Letters sent, 1830-1835 (inclusive).

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Letters sent, 1830-1835 (inclusive).

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Letters sent to his sisters (Elisa and Adeline) and father (John) in Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey. The letters were sent from New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey (where Hopper was attending Rutgers College), and from Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey (where he was studying law under Peter D. Vroom). The earlier letters pertain to Hopper's college life, including college fees, academic gowns, commencement activities, and the premature dismissal of Rutgers College in 1832 due to a cholera epidemic in New York City.

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Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873

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New Jersey lawyer, politician, and diplomat. In 1838 he was elected to Congress, but because of irregularities in the returns, he and several other winning candidates were not confirmed. The dispute, which became known as the Broad Seal War, was finally settled in their favor by the courts. From the description of ALsS : Trenton, N.J., to Aaron Ogden Dayton, 1839-1845. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506970 Attorney in Trenton, N.J., Governor of New ...

Rutgers College

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Rutgers was first chartered in 1766 as Queen's College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies. The school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 and during its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1864, Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey. Rutgers College attained universit...

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Hopper, John, 1814-1897

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Lawyer, judge, and state legislator; born in Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey, March 2, 1814; graduated from Rutgers College, 1833; studied law in New Jersey at Somerville (under Governor Peter D. Vroom) and at Paterson (under Elias B.D. Ogden); admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1836 and as a counselor in 1840; practiced in Paterson, at first in partnership with Ogden, later with son Robert I.; held various Paterson and Passaic County legal offices; served as a trustee of Rutgers College, 185...