John Witherspoon collection, 1765-1853 (bulk 1767-1798).

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John Witherspoon collection, 1765-1853 (bulk 1767-1798).

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Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Witherspoon, as well as material about about him. Additional accessions include material of John Witherspoon as well as material of members of his family. Included is a letter from Witherspoon his son David, and another addressed "To the Public," also by John Witherspoon [?] 1774; a letter Aaron Burr; and material from a suit of Witherspoon vs. Lewis Morris. Also found are deeds for land signed by Witherspoon's second wife Ann to satisfy debts against his estate. There is correspondence of his daughter Marianne Witherspoon Woods and her children John Witherspoon Woods, Francis W. Woods, James S. Woods, and Margaret J. Woods; a receipt of Witherspoon's son David, and correspondence of other members of his family.

1.0 linear ft. (3 archival boxes)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7790508

Princeton University Library

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Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794

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John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey (1768–1794; now Princeton University) became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. Politically active, Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second ...

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

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Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush attended the Continental Congress. His later self-description there was: "He aimed right." He served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army and became a profess...

College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)

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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 ...

Witherspoon family.

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Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...