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This Week in Princeton History for January 8-14
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, locals are discussing the injustice of the Northwest Indian War, the establishment of a law school seems a foregone conclusion, and more.
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Is or was there a Princeton Law School? Not really!
A question that is frequently asked of us here at the archives is whether or not there was ever a “Law School.” The answer to that is, not really! Initial attempts to create a law school at the College of New Jersey (as Princeton University was then known) were unsuccessful. The College trustees appointed a…
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