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For History of Rutgers University Page, Under "Queen's College":

In its early years, Queen's College was plagued by a lack of funds. In 1793, with the fledgling college falling on hard times, the board of trustees voted on a resolution to merge with the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). The measure failed by one vote. The problem did not go away, and in 1795, lacking both funds and tutors, the trustees consider moving the college to New York. Instead, they decide to close, only to reopen in 1808 after the Trustees raised $12,000. The money that was raised came from prominent slave-holding families.

The next year, the College began erecting a building of its own, affectionately called "Old Queens" (still standing). Due to financial instability, it was not fully completed for 14 more years. It was designed by the noted architect John McComb (who also designed City Hall in Manhattan), and is regarded today by architectural experts as one of the nation's finest examples of Federal architecture. Although the college's third president, Rev. Ira Condict, laid the cornerstone on April 27, 1809, the actual construction of Old Queens came from the exploitation of slave labor. An enslaved man named Will laid most of the foundation of the building. (Link Will's name to Old Queen's page for further information and citation). The land that was donated for the College was also from prominent families who had ties to slavery.

Made some changes Linuxman97 (talk) 16:37, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

New section under RU History page: Prominent Rutgers Individuals, Families, and the slaves they owned

Many early trustees of Queen’s College gained wealth through their participation in the transatlantic slave trade and exploiting slave labor. These slaveholding trustees included Philip Livingston, Robert Livingston, Frederick Frelinghuysen, Jacob Hardenbergh, Theodorus Van Wyck, Peter Scenck, Abraham Hasbrouck, Jacob Dunham, John Schuneman, and Philip French. This also included Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh and Charles Hardenbergh, who owned Sojourner Truth and her parents, Bomefree and Mau-Mau Bett, among other slaves.

Some of the college’s earliest students also came from the prominent slaveholding families of the area, such as the including the Schencks, Van Cortlandts, Van Hornes, and the Parkers. The Parker Family owned slaves up until the 1820s, when they last manumitted a 35-year-old woman named Charlotte, and a 23-year-old man named Edward.

The college also received substantial donations of land and money from slaveholders, including James Parker, John Neilson, James Neilson, Elias Van Bunschooten, and Henry Rutgers. James Nelison owned “Negro Jack” and “Negro Sampson" according to his will. Reverend Simeon Van Artsdalen owned "black Toney and his wife Peg" and their two children, who were unnamed in his will. Peter Vrendenburgh owned Tom and Margaret, and James Schureman owned Jane and Anthony, as listed in their wills. Jennyschneider (talk)Jenny Schneider

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From History of Rutgers University Section: Under the Rutgers Name

Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey in 1864 under the Morrill Act of 1862 which gave federal aid to developing agricultural schools, resulting in the establishment of the Rutgers Scientific School, featuring departments of agriculture, engineering, and chemistry. The land given through the act was previously owned by the Lenni Lenape people which had been relocated to the West by this point. They were not consulted on the use of the land.

Further expansion in the sciences came with the founding of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1880 and the division of the Rutgers Scientific School into the College of Engineering (now the School of Engineering) in 1914 and the College of Agriculture (now Cook College) in 1921. The precursors to several other Rutgers divisions were also established during this period: the College of Pharmacy (now the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy) in 1892, the New Jersey College for Women (now Douglass College) in 1918, and the School of Education in 1924. Later, University College, founded to serve part-time, commuting students and Livingston College, emphasizing the urban experience, were created.

From the History of Rutgers University Section: Queens College

The original purpose of Queen's College was to "educate the youth in language, liberal, the divinity, and useful arts and sciences" and for the training of future ministers for the Dutch Reformed Church—though the university is now non-sectarian and makes no religious demands on its students. In May 1771, the Board of Trustees voted 10 to 7 to establish the college at New Brunswick, selecting it over Hackensack, New Jersey. The Anglican population in New Brunswick supported the institution, thus receiving a royal charter for New Brunswick would be easier. It admitted its first students in 1771—a single sophomore and a handful of first-year students taught by a lone instructor (Frederick Frelinghuysen) —and granted its first degree in 1774, to Matthew Leydt. After opening, the college chose to not accept Native American students into the college despite other universities allowing Native American students to attend their schools. Crs218 (talk) 22:14, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

Khaled: For additions in the Early history and conception Section [Note that the content below will be weaved into this section with what exists, things will be rearranged and edited within it to create a smooth description, hence what you see below will not simply be plopped onto that section] Shortly after the creation of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) by Presbyterians in 1746, ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church sought to establish autonomy in ecclesiastical affairs. At that time, those who wanted to become ministers within the church had to travel to the Netherlands to be trained and ordained, and many of the affairs of churches in the American colonies were managed from Europe. Thus, the ministers sought to create a governing body known as a classis to give local autonomy to the church in the colonies.

