Burning of Nassau Hall, 1855

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Burning of Nassau Hall, 1855

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Consists of a four page handwritten document with a detailed eyewitness account of the 1855 fire which consumed Nassau Hall. The original author of the document, presumably a student, is uncertain.

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8334047

Princeton University Library

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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

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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 ...

Nassau Hall (Princeton, N.J.)

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