25Results for "1823"
Stories
Princeton and South Carolina
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Princeton alumni from South Carolina owned successful plantations, large numbers of slaves, and served as leaders in the Confederate cause during the Civil War.
Endowed Professorships
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Of Princeton's more than 160 endowed professorships and lectureships, four honor men who derived their fortunes from slave labor or contributed to the legacy of slavery in New Jersey and the United States.
Princeton and the New Jersey Colonization Society
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More than half of the officers and founding members of the New Jersey Colonization Society were Princeton affiliates.
The Witherspoon-Jackson Community
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The Witherspoon-Jackson community, centered around Witherspoon Street, comprised the heart of Princeton’s African-American community during the 19th century.
Peter Scudder
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Peter Scudder rose from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman and a notable member of the free Black community in Princeton.
Primary Sources
Benjamin Rush
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Portrait of Benjamin Rush (class of 1760), secretary of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.
Indenture for Jack Rouse
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Twelve-year indenture contract for Jack Rouse, a nine-year-old African American boy. Rouse's mother indentured him to "Phebe McLean," likely the widow of college professor John Maclean Sr.
Castle Howard
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Photograph of Castle Howard, the home and farm of Princeton mayor and slave-owner Erkuries Beatty (1759-1823).
Manumission of John Skillman
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Manumission record for John Skillman, about 39 years old, signed by Caleb Johnson.