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The first charter was granted to Princeton College on October 22, 1746, by Governor John Hamilton. This was the first college charter conferred in America by the independent action of a provincial ...

Paisley preacher John Witherspoon takes up post of Principle of Princeton College, New Jersey. Witherspoon brings with him the thoughts and theories of the Scottish Enlightenment and the college ...