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Manuscript Number |
MS101 |
Title |
Letter. James Waddel Alexander to Joseph F. Learning. |
Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
1834 August 30 |
Creator |
Alexander, James W (James Waddell), 1804-1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter from James W. Alexander in Princeton to Joseph F. Leaming at Dennis Creek, Cape May County, NJ, concerning Leaming's search for a tutoring position. Alexander informs Leaming that a previously discussed position has been filled and promises to let him know if he hears of an opening. |
Extent of Description |
1 pg. 8vo. |
Admin/Biographical History |
James Waddel Alexander (March 13, 1804 - July 31, 1859) was an American Presbyterian theologian and the eldest son of Archibald Alexander. He moved to Princeton, New Jersey in 1812 when his father joined the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary. Alexander graduated from Princeton University in 1820 and then attended Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Letters at Princeton University from 1833 until 1844, and as Professor of Eccleasiastical History and Church Government at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1849 until 1851. He is buried in Princeton Cemetery. Outside of Princeton, Alexander was the pastor of a Presbyerian church in Charlotte County, Virginia from 1826 to 1826, and of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, New Jersey from 1829 to 1832. He later served as the minister of the Duane Street Presbyterian Church (later the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church) in New York, New York from 1844 to 1849 and again from 1851 until his death in 1859. With his wife Elizabeth Clarentine Cabell (1809-1885), Alexander had seven children: George Cabell Alexander (1831-1839), Archibald Alexander (1832-1834), Henry Carrington Alexander (1835-1894), James Waddell Alexander (1839-1915), John Alexander (1845-1847), William C. Alexander (1848-1937), and Janetta Alexander (1850-1851). |
Credit line |
Gift of Howard Nechamkin |
Access Conditions |
This collection is open for research use. |
Language of Material |
English |
People |
Alexander, James W (James Waddel), 1804-1859 Leaming, Joseph Fisher |
Subjects |
Dennis Creek (N.J) Princeton (N.J.) Tutors and tutoring--New Jersey Correspondence |
Search Terms |
Cape May County, N.J. |
Collection |
Letter from James Waddel Alexander to Joseph F. Learning. |