Description: PRESBYTERIAN DIVINE AND PRESIDENT OF LAYFAYETTE COLLEGE WILLIAM CASSADY CATTELL AUTOGRAPH LETTER Autograph letter signed dated 12/15/1888 on personalized stationery sending the name of the principal of the University of St. Andrews. Measures 8" x 11 1/2" In good condition Rev. William Cassady Cattell D.D., LL.D (August 30, 1827 – February 11, 1898) was a Presbyterian divine and educator of the United States and the 7th president of Lafayette College. Early life and education Cattell was born in Salem, New Jersey, on August 30, 1827, to Thomas and Keziah Cattell, a merchant and banker, respectively.[1] He had five brothers and two sisters, one of his brothers, Alexander G. Cattell, later served as a New Jersey state senator. Cattell started his schooling in Salem before studying for two years in Virginia under his older brother, Thomas, who later became a professor at Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania.[2] He then returned to New Jersey, where he attended the College of New Jersey, whi ch is now Princeton University, and graduated with high honors in 1848.[2] He returned to Princeton the following year to attend the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1852.[1] Following his graduation, he spent an extra year at the seminary to take further part in Oriental studies under professor Joseph Addison Alexander. Career Cattell's first job was as the associate principal at the Edgehill Preparatory School in Princeton, New Jersey, where he worked for two years. In 1855, he a position teaching Latin and Greek at nearby Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.[1][5] Cattell taught at Lafayette College for five years. In 1860, he resigned to become a pastor at the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED! NO RESERVE CELEBRATING 29 YEARS IN BUSINESS!! Terms of Sale: PLEASE READ!! 1. Payment is due within 4 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant 2. EBAY COLLECTS THE SALES TAX 3. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 4. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items) You can buy with complete confidence. 5. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items) PLEASE NOTE IF BIDDING OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. - WE ONLY SHIP THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS!! Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding! The Inkwell Autograph Gallery
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