- Creator
- Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
- Call number
- MssCol 4105
- Physical description
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Aaron Burr letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Aaron Burr (1756-1836) was a Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, United States Senator, and third Vice-President of the United States. Collection consists of miscellaneous letters to and from Aaron Burr, and documents signed by him, 1780-1835, including a letter from his wife Theodosia Prevost Burr, 1786 August; Burr's manuscript map of the Bastrop Grant in Louisiana, enclosed with his letter of 21 Oct 1806 to William Wilkins; and collateral material about Aaron Burr, circa 1800-1950, including newspaper clippings, auction catalog clippings, and printed matter.
Bibliography
Selected materials available on microfilm in The Papers of Aaron Burr (Microfilming Corp. of America, 1977) and in Political Correspondence and Public Papers of Aaron Burr (Princeton University Press, 1983)
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328