"Influence of President Dew
One of the most influential professors at the College of William and Mary during the present century was Thomas Roderick Dew (1802 - 1846). He was a graduate of the institution and, in 1827, at the age of twenty-three, became professor of political economy, history, and metaphysics. A copy of the laws and regulations of the College of William and Mary, passed and published in 1830, shows that Professor Dew then held the "professorship of political law," with a salary of $1,000. His duties were defined as follows: he was to deliver lectures on natural AND national law, political economy, metaphysics, government, and history. The textbook on natural AND national law was to be Vattel, with reference to Rutherforth's Institutes; in political economy, Smith's Wealth of Nations; in metaphysics, Browne abridged; Locke on Government, and Rousseau's Social Contract. Lectures were required at least three times a week upon each subject." Pg. 54.
The College of William And Mary: A Contribution to the History of Higher Education
by Herbert B. Adams, Kessinger Publishing, 2004.
"The College of William and Mary: a contribution to the history of higher education, with suggestions for its national promotion
Issue 1 of Circular of information
Volume 1 of Contributions to American educational history U.S. Bureau of education. Circulars of information."
Author Herbert Baxter Adams
Publisher: G.P.O., 1887