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For the Youth Education in the Learned Languages as well as in the Liberal Arts plus Sciences, the New Jersey Province granted a charter to the New Jersey College. Dated 1746, this charter was exceptional in the colonies, as any person having any religious denomination might attend. The College’s enrollment counted 10 men, meeting for classes in the parlor of Reverend Jonathan Dickinson in Elizabeth. In year 1756 the College moved to the new quarters in Princeton.
Nassau Hall was one of the biggest constructions in the colonies. For roughly half a century it settled the entire College—dormitories, classrooms, library, chapel, kitchen and dining room. During the American Revolution it underwent occupation by soldiers from each side and nowadays bears a cannon-ball scar from the famous Battle of Princeton. The federal government pronounced the historical amount of Old Nassau by providing it national landmark status and issuing a black and orange memorable three-cent stamp in 1956 bicentennial’s celebration.
In year 1780 an amended charter stated that the trustees should not pledge allegiance to the king of England. In year 1783 the Continental Congress met in the Nassau Hall, in that way making it the U.S. capitol for a short time. 9 Princeton graduates attended the Constitutional Convention, more than from other British or American institutions in 1787. It is not surprisingly that the College’s revised charter of 1799 that was called for the trustees to maintain the new U.S. Constitution.
As a component of the sesquicentennial celebrations in year 1896, the New Jersey College was renamed to Princeton University and had an informal slogan “Princeton University in the nation’s service.”