Manuscript Group 365, Princeton, New Jersey Papers 1842-1918
The New Jersey Historical Society
Research Library
Manuscript
Collection
Manuscript
Group # 365
Princeton,
New Jersey Papers
Papers,
1842-1918
53 items
Converted
by Stephen M. Sullivan
February 2000
Scope and Content Notes:
A collection of letters, reminiscences, and documents mostly relating to Princeton
University (formerly College of New Jersey), and the Princeton Theological Seminary. Also
contains handwritten copies of eighteenth-century letters concerning the College of New
Jersey found in the papers of Rev. Joseph Bellamy of Bethlehem, Conn. and printed in NJHS
<1Proceedings,>1 ser. 1, 6 (1853): 171-79. The collection includes letters of:
Atwater, Lyman H. Hale, George McCosh, James
Carnahan, James Hempstead, T. Maclean, John
Cattell, Williarn C. Hibben, John G. Matile,George A.
Cuyler, Theodore L. Hodge, Charles Packard, William A.
Green, Ashbel Hope, Matthew B. Shields, Charles W.
(1762-1848) Landis, R. W. Thilly, Frank
Green, W. Henry Lowrie, W.M. Young, Charles A.
Manuscript
Group # 365
Princeton,
New Jersey Papers
Papers,
1842-1918
53 items
Partial Item List
1891 Princeton University, May 19
Me Gosh, James, to Lloyd Bryer. MG 23
(Kelaon)
1837 Princeton town only?)
celebration of Van Buren victory, Jan 18
see Stockton, Robert F. and others, to Mahlon Dickerson. MG 13 (Dickerson)
1637 Princeton College, Maryland
fellow graduate of M^D», Sep 15 see
Dickinson,
Samuel S. to Mahlon Dickerson. MG 13 (Dickerson)
List of some manuscript materials concerning the College of New
Jersey at Princeton. In Louis Bamberger
Autograph Collection, MG 11
Shipper Joseph, Jr., to Edward Shippen, 25 May 1750
J.S. Jr. to ES, 22 January 1753
*
Shippen, William, to Ebenezer Crowell, 1 November 1770 * “a Brief of the title to W
Shippen,” ca. 1766
Belcher, Jonathan, to Jonathan Edwards, 8 December 1756 In Alphabetical Series, MG 1
Extract (l9th century?), JS J.r to [ES?]? 3, 6 July 1752, also JSJr to ? 13
July 1752
Copies of some index cards;
1747 Princeton University, copy of charter
of Apr 28 College of New Jersey, see
Johnson, Samuel, to Bishop of London . Misc. V.F, 1779
Princeton University
College of New Jersey, see Smith, Thomas, Degree from MG 14 (Ely)
1770 Princeton University, Nov. 5 see Read, William, to ? .
MG 23 (Nelson)
W.J.32
Princeton University
Divers, George, to Joseph Bioomfield, 1803 Dec. 21
1:
52 Princeton College.
Extracts from a diary concerning P.C.
Ca.1775. original; this copy, l9th century
W.J.l9
Autograph receipt of John Witherspoon for a legacy to C of NJ, 1777 Apr 16
*Relation to history of college not apparent, though with other
Shippen MSS
