Legal and financial miscellany collection, 1698-1909.

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Legal and financial miscellany collection, 1698-1909.

A wide range of seventeenth- through nineteenth-century legal and financial papers, patents, deeds and indentures, manuscript maps, notaries, and other papers relating to Great Britain and the colonies, with some reference to the Albany area and to a Jones family; includes a warrant from George III, and affidavits pertaining to Aaron Burr.

.3 cubic ft. (1-5 in. legal box).

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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Jones family.

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