ALS, 1790 July 1, to Charles Lee, Alexandria, Va.

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ALS, 1790 July 1, to Charles Lee, Alexandria, Va.

Witherspoon, President of Princeton, in financial straits himself, seeks repayment of loans he has made for Lee's brother's board and tuition.

1 item (1 p.) ; 32 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6807332

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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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 ...

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