DATE:
- Item 1: March 10, 1819
- Item 2: March 27, 1790
- Item 3: July 14, 1795
CREATOR: Aaron Burr (1756-1836) American political leader and third Vice President of the United States.
EXTENT: Three written items with addressee information.
SCOPE:
- Item 1: A letter written to Mr. Samuel Miles Hopkins, Esquire
- Item 2: A Promissory Note written by Aaron Burr to Mr. William Malcom
- Item 3: A Promissory Note written by Aaron Burr to Mr. Jacob Watson
HISTORY:
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Item 1: Aaron Burr, a civil lawyer, is requesting a Mr. Samuel Miles Hopkins, Esquire, a lawyer and court recorder, for access and permission to search Hopkins’ personal legal records for the years 1798 to 1803.
Item 2 and 3: Aaron Burr had apparently borrowed money from a certain Mr. William Malcom in 1790 and later from Mr. Jacob Watson in 1795.The two respective promissory notes signed by Burr are included in the M-17 Special Collection. It is to be noted that Burr, during the 1790’s, lived fairly lavishly and often borrowed money
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RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”
TRANSCRIPTION:
Please note that this transcription preserves the spelling, grammar, and line breaks of the original documents, whenever possible.
New York 10 March 1819
Sir
Mr. Rogers agreeably to your permission, allowed me to search among the papers of the late Mr. Henry Esq. but as entrees & papers desired were not found. I did not ask to inspect your registers or papers but on inquiring since made of Col. Henry’s brother of the late M. (D-tt?) I am led to conclude that the business inquired of was transacted by yourself as the attorney of record in your own name and may be found in your Registers. I ask, therefore, that you would permit me to search in your Registers from (17)98 to 1803 and to take extracts of the entrees of all suits in which I may have been concerned either as a party or as adverse attorney and I wish that this privilege -- may be extended to your Chancery Registers for the same period - I recollect one (just as party?) in Chanc’y (Chancery) in which A.J.F. Prevost was a party & there may have been others -- My Registers for that period has been lost, which has constrained me in several instances to be troublesome(?) as the adverse counsel.
It is preferred that your Registers are in the hands of Mr. Rogers, but he is not certain of the fact, your _____? may therefore be to him or ____? ____?
_____?
I pray your prompt reply by mail. I am respectfully your ob servant
A. Burr
Mr. Hopkins Esq.
Letter is addressed to:
Samuel M. Hopkins Esq.
Moscow, N.Y.
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Thirty days after date I promise to pay to William Malcom Esquire or
order three hundred and fifty pounds currency value
27th Mar 1790
£340 Aaron Burr
On Reverse: W. Malcom
Bank of New York
______ Boyle
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Thirty days after date I promise to pay Jacob Watson Esquire or
order Eight thousand and five Hundred Dollars. Value Rec’d N. York
14th July 1795
Dollars $8,500 Aaron Burr
On Reverse: Jacob Watson
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