Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Aaron Burr Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0210
Scope and Contents
Many of the documents in the Aaron Burr Papers are neither signed nor dated.
The Legal Papers Series (1787-1825) consists primarily of documents relating to Burr’s legal practice in New York following his return from Europe. Many of these documents are likely contemporary copies. Addressees include John Greenwood, Thomas H. Flandrau, and Gurdon W. Lathrop, all of whom were clerks in Burr’s law practice.
The...
Dates:
1776-1825
Rufus Easton Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0429
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1796-1897; 1949-1956
James Wilkinson Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1746
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.
Dates:
1788-1932; Majority of material found within 1788-1824