John Dickinson writes to Robert Magaw regarding rent due from Dickinson's tenant, Paul Randolph. Transcript included.
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September 4, 1787
Location: I-Original-1787-1
Subject: Economics and Finance, Land and Real Estate
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
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Letter from John Dickinson to Robert Magaw
September 26, 1787
Robert Duncan (Class of 1787) delivers this valedictory address at the first commencement of Dickinson College, which was held on September 26, 1787. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Valedictory Address from the First Commencement by Robert Duncan (Transcript)
September 26, 1787
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to the first graduating class of Dickinson College at commencement on September 26, 1787. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: "An Address to the First Graduates of Dickinson College," by Charles Nisbet (Transcript)
October 1787
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to students in October after "a short interval of vacation." John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Address after a Vacation by Charles Nisbet (Transcript)
1787-1792
Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes six letters to David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, on a number of topics that include the consequences of America's independence, the economy, governance, natural history of the country, international...
Location: MC 2001.7
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Economics and Finance, Education, International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Native Americans, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine
January 16, 1788
President pro tempore of the Board of Trustees John Armstrong writes to two other Dickinson College trustees, William Irvine and William Bingham, and informs them of a purchase of "public buildings near the Town for the Benefit of the College...
Location: I-SpahrB-1961-5
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Administration, Land and Real Estate, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from John Armstrong to William Bingham and William Irvine
May 7, 1788
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to the second graduating class of Dickinson College at commencement on May 7, 1788. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Address from the Second Commencement by Charles Nisbet (Transcript)
June 19, 1788
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to students after a vacation on June 19, 1788. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Address after a Vacation by Charles Nisbet (Transcript)
June 20, 1788
John Dickinson writes to bookseller William Young, notifying him that one volume is missing from a set of history books "sent down by my neighbor Park." Transcript included.
Location: I-Original-1788-4
Subject: Business and Industry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from John Dickinson to William Young
July 14, 1788
Former President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson writes to Confederation Congress delegate Tench Coxe, commenting on the ratification of the United States Constitution by New Hampshire (the required ninth and final state) and the creation of the...
Location: I-AsbellY-1975-5
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from John Dickinson to Tench Coxe
August 18, 1788
William Young writes a letter to his wife, Agnes McLaws Young, describing his arrival in Carlisle and the people he met throughout his journey. Young also informs her of some errands that need to be taken care of. Young is a bookseller and...
Location: MC 2001.5, B1, F14
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from William Young to Agnes Young
November 12, 1788
Scientist, clergyman, and scholar Joseph Priestley writes to Dr. Charles Brian Blagden, asking for an insertion to his paper that was read to the Lunar Society. Priestley also notes how he wants "a stronger burning lens." Sir Charles Blagden is...
Location: I-Friends-1986-12
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
1788-1789
Volume 3 of an unpublished manuscript transcription of 200 lectures on moral philosophy delivered by President Charles Nisbet at Dickinson College Dec. 1, 1788 to May 13, 1789, transcribed by student Samuel S. Mahon, class of 1789. (v. 1. Moral...
Location: SC-Vault Nisbet 5, v.3
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Literary Pursuits
Format: Notes and Notebooks
Time Period: 1780-1799
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February 26, 1789
Continental Congress delegate William Bingham writes to William Irvine, discussing the funding and future of Dickinson College. Irvine serves on Dickinson's Board of Trustees. Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-1961-4
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Economics and Finance, Education, Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
1789-1792
Wilhelmina Nisbet, the Countess of Leven, writes three letters to Charles Nisbet a series of letters regarding religious affairs in the United States and Great Britain as well as Nisbet's position at President of Dickinson College. One "young...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F38-40
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
June 2, 1789
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to the third graduating class of Dickinson College at commencement on June 2, 1789. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Address from the Third Commencement by Charles Nisbet (Transcript)
November 2, 1789
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to students on May 13, 1787 after a "short vacation." John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Address after a "Short Vacation" by Charles Nisbet (Transcript)
Undated
Through this portion of a series of letters, with pages numbered 37 through 62, Charles Nisbet writes about several considerations of Christian faith. The end of the 5th letter addresses Christian suffering, the 6th letter concerns prayer, and...
Location: I-TurnbullM-undated-6
Subject: Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
1790
John Wilson prepares these two drafts of his Latin oration, entitled "Generosi et Dominae," in 1790. Wilson is a member of the Class of 1792. The second draft is hand-bound with pages from an old newspaper, including advertisements on the front...
Location: I-BlackT-1954-2
Subject: Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: "Generosi et Dominae," by John Wilson (Draft #1), "Generosi et Dominae," by John Wilson (Draft #2)
1790-1791
Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes a series of five letters to William Young that mostly focus on Nisbet's transactions with Young as a printer and book dealer. Nisbet criticizes the August issue of one of Young's magazines, declaring it "...
Location: MC 2001.5, B1, F3-4
Subject: Business and Industry, International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letters from Charles Nisbet to William Young, 1790-91
January 12, 1790
William Bingham, a member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees, discusses financial matters with Nicholas Low and asks for three certificates in the name of Bingham's father in law, Thomas Mayne Willing. Transcript included.
Location: I-Friends-1983-23
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from William Bingham to Nicholas Low
February 26, 1790
Benjamin Rush writes to Thomas Smith of Carlisle, Pennsylvania regarding efforts to raise funds for Dickinson, including a petition to the Pennsylvania legislature for additional financial support. Dr. Charles Nisbet's statements about the...
Location: O-SpahrB-undated-5
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from Benjamin Rush to Thomas Smith
February 27, 1790
John Armstrong writes to George Thompson stating that he is "going to the woods and will be absent for some months". Armstrong also explains his intention to bring a suit against Meyer McCully on account of a small debt. Transcript included....
Location: I-ValeM-1947-70
Subject: Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
March 4, 1790
William Irvine writes to John Nicholson about the political situation, especially the assumption of state debts by the federal government and "whether Elections for members of Congress, would be best in districts or general Election." Irvine, a...
Location: I-BeachW-1976-5
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
View Item: Letter from William Irvine to John Nicholson
August 5, 1790
Benjamin Rush writes to Thomas Fitzsimons about a recent funding law and business conditions in the United States. While "lands sell and settle rapidly," Rush argues that "our vitals are unsound and we must finally perish under the weight of Mr....
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-11
Subject: Business and Industry, International Affairs, Legal Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799