1756 June 12 - 1756 June 17 / Folio 118-120 Letter no. 23
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Description
- Title
- 1756 June 12 - 1756 June 17 / Folio 118-120 Letter no. 23
- Contributor
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Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757
Burr, Esther Edwards
Edwards family
Gill, Sarah, 1728-1771 - Published / Created
- 1756 June 12 - 1756 June 17
- Copyright Date
- 1754-1757.
- Abstract
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Epistolary diary by Esther Edwards Burr, consisting of autograph letters, signed and dated, sent in packets by Burr to her friend Sarah Prince (nicknamed Fidelia) between 1 October 1754 and 2 September 1757. Letters discuss Burr's daily activities, religious life, childbirth and child rearing, household work, social calls, her family's health, and her husband's activities and travels.
- Description
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Accompanied by a photocopy of the journal from microfilm.
Box 1: Original journal. Box 2: Photocopy.
Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), daughter of revivalist theologian Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1752, she married Aaron Burr, Sr., a minister and founder of the College of New Jersey, with whom she had two children, Aaron Burr, Jr. and Sarah Burr Reeves. The family resided in Newark until 1756, and in Princeton thereafter.
Gift of Marion Edwards Park and Edwards A. Park, 1925.
Published as The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984).
Sarah Gill (1728-1771), also known by her maiden name Sarah Prince, was born in Boston to minister Thomas Prince and Deborah Denny. A close friend and correspondent of Esther Edwards Burr, she was the author of religious meditations and led prayer circles. She married merchant Moses Gill in 1759.
Title page in an unidentified 18th century hand recording the presentation of the journal to Mrs. Park from Mrs. Reeves of Litchfield, Connecticut. - Extent
- 1 item (circa 350 pages)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 1547
- Collection Title
- Esther Edwards Burr journal : manuscript.
- Collection/Other Creator
- Burr, Esther Edwards
- Collection Date
- 1754-1757
- Container / Volume
- Box 1 | Folder 16
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Diaries--New Jersey--18th century
- Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
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New Jersey--Religious life and customs--18th century
New Jersey--Social life and customs--18th century - Subject (Name)
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Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757
Burr, Esther Edwards
Edwards family
Gill, Sarah, 1728-1771 - Subject (Topic)
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Child rearing--United States
Women--Religious life--United States
Women--United States--Diaries
Women--United States--History--18th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Esther Edwards Burr Journal. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 14042347
- Object ID (OID)
- 17302576
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