,
would, no doubt, send their sons there to be educated, and thus a
fresh tie of friendship would be formed, which might be
productive of much real good in the end.

"And last, though not the least, the literary and scientific
character of New Haven, renders it a very desirable place for the
location of the college."

The report of the Committee was received and adopted. The Rev. Samuel
E. Cornish was appointed general agent to solicit funds, and Arthur
Tappan was selected as treasurer. A Provisional Committee was
appointed in each city, as follows:

"_Boston_--Rev. Hosea Easton, Robert Roberts, James G. Barbadoes,
and Rev. Samuel Snowden.

"_New York_--Rev. Peter Williams, Boston Cromwell, Philip Bell,
Thomas Downing, Peter Voglesang.

"_Philadelphia_--Joseph Cassey, Robert Douglass, Sr., James
Forten, Richard Howell, Robert Purvis.

"_Baltimore_--Thomas Green, James P. Walker, Samuel G. Mathews,
Isaac Whipper, Samuel Hiner.

"_New Haven_--Biars Stanley, John Creed, Alexander C. Luca.

"_Brooklyn, L. I._--Jacob Deyes, Henry Thomson, Willis Jones.

"_Wilmington, Del._--Rev. Peter Spencer, Jacob Morgan, William S.
Thomas.

"_Albany_--Benjamin Latimore, Captain Schuyler, Captain Franc