"Rev. Charles Nisbet, D. D., First President of Dickinson College," by Charles Collins

"Rev. Charles Nisbet, D. D., First President of Dickinson College," by Charles Collins
Date
December 1853

Rev. Charles Collins, the eleventh president of Dickinson College, writes this short biography of Rev. Charles Nisbet, the first president of the College, in 1853.

Location
Special Collections Periodicals
Time Period

Biographical Manuscript of Thomas Cooper

Biographical Manuscript of Thomas Cooper
Date
September 21, 1811

A biographical manuscript of Judge Thomas Cooper, a lecturer at Dickinson College, entitled "Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Carlisle." Composed for the Baltimore Federal Gazette, this manuscript details the judge's pious disposit

Location
I-McKnightM-1959-1
Time Period

Letter from Charles Nisbet to William Young

Letter from Charles Nisbet to William Young
Date
November 21, 1792

Charles Nisbet writes to bookseller William Young regarding a packet from an unspecified Mr. Wilson with two letters for Europe. Nisbet also asks for a paper, discusses Carlisle weather, and speculates about the French Revolution.

Location
I-MHS-1987-1
Time Period

Letter from Charles Nisbet to Ashbel Green

Letter from Charles Nisbet to Ashbel Green
Date
October 14, 1794

Charles Nisbet writes Ashbel Green to acknowledge Green's letter from September 12th and to justify questions about Green's intent in giving Nisbet's private letters to his political opponents.

Location
O-SpahrB-undated-6
Time Period

Letter from Charles Nisbet to Jonathan Ingham

Letter from Charles Nisbet to Jonathan Ingham
Date
January 14, 1793

Dickinson College President Charles Nisbet writes to Dr. Jonathan Ingham of Bucks County, Pennsylvania with reflections on education, politics, international affairs, as well as other contemporary American issues. Transcript included.

Location
O-SpahrB-1963-1
Time Period

Letter from Montgomery Sellers to Augustine Birrell

Letter from Montgomery Sellers to Augustine Birrell
Date
May 1, 1913

Professor Montgomery Porter Sellers writes to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and describes an observance of "Nisbet Day" that morning at Dickinson College, explains how Charles Nisbet became the first President of Dickinson, a

Location
I-SellersC-1964-5
Time Period