Details

Subject(s)

• College presidents—18th century—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.—18th century—Clergy [Browse]
• Princeton (N.J.)—18th century—Sources—History [Browse]
• Princeton University—18th century [Browse]

Creator

• Burr, Aaron [Browse]
• Burr, Aaron [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Silhouettes—18th century [Browse]

Compiled/​Created

1750-1761

Restrictions note

The collection is open for research.

Summary note

• This is an open collection for accessions of Aaron Burr (1716-1757) manuscripts, letters, documents, and related material.
• Consists of Burr manuscripts, correspondence, and documents dating from the period (1748-1757) he was president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton. Included are original manuscripts of sermons, a Latin oration, and letters and documents, as well as photostats and copies of additional material. There is a contemporary silhouette of Burr as well as a letter, dated 1761, presenting a bill to his estate.

Publications about

The Dictionary of American Biography (New York:, 1977 ) was consulted during preparation of the biographical note.

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