Commonplace book, 1760.

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Commonplace book, 1760.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49370445

Commonplace book, in Parkhurst's hand and another unknown hand, kept by Parkhurst, begun in 1760 at Nassau Hall, including extensive family genealogical information.

1 v. (231 numbered leaves) ; 20 cm.

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7607006

Princeton University Library

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Parkhurst family

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Princeton University. Class of 1941

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Parkhurst, Samuel, 1737-1768.

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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 ...