Letters of Augustus Hasbrouck Bruyn, 1832-1848.

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Letters of Augustus Hasbrouck Bruyn, 1832-1848.

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Included in the letters of Augustus Bruyn are those from friends urging him to join them at Rutgers College upon his graduation from Kingston Academy. These, along with the letters written by George Sharpe and Augustus Bruyn to the Bruyn family, illuminate college life at Rutgers during the 1830s. Topics covered include social life at Rutgers, classes, national politics, and the weather.

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