Andrew Law papers 1775-1840 1775-1821 Law, Andrew

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Andrew Law papers 1775-1840 1775-1821 Law, Andrew

This collection is made up of the correspondence and business papers of Andrew Law, composer and compiler of tune books. Dating primarily during his most productive professional years, these papers also contain manuscript sheet music and printed proof sheets.

4 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6390875

William L. Clements Library

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Law, Andrew, 1749-1821

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The grandson of a colonial governor of Connecticut, Andrew Law was born in Milford, Connecticut, and studied divinity at Rhode Island College (Brown University) and Yale before obtaining a license to preach in 1776. Although ordained in 1787 for both Congregational and Presbyterian congregations, he had already embarked on a musical career that would make him one of America's most prolific, most widely traveled composers of the day. As early as 1770, Law offered instruct...