M-018 Burr Alston, Theodosia (correspondence and photograph)

DATE: Undated, between 1799 and 1807

CREATOR: Theodosia Burr Alston (1783-1813), Daughter of Aaron Burr, Third Vice President of the United States

EXTENT: 1 note and photograph. A. N. S.

SCOPE: note and photograph sent to sister-in-law Frances Ann Smith Prevost (1780-1807), wife of John B. Provost.

HISTORY: View additional historical and biographical notes, as well as a bibliography for this collection. 

Theodosia Bartow Burr-Alston, the daughter of Aaron Burr, third United States Vice President, is requesting to be in the company of her step-sister-in-law, Frances Ann Smith Prevost, the wife of her step brother John Bartow Prevost.

PROVENANCE: A note is included in the M-018 file: “Note written by Theodosia Burr, daughter of Aaron Burr to her sister-in-law, Mrs John Bartow Prevost. Presented to the St Louis Mercantile Library Association by Thomas Dimmoch, 1878.”

ACCESS: This is collection M-018. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.

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.”

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