Aaron Burr letter and legal document
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten and signed documents. One item was written on Sept. 18, 1788 and is a legal rejoinder regarding Richard Oliver, Stephen Nottingham, and Frederick Skoonmaker. The second item was written in New York City on April 24, 1797 and is a letter to Mr. Sam Rodman of Nantucket and discusses an unnamed legal matter.
Dates
- Creation: 1788-1797
Creator
- Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Letter and legal document must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
American politician and adventurer. He was a Vice President of the United States (1801-1805) and was noted for killing Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) in a duel.
Extent
2 items (3 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Rodman, Sam (Person)
- Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 (Person)
- Oliver, Richard (Person)
- Nottingham, Stephen (Person)
- Skoonmaker, Frederick (Person)
- Title
- Register of Letter and legal document
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 October 28
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States