Bound copy of AMs sermon.
Bound copy.
"On the Improvement of Time for the Attainment of Our Salvation," AMs Sermon, 1802 January 17
Bound copy.
"On the Utility and Necessity of Learning in a Minister of the Gospel," AMs Sermon, 7 pages, undated
Bound copy.
Untitled AMs Sermon, undated
Bound copy with title and first portion missing.
Bound copy with title and first portion missing.
Bound copy in 2 volumes.
3 ALsS letters, from 1761, 1800, and 1818.
2 ALsS letters, regarding the shipping and purchase of philisophical apparatus to the college from Philadelphia.
2 ALsS letters, regarding calling a meeting to select a successor to John Witherspoon, president of the college.
2 ALsS.
ALS regarding repairs to the roof of Nassau Hall.
ALS reporting the progress of the school and reminding Burr of his promised contributions.
ALS regarding criticism of President Thomas Jefferson.
ALS soliciting funds from Congressmembers in order to rebuild Nassau Hall.
D appealing to the parents to give their sons less spending money.
ALS to Ashbel Green, 1795
ALsS to Ashbel Green, 1796-1797
5 ALsS.
ALS to Ashbel Green, 1799 April 1
2 ALsS.
3 ALsS from 1803 and 1808.
ALS to John Irwin, 1804 November 5
ALS regarding requirements for admission to the college.
Xerox and typed transcription of ALS.
Photostats of ALsS.
ALS to Reverend Dr. Sprout, 1790
ALS to Mr. Wachmuth, 1794 June 2
ALS from A. Walker, 1806 May 10
ALS from A. Walker to S.S. Smith.
2 ALsS to Woodward, bookseller in Philadelphia, with photostats.
ALS regarding ordering books for the college.
Photostat of circular, original found in Library of Congress.
ALS to Unknown Recipient, 1804 May 7
ALS regarding hiring a steward for the college.
Miscellaneous Documents, 1772-1773
3 ADS receipts.
ADS by S.S. Smith.
ADS by S.S. Smith.
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscripts, letters, and documents of Smith, covering, for the most part, the years (1795-1812) he served as president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton. Included are autograph manuscripts of several sermons; "A System of Moral Philosophy for the Students of Nassau Hall" (autograph manuscript, 169 pp. in 2 notebooks), a course he gave in ten lectures; autograph letters to Samuel Bayard, Nicholas Biddle, Aaron Burr, Jonathan Dayton, Ashbel Green, and other Princetonians, which detail his efforts to secure funds and/or scientific equipment for the College; and his certificate as an honorary member in the Society of St. Andrew. Also included is a document signed by Smith as President of the College of New Jersey, on behalf of its Trustees, giving power of attorney to Elias Boudinot and Joshua Wallace; it is dated July 7, 1800.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750-1819
Samuel Stanhope Smith was a Presbyterian minister, founder of Hampden-Sydney College, and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). In his work, Smith expressed progressive views on marriage and egalitarian ideas about race and slavery.
- Acquisition:
Gifts of A. Phillippe von Hemert and Jeremy J. Cater.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lauren Hoffman '15 in May 2012. Finding aid written by Lauren Hoffman '15 in May 2012.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Samuel Stanhope Smith Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pk02c9806
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
- Subject Terms:
- College presidents -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 19th century.
Ethics -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 19th century. - Genre Terms:
- Documents -- 18th century.
Letters -- 18th century.
Manuscripts -- 19th century.
Sermons, American -- 19th century. - Names:
- College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.
Princeton University