Ogden family collection, 1682-1843.

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Ogden family collection, 1682-1843.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76955267

The main portion consists of original correspondence, deeds, receipts, manuscripts, financial documents, some relating to the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and other documents of several members of the Ogden family of Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), New Jersey.

0.6 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box plus 1 archival box)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8181115

Princeton University Library

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Ogden family.

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College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.). Class of 1773.

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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 ...

Kennedy, Richard Joseph

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