1854 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY NJ LETTER NASSAU HALL! LAWRENCEVILLE NJ CAMERON-HAMILL

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NICE FOLDED LETTER, STAMP HAS LIGHT CREASE,� SEE PHOTOS !!! NO RESERVE, SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS $2.00 IN USA, OR $3.00 FOREIGN. ITEMS NOT REGISTERED OR INSURED ARE SENT AT BUYERS RISK. ALL ITEMS OVER $40.00 IN USA MUST BE INSURED AT BUYERS COST. ALL ITEMS OVER $80.00 FOREIGN MUST BE REGISTERED AT BUYERS COST. I COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS ON MULTIPLE ITEM TO SAVE YOU MONEY. CHECK MY VERY HIGH FEEDBACK !!!!! ---------- WRITTEN BY HENRY C CAMERON� Chronology 1827 September 1 Born, Shepherdstown, Virginia1847 Graduated, A.B. with Honors, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1847-1850 Teacher, King George Court House, Virginia 1850-1855 Student, Princeton Theological Seminary 1855 Graduated, A.M., Princeton Theological Seminary 1851 Principal, Edgehill School, Princeton 1852-1855 Tutor, Greek, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1855-1861 Adjunct and Associate Professor, Greek, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1863 February 1 Ordained Evangelist, Presbytery, Philadelphia 1859-1870 Instructor, French and Latin, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1865-1872 Librarian, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1861-1904 Professor, Greek, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1902-1906 Professor Emeritus, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1866 Ph.D., College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) 1875 D.D., from both Rutgers University and College of Wooster 1906 Died, October 25, New York City ---------------------------------------� Nassau Hall� (or� Old Nassau) is the oldest building at� Princeton University� in� Princeton,� Mercer County,� New Jersey, United States.� At the time it was built in 1756, Nassau Hall was the largest building in colonial New Jersey and the largest academic building in all the American colonies.� The University, then known as the� College of New Jersey, held classes for one year in� Elizabeth� and nine years in� Newark� before the Hall was completed in 1756. Designed originally by� Robert Smith, the building was subsequently remodeled by notable American architects� Benjamin Latrobe� and� John Notman. In the early years of Princeton University, Nassau Hall accommodated classrooms, a library, a chapel, and residential space for students and faculty. It housed the university's first� Department of Psychology, for example. During the events of the� American Revolutionary War, Nassau Hall was possessed by both British and American forces and suffered considerable damage, especially during the� Battle of Princeton� on January 3, 1777. From July to October 1783, Princeton was the capital of the early United States and Nassau Hall hosted the entire American government. The� Congress of the Confederation� met in the building's library on the second floor. According to Princeton University, "Here Congress congratulated George Washington on his successful termination of the war, received the news of the signing of the definitive treaty of peace with Great Britain, and welcomed the first foreign minister—from the Netherlands—accredited to the United States." At present, Nassau Hall houses Princeton University's administrative offices, including that of the university's� president.� Old Nassau� refers affectionately to the building and serves as ametonym� for the university as a whole. The U.S. Department of the Interior designated Nassau Hall a� National Historic Landmark� in 1960, "signifying its importance in the Revolutionary War and in the history of the United States. read more

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