E toru nga tau i muri mai, i roto i te 1823, te Baptist Theological Seminary i New York City whakaurua ki te Baptist Education Society, a muri iho ka huri i tona ingoa ki te Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution. I roto i nga kaitiaki ko William Colgate, kaiwhakarewa o te Colgate Company. I roto i te 1826 i hokona e nga kaitiaki o te kura te whenua ahuwhenua i muri mai i te wāhi arotahi o te whare wānanga, e mohiotia ana ko 'Te 1800'. Kotahi tau i muri mai, i roto i te 1819, te kāwanatanga i whakawhiwhia te tūtohinga o te kura, me te kura i whakatuwheratia i te whenua i runga i te whare wānanga, i te 1820 ka tuwhera te kura i te tau i muri mai, i roto i te 1820 i te whare wānanga i te pa o Hamilton. I muri i te tono a te whanau o William Colgate i roto i te 1840, i muri i te whakawheratanga o te whare wānanga, i whakauruhia ki te whare wānanga o te Whare Wānanga o Washington, i
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