Karen Cherro Quiñones - Theodosia Burr: Teen Eyewitness to the Founding of the New Nation

This book is for my parents, who encouraged their unique daughter to pursue her talents, wherever they lead. And to loving fathers everywhere who support and strengthen their daughters.

Acknowledgments

Much of the research for this book was through original materials from historical societies and libraries in New York City, especially the New York Public Library (NYPL) Research Division and the New-York Historical Society. Infowebs Newsbank database (a subscription service offered at NYPL) provided access to historical newspapers. The written biographies of Aaron Burr and Theodosia Burr are part of my personal collection. Some of the sources are also available online.

There is nothing better than period publications to help imagine what the past was like. The Vanderlyn portraits of Aaron and Theodosia Burr in the New-York Historical Society main gallery are mesmerizing and bring father and daughter to life. We are fortunate in New York City to have such a cast collection of historic documents, prints, and portraits available to us. I could not have done this book without the work of previous Burr biographers such as Matthew L. Davis, who carefully collected and organized Aaron Burrs personal and professional correspondence. And thank you to libraries around the world that have made their books available on the Internet Archive for everyone to find.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Quiones, Karen Cherro, 1960 author.

Title: Theodosia Burr : teen eyewitness to the founding of the new nation / by Karen Cherro Quiones.

Other titles: Teen eyewitness to the founding of the new nation

Description: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2019009209 (print) | LCCN 2019010690 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541581753 (eb pdf) | ISBN 9781541542754 (library bound : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Alston, Theodosia Burr, 17831813. | Burr, Aaron, 17561836Family. | Burr family. | United StatesPolitics and government17831865. | New York (N.Y)Social life and customs18th century. | Alston, Joseph, 17781816Family. | SocialitesNew York (State)New YorkBiography. | Gifted womenUnited StatesBiography. | Teenage girlsUnited StatesBiography.

Classification: LCC E302.6.B9 (ebook) | LCC E302.6.B9 Q85 2020 (print) | DDC 973.4/6092 [B]dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019009209

Manufactured in the United States of America

1-45422-39659-8/1/2019