The president of Yale suggests that a college be started in Middlebury.
We'll visit the Charter House.

On September 30, 1798, a group of men were meeting at Samuel Miller's home in Middlebury.

Miller was a prominent lawyer, a representative to the General Assembly, and had recently received an honorary degree from Yale. The assembly had gathered to discuss education in Middlebury.

Timothy Dwight, the president of Yale, was in town visiting a friend who had called upon the trustees of the Addison County Grammar School to meet with Dwight.

With Dwight's encouragement, the men decided to ask for a charter for Middlebury College. Samuel Miller's home in Middlebury is commonly referred to as the Charter House.

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