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"The Burning of Nassau Hall in 1802"
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"The Burning of Nassau Hall in 1802"

March 7, 1802 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

A letter from Joseph Olden to Mary Middleton, describing the destruction of Nassau Hall and the capture of an enslaved arsonist.

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African Americans on Campus, 1746-1876
Creator Joseph Olden Source

Princeton Press, 28 February 1914.

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