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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Princeton University, (search)
ration many fine buildings were added to the institution, and more than $1,000.000 was given to the college. John C. Green gave $750,000 to endow a scientific school, erect a library, and a building for lectures and recitations. A theological seminary connected with the university was founded in 1812. The sesquicentennial of the institution was observed in October, 1896, during which it was formally Nassau Hall, Princeton University. decared a university, and in honor of the event friends of the institution made special gifts of about $1,500,000. At the end of 1899 the university had 88 professors and instructors, 1,302 students, 146,000 volumes in the library, and over 4,600 living graduates. The theological seminary had 11 professors and instructors, 170 students, 64,500 volumes in the library, and 2,882 living graduates. Rev. Francis L. Patton, D. D., Ll.D., was president of the university, and the Rev. William M. Paxton, D. D., Ll.D., president of the theological seminary.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pennsylvania, (search)
eating them. His loss was eight officers and 115 privates. He reaches and relieves Fort Pitt......Aug. 10, 1763 Connecticut colony in the Wyoming Valley driven out by the Indians......Oct. 15, 1763 Surveyors Mason and Dixon begin running the southern boundary-line (see this record, 1682)......Dec. 9, 1763 Barbarities of Indians at this time disposed the frontiersmen to destroy every Indian—enemy or not. A remnant of a friendly tribe at Conestoga is massacred by frontiersmen termed Paxton boys ; a few escape and flee to Lancaster for refuge, but are followed and killed. The pursuers hearing of friendly Indians in Philadelphia, march towards them, but are met by Franklin, who, after a long negotiation, persuades them to disperse......Dec. 27, 1763–January, 1764 Colonel Bouquet's expedition against the Ohio Indians from Fort Pitt......Oct. 30, 1764 Dr. Shippen begins in Philadelphia the first course of lectures upon anatomy ever delivered in America......1764 Franklin