Letters from Aaron Burr to John Vanderlyn, Amsterdam and New York, 1811-1816, (bulk 1811, Aug. 7 -- Sept. 22)

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Letters from Aaron Burr to John Vanderlyn, Amsterdam and New York, 1811-1816, (bulk 1811, Aug. 7 -- Sept. 22)

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14 letters that Burr wrote to John Vanderlyn, an American neoclassical artist and Burr's protegé, between Aug. 7 and Sept. 22 from Amsterdam. The letters discuss various commissions and unfinished business that Burr had asked Vanderlyn to attend to, including two portraits of his daughter Theodosia.

18 autograph letters, bound volume; with typescript transcripts.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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