William Smith (Episcopal priest)
William Smith was an Episcopal priest who served as the first provost of the College of Philadelphia, which became the University of Pennsylvania. He was also the founder of Washington College in Chestertown Maryland, and St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.
portrait by Gilbert Stuart
William Smith's residence as it appeared circa 1919
Rebecca Moore Smith, portrait by Benjamin West
Academy and College of Philadelphia
The Academy and College of Philadelphia (1749–1791) was a boys' school and men's college in Philadelphia in the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania.
Academy and College of Philadelphia a c. 1780 sketch by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere when the new building (left) was erected in 1740; the dormitory (right) was erected 25 years later, in 1765.