The Great Awakening of the 18th century helped to bring about conditions that lead to wanting the aforesaid autonomy and led to the formation of Queen's College. Due to this, scholars such as Benjamin Justice and Thomas J. Frusciano called Queen's College "Child of the Awakening" in their sub-heading for their chapter for the book Rutgers: A 250th Anniversary Portrait. The conflict created by this movement allowed for men like Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen to call for independence from the classis of Amsterdam. Protestant churches such as the Dutch Reformed Church wanted independence in order to offer opportunities for the education of ministers in the colonies without sending them on a long, expensive and difficult trip to Europe. More ministers were needed, ironically, as churches grew as a result of the Great Awakening.

So throughout the 1750s, Dutch ministers joined the effort to create a classis in the colonies, including Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen II (son of the aforesaid Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen) who traveled on horseback in winter of 1755 to several congregations throughout the northeast to rally ministers and congregations to the cause. Soon after, Frelinghuysen traveled to the Netherlands to appeal to the General Synod, the Dutch Reformed Church's governing council, for the creation of the classis. In 1761, the effort having failed, Frelinghuysen set sail for the colonies, but as his vessel approached New York City he mysteriously perished at sea.

After Frelinghuysen's death, Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (later Rutgers' first president) established himself as spokesperson for the cause, and a strong supporter of establishing a college in New Jersey. Hardenbergh traveled to Europe, renewing Frelinghuysen's efforts to gain the Synod's approval, but was also rejected. Hardenbergh then appealed to King George III of England, which further antagonized the authorities in Amsterdam. And on November 10th, 1766 William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey, granted a charter for Queen's College, with many prominent men supporting this new institution.

Many of the present day buildings were named after these powerful men. This includes men such as John Hardenburgh (the first president), John Henry Livingston (1810-1824 president), the Reverend (Phillip Milledoler (Rutgers president, 1824-40) Henry Rutgers (who eventually the college was named after), and Theodore Frelinghuysen.

Manan:

Many of the colleges current day dormitories and even campus' were named after deceased Rutgers. This include men such as John Hardenburgh (the first president), John Henry Livingston (1810-1824 president), the Reverend (Phillip Milledoler (Rutgers president, 1824-40) Henry Rutgers (who eventually the college was named after)

Old Queens Page
The cornerstone for Old Queens was laid on 27 April 1809 by Queen's College's president, the Rev. Ira Condict.[14][15] Construction was overseen by Abraham Blauvelt, publisher of the local newspaper "The Guardian, or, New Brunswick Advertiser." Some the actual physical construction work was done by enslaved persons, including a man named Will who was owned by longtime New Brunswick physician Dr. Jacob Dunham. Due to the young college's financial difficulties, the building was not completed until 1825.[14][15] Classes began within the completed portions of the building as early as 1811 for Queen's College (now Rutgers University), Queen's College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School), and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. The New Brunswick Theological Seminary moved in 1856 to a new 7 acres (2.8 ha) campus less than one-half mile away, as a result of overcrowding. The Grammar School had moved across the street several years earlier in 1830.[14][

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From Old Queen's page

Under Construction (1808-1825):

During the construction of Old Queen’s, slave labor was used throughout by many different individuals. By looking through Queen’s College alumnus Abraham Blauvelt’s account ledger entries, an enslaved black man named Will’s labor contribution on the site comes into view. Will's name survives to this day due the accounting ledger of Jacob Dunham, a local physician from a prominent New Brunswick family and the white master of Will. It can be inferred that Will alongside other enslaved workers contributed to Old Queen’s by doing metalwork, masonry, and other foundational labor, reaching back to 1808. The laborers most likely did not receive any compensation for their work on the site due to their enslaved status.

Mirror edit on Queens Campus, Rutgers University Page

For History of Rutgers Page

Under Queen's College Section

Elias Van Bunschooten gave the college a gift of almost 19,000 dollars in various forms at the end of his life in 1815. It was one of the largest financial donations made by an Old Queen's trustee at the time and helped the college ease some of the financial burden it was facing after being closed from 1795 to 1807. Donations such as his along with Andrew Kirkpatrick and Ira Condict helped save the college through the rough financial situation it was facing in the late 1790s and early 1800s.

Source: “His Name Was Will” Chapter 3 of The Scarlet and Black Project; Rutgers trustees’ wills, from the New Jersey State Archives

Source: “Old Money” Chapter 2 of The Scarlet and Black Project; Rutgers trustees’ wills, from the New Jersey State Archives Siddhantmehta (talk) 22:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)