DATE: Undated, between 1799 and 1807
CREATOR: Theodosia Burr Alston (1783-1813), Daughter of Aaron Burr, Third Vice President of the United States
SCOPE: note and photograph sent to sister-in-law Frances Ann Smith Prevost (1780-1807), wife of John B. Provost.
EXTENT: 1 note and photograph. A. N. S.
TRANSCRIPTION:
May my dear Sister send for me immediately on seeing this, for I long, Oh, how I long to see you & to be with you again.
Theodosia (Burr Alston)
Friday Morning
Letter is addressed to:
Mrs. Prevost (Frances Ann Smith Prevost)
PROVENANCE: A note is included in the M-018 file: “Note written by Theodosia Burr, daughter of Aaron Burr to her sister-in-law, Mrs John Bartow Prevost. Presented to the St Louis Mercantile Library Association by Thomas Dimmoch, 1878”
HISTORY - Theodosia Bartow Burr-Alston, the daughter of Aaron Burr, third United States Vice President, is requesting to be in the company of her step-sister-in-law, Frances Ann Smith Prevost, the wife of her step brother John Bartow Prevost.
For an extended history on the subjects of this letter, please view a PDF document.
Keywords from this document include: Theodosia Bartow Burr-Alston, Aaron Burr, Theodosia Stillwell Bartow Prevost-Burr, John Bartow Prevost, Joseph Alston, Col. James Mark Prevost
SEE ALSO: M-017: Burr, Aaron
SPECIAL THANKS: Special thanks to Roman Beuc, St. Louis Mercantile Library Docent, for transcribing the letter as well as researching and compiling an extended history on the topic.
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For an extended history on the subjects of this letter, please view a PDF document.
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