Established by the “New Light” (evangelical) Presbyterians, Princeton was originally intended to train ministers, but this purpose disappeared as higher education gained hold. The college opened at Elizabeth, N.J., under the presidency of JonathanDickinson. Its second president was Aaron Burr, th...
^Princeton University, Office of Communications. "Princeton in the American Revolution". http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/revolution.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07.: "The charter was issued to a self-perpetuating board of trustees who were acting in behalf of the evangelical or New Light wing of...