Edwards, Pierpont, 1750-1826
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Pierpont Edwards was the youngest son of Jonathan Edwards, the elder. He was born in Northampton, Mass., graduated from Princeton University in 1768, practiced law in New Haven, Conn., served many terms in the Connecticut Legislature and in the U.S. Contentinal Congress (1787-1789).
From the description of [Letter] 1775 Mar. 15, New Haven, [Ct., to] Peter Vandervoort / Pierpont Edwards. [1] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191958982
Member of the Continental Congress.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, 1799 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270743188
From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Hartford, to Mr. Joseph Woodbridge, 1799 Jul. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270743182
Pierpont Edwards was the youngest son of the College of New Jersey's third President Jonathan Edwards, and a member of the Class of 1768. Following his time at Princeton, he served in the Continental Army, and went on to serve in the Continental Congress and the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was also the uncle of Aaron Burr.
From the description of Pierpont Edwards letter, 1768. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 85772998
Jurist.
From the description of Pierpont Edwards correspondence, 1791-1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009893
Connecticut jurist.
From the description of ALS : New Haven, to Ephraim Kirby, 1800 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617004
Epithet: Vice-Consul in New York
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000817.0x0000df
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Subjects:
- American loyalists
- American loyalists
- Congregational churches in Connecticut
- American loyalists
Occupations:
- Jurists
- Lawyers
- Politicians
- Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
- Federal Judge
Places:
- Connecticut (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Connecticut (as recorded)
- New Haven (Conn.) (as recorded)
- Canada, North America (as recorded)
- Ireland, Europe (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- New Haven (Conn.) (as recorded)
- CT, US
- MA, US
- NJ, US
- CT, US
