A man of remarkable achievement in both the law and in politics, William
Paterson's letters provide insight into pre-Revolutionary War America,
with specific commentary on his social circle and life at The College of
New Jersey (later Princeton College). Paterson's letters, often dated
New Bromley, NJ, give insight into the thoughts and mores of the man who
went on to become Attorney-general of New Jersey during the Revolution,
a framer of the Federal Constitution, U.S. Senator from New Jersey, then
Governor of the state, and, at the time of his death, an associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.