In 1799 he purchased land in Foster, and in 1801 his old friend Solomon Drowne1773 purchased an adjoining farm, and the two of them settled in the country in search of a quiet and studious life.Foster, Theodore
In 1871 the family of the recently deceased Dr. William Blanding 1801 deposited his cabinet of minerals, shells, fossils, relics and coins, numbering 7,769, in the museum.Museum of Natural History
Tuition was increased at intervals, reaching $20 in 1801, $36 in 1827, $50 in 1864, and $75 in 1870.Tuition