Letters received, 1878-1883 (inclusive) 1879-1882 (bulk).

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Letters received, 1878-1883 (inclusive) 1879-1882 (bulk).

Letters, June 15, 1879-August 21, 1882 (and March 21, 1883), received during the period Terhune was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Most of the letters were sent from Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, by members of his family, including his father (William), mother (Margaret), and sister (Margaret). Also included are three letters (1879) written by Terhune's uncle, Henry Stafford Little, and two letters (1878, 1879) received by Little.

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College of New Jersey.

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Chartered as the College of New Jersey in 1746 in Elizabeth; then Newark; moved to Princeton in 1756 and known as Princeton College; name changed to Princeton University in 1896. From the description of Diploma : Princeton, N.J., to John Boyd, 1760 Oct. 8. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86138950 ...

Terhune, Harry S. (Harry Stafford), ca. 1859-1942.

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Lawyer and state legislator, of Long Branch, New Jersey; graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1882 and from Columbia Law School in 1885; admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1885 and as a counselor in 1890; served in the New Jersey Senate, 1893; participated actively in local and state Democratic Party politics; served as an officer of several Monmouth County, New Jersey, corporations, including two banks. From the description of Letters received, 1878-1883 (inclusive) 1879-1...

Little, Henry S. (Henry Stafford), 1823-1904

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Henry Stafford Little was born in Matawan, New Jersey, on August 17, 1823, the son of William Little and Deborah Scott. After graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1844, he practiced law; he later became the first president of the New York and Long Branch Railroad and served in the New Jersey legislature from 1864-1871. He founded the Princeton's Stafford Little Lectureship on Public Affairs in 1899, and was a Princeton University trustee from 1901 until his dea...

Terhune, Margaret, d. 1906.

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Terhune, William L., 1815-1907

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