29Results for "1859"
Stories
The Class of 1859 Prize and the Politics of “Friendship”
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Ten years after their graduation, alumni from the class of 1859 established a prize meant to demonstrate their class unity after the divisive Civil War years. Their efforts to reconcile North and South reflected a national trend to obscure serious ideological differences and the role of slavery in the Civil War.
Henry Kollock
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Henry Kollock (1778-1819) was a Princeton professor, pastor, and slave owner. He appeared in the first fugitive slave narrative: Life of William Grimes, a Runaway Slave.
Princeton in the Newspapers
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News about the College of New Jersey and its students—including their connections to the South—spread across the country through multiple forms of print media.
Lincoln and the Election of 1860
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Princeton students engaged in heated debates over slavery during the contentious 1860 election, in which New Jersey was the only northern state where Abraham Lincoln lost the popular vote.
Moses Taylor Pyne and the Sugar Plantations of the Americas
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The financial contributions of Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877), one of Princeton's most prominent benefactors, reveal the complex relationship between Princeton, the American sugar trade, and the slave economy.
Primary Sources
"The Duel"
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A short play about Border Ruffians and Abolitionists, involving members of the class of 1860.
Autograph Book Entry by James R. Yerger
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Autograph book entry by James R. Yerger (class of 1859) to Winfield S. Purviance ('1861).
Alfred N. C. Scudder
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Photo of Alfred Scudder, assistant to Professors Stephen Alexander and John Schanck, and janitor of Clio Hall. The photograph is captioned "Asst Prof of Nat. Phil (or Buck)"
Letter from Joseph T. Crawford to the Captain-General of Cuba
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Documents that reveal the simultaneous demand for cargo ships and slaves.
"Effigies Burnt and Hung"
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A news item about the burning of John Brown in effigy at the College of New Jersey, printed in the Edgefield Advertiser.