Account book : College of New Jersey, 1753-1758.

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Account book : College of New Jersey, 1753-1758.

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Account book, kept by Burr while serving as President of the College of New Jersey, and continued by others after his death. Containing accounts pertaining to the administration of the College, especially, "account of money received by subscription for New Jersey College" (p. 172), student purchase of standard textbooks in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Together with lists of "Mrs. Burr's cloaths given to her Daughter Salley by will ...," and other lists regarding the estate of Mrs. Burr (approximately 10 leaves), text inverted at back; names identified: Ewing, Livingston, Ogden, etc.

1 v. (ca. 250 leaves) ; 21 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757

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Clergyman and college president. From the description of Deed for sale of land in Fairfield township, Conn., 1738. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452376 Aaron Burr was born on January 4, 1716, to Daniel and Elizabeth Burr in Upper Meadows, Connecticut. He excelled in languages and sciences at Yale College, from which he graduated in 1735. He stayed at Yale for an additional year to study theology, supported by the Berkeley Foundation, during which he became in...

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 ...