Franklin admired Johnson's moral philosophy, and asked him to head up a proposed College of Philadelphia. Johnson declined the offer, and instead worked with his wife's relations, his step-sons, former students, and the rector and vestrymen of the Anglican Trinity Church in New York City to found a college there.
Franklin admired Johnson's moral philosophy, and asked him to head up a proposed College of Philadelphia. Johnson declined the offer, and instead worked with his wife's relatives, his step-sons, former students, and the rector and vestrymen of the Anglican Trinity Church in New York City to establish a college there.