Brown University (1763) was founded in Providence, Rhode Island, under the name Rhode Island College. The seventh oldest college in America, it was renamed after the generous benefactors, Nicholas and Moses Brown, who were successful manufacturers. During the Revolutionary War, they forged cannons in their furnaces and imported ammunition, greatly aiding the Continental.
The Charter of Rhode Island College, 1763, stated:
<And that the number of the trustees shall, and may be thirty-six; of which twenty-two shall forever be elected of the denomination called Baptists, or Antipedobaptists; five shall forever be elected of the denomination called friends, or Quakers; four shall forever be elected of the denomination called Congregationalists; and five shall forever be elected of the denomination called Episcopalians.> 1763BU001
The motto of Brown University stated:
<In Deo Speramus (In God We Trust).> 1763BU002
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Endnotes:
1763BU001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Brown University, formerly Rhode Island College. 1763. Ruben A. Guild, Early History of Brown University (Providence, 1897), Appendix. The Annals of America, 20 vols. (Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968), Vol. 2, p. 116. 1763BU002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Brown University, 1764, Motto of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Our American Heritage (NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1970), p. 176.