Copy of letter, 1840.

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Copy of letter, 1840.

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Typed Letter (copy) from Joseph Halsey to his father, Samuel B. Halsey, Nassau Hall, dated Dec. 24, 1840; requesting a pair of slippers and a loose gown of calico, which he describes in detail; mentions his studies; describes Dr. Carnahan, John McClean, Albert B. Dod, and the faculty in general; together with 2 letters from V. Lansing Collins, Esq., concerning the donation to the Princeton library.

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Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Halsey, Joseph Jackson.

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Collins, Varnum Lansing, 1870-1936

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Varnum Lansing Collins was a Princeton alum of the Class of 1893 and served as the University's Secretary from 1917 to 1936. From the description of Varnum Lansing Collins Papers, 1842-1972 (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 316951981 Author, librarian, local historian, and college teacher, of Princeton, N.J. From the description of Correspondence, 1923-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961553 From the description of A guardsman in ...