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Reason for the French & Indian War... Aaron Burr's famous father...
Reason for the French & Indian War... Aaron Burr's famous father...
Item # 694196
December 29, 1757
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 29, 1757 Fully half of page 4 is taken up with a fine letter regarding the on-going French & Indian War. It begins: "The preservation of our Colonies and preventing the French from making any encroachments was the cause and design of the present war. But we have yet been so far from succeeding that the French, in conjunction with the neighboring savages, continue to destroy our fortifications, butcher the inhabitants..." with much more.
Page 7 has nearly a full column concerning the recent death of Reverend Aaron Burr, President of Princeton College, with much on his life, etc.
He was the father of the more famous Aaron Burr, Jr., the third vice president of the United States. His legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with Alexander Hamilton that culminated with Burr killing Hamilton in a duel in 1804, while Burr was vice president.
Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, great condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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