Composition book, 1860-1866.

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Composition book, 1860-1866.

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A composition book written by Burr while a student at Williamsburgh Institute and Wilton (Connecticut) Academy. The book contains moral essays, short stories, and notes on trips in Brooklyn and the surrounding area. Some events or places mentioned are anniversary meetings of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, Washington Hall, the Sanitary Fair, and van Amburgh's Menagery.

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Van Amburgh's Menagery.

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Brooklyn Sunday School Union

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The Brooklyn Sabbath School Union (later known as the Brooklyn Sunday School Union) was formed in 1830 for the purpose of providing young people with Christian religious instruction, which the Union's founders asserted was sorely lacking from public education. Churches of many Protestant denominations were represented in the Union, including Baptist, Presbyterian, Congregational, Lutheren, and Reformed churches. From the guide to the Brooklyn Sabbath School Union collection, 1855-197...

Wilton Academy (Wilton, Conn.)

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Burr, Joseph Arthur, Jr., b. 1850.

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Lawyer. President of the Brooklyn Bar Association. From the description of Composition book, 1860-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459986 ...

Long Island and Brooklyn Sanitary Fair,

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Williamsburgh Institute (New York, N.Y.)

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