IV. Letters to Severyn Bruyn from Augustus Bruyn, George H. Sharpe, and Abraham Hasbrouck, 1834-1848, 1834-1848

14 letters to Augustus H. Bruyn's father, Severyn Bruyn (a Trustee from 1834-56), including two from Augustus, nine from George H. Sharpe, Class of 1847, and three from Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (Trustee, 1837-1879, President, 1840-50).

According to William Henry Steele Demarest's A History of Rutgers College, "In 1847 George H. Sharpe, graduating with first honor, distinguished himself greatly by his grace and the polish of his Latin; he was to marry the daughter of President Hasbrouck; and he was to become major general in the Civil War, and to be on the staff of General Grant." (p. 339) "The graduate to reach highest rank was George Henry Sharpe, class of 1847, of Kingston, New York, son-in-law of President Hasbrouck, lawyer and banker. He entered the service, 1861, as captain in the New York volunteers. He became colonel and was successively on the staff of Major General Hooker and Major General Meade, commanding the Army of the Potomac, and of Lieutenant General Grant, commanding the Armies of the United States. He became brevet brigadier general in 1864, and major general in 1865. He later became active in political life and held important offices." (p. 390)

NOTE: "Sharpe" is used here, consistent with college records, though his letters seem to spell it without the "e."