Biddle, Nicholas

An Address, delivered before the Alumni Association of Nassau Hall, on the day of the Annual Commencement of the College, September 30, 1835 [Princeton University]

Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1836. Paperback. 24 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "3" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844) attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) before his career in finance, which included serving as the president of the Second Bank of the United States. In this address, Biddle advised the most recent graduates of the college to model themselves on Cicero, if called upon to become statesmen. "It cannot be that our free nation can long endure the vulgar dominion of ignorance and profligacy." In Very Good Condition: disbound; light foxing throughout; otherwise, clean and tight. Very Good. Item #005085

Price: $75.00