Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
Person
Dates
- Existence: February 6, 1756 - September 14, 1836
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Burr family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 303
Abstract:
Correspondence and other papers relating to members of the Burr family of Fairfield, Conn. Principal figures represented in the papers include Aaron Burr (1756-1836), soldier, politician and third vice-president of the United States; and his father, the Reverend Aaron Burr (1716-1757), scholar, clergyman, and second president of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton). These papers were formerly part of the Annie Burr Jennings Memorial Collection (MS 687). See also the Bidwell Family...
Dates:
1750-1890
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Burr family papers
Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 857
Abstract:
A collection of unrelated papers, linked by the family connections of the major figures. The papers of David Humphreys, a diplomat in the service of the United States, document his activities in Spain, 1789-1808. Also included are personal papers including correspondence with David Bushnell and Ezra Lee about submarines and with James Madison on politics, and some family correspondence. The papers of George William Erving, who was chargé d'affaires in Madrid (1804-1809) during Humphreys'...
Dates:
1776-1867
Lefferts family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 319
Abstract:
Financial papers, deeds, legal documents, bills and receipts and other papers relating to the Lefferts and related families of New York. The papers include a group of documents concerning Aaron Burr's efforts in 1833-1834 to obtain a government pension. The papers also contain newspaper clippings covering the period 1830-1936.
Dates:
1712-1936
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Lefferts family papers
Reeve family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 686
Abstract:
Correspondence of Tapping Reeve, jurist, author, and teacher of law, and of his wife, Sarah Burr Reeve, sister of Aaron Burr (1756-1836). Correspondents include Joel Barlow, Aaron Burr, Peter Colt, Jonathan Edwards, Pierpont Edwards, Timothy Edwards, and John Cotton Smith. The letters relate to both family and business affairs.
Dates:
1766-1813
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Reeve family papers
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