Letters received, 1844-1893 (bulk 1844)

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Letters received, 1844-1893 (bulk 1844)

1844-1893 (bulk 1844)

Letters received, 1844, chiefly concerning selection of Theodore Frelinghuysen as Whig vice-presidential candidate. Also two letters, 1853, received from John T. Duffield concerning efforts to convince Joseph Henry to accept the presidency of the College of New Jersey. The final item is a letter received by Green's son (Charles E. Green) in 1893.

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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 ...

Ten Eyck, John C. (John Conover), 1814-1879

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John Conover Ten Eyck (1814-1879) was elected in 1859 to serve as U.S. Senator from New Jersey. His service as Senator began on March 4, 1859 and ended March 3, 1865, at which time he was not reelected to office. Ten Eyck was born on March 12, 1814 in Freehold, New Jersey, and educated in the law under private tutors. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1835 and appointed as prosecutor of due Pleas in Burlington County in 1839, a position he held for ten years. John Ten Eyck served as a del...

Dayton, William L. (William Lewis), 1807-1864

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American lawyer, politician and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Gordon L. Ford, [18]58 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530519 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Horace Greeley, 1859 Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530524 Epithet: American statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x000005 ...

Green, John Cleve, 1800-1875

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John Cleve Green was a Princeton-area businessman and investor who was a notable benefactor of Princeton College primarily during the administration of President James McCosh. From the description of John Cleve Green collection, 1866-1989 (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 313654151 ...

Ellsworth, William Wolcott, 1791-1868

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Foot, Samuel A. (Samuel Alfred), 1790-1878

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Duffield, John T. (John Thomas), 1823-1901

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Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862

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Stratton, Charles C. (Charles Creighton), 1796-1859

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Frelinghuysen, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1817-1885

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Lawyer, U.S. secretary of state, and U.S. senator from New Jersey. From the description of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen papers, 1882-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79194297 New Jersey statesman and U. S. Senator. From the description of Letter : Newark, New Jersey, to Marston Niles, 1874 Aug 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122290163 From the description of Letter : Newark, New Jersey, to Marston Niles, 1874 Aug 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7...

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...

Green, Henry Woodhull, 1804-1876

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Many of the graduating Seniors of the classes of 1819 and 1820 of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) delivered speeches on various national, international, moral and philosophical topics, as demonstration of their achievements and education at the institution. The compiler of this collection of Senior speeches, Henry Woodhull Green, was a graduate in 1820, who later went on to study at the Litchfield Law School, and to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Ne...

Jackson, John Peter, 1805-1861

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Lawyer and state legislator, of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1823; admitted to the bar as an attorney, 1827; served in the New Jersey Assembly, 1831-1832, as clerk of Essex County, 1839-ca. 1849, and as vice-president and manager of the New Jersey Railroad. From the description of Letters received, 1828-1860 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570692 John P. Jackson, the son of Hester Van de...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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Hodge, Charles, 1797-1878

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Charles Hodge was a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1822-1878. From the description of Lectures on theology, [18--]. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 60354684 Hodge, Presbyterian clergyman and author, was a professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary from 1820-1878. From the description of Charles Hodge papers, 1773-1930 (bulk 1811-1886). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 122414109 Presbyterian minister ...