AARON BURR .

From the engraving by Gridley, circa 1805.

ILLUSTRATIONS

REVEREND JONATHAN EDWARDS

REVEREND AARON BURR

TAPPING REEVE

NASSAU HALL, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY.
From An Account of the College of New Jersey, 1764.

AARON BURR .

From a drawing in pencil by Ramage, dated May 2, 1789.

Frontispiece

From an engraving of the portrait by Stuart in the possession
of the New Jersey Historical Society.

Original in the possession of E. D. Hill, Esq.

AARON BURR'S WATCH, BEARING A SUPPOSED PORTRAIT
OF MRS. THEODOSIA BURR

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THEODOSIA BURR

From an engraving of the pantograph drawing by St.-Mémin
in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution.

AARON BURR

From the sketch by St.-Mémin, the original of which is now
lost.

THE RICHMOND HILL MANSION

THEODOSIA BURR

PHILIP SCHUYLER

From the original portrait by Stuart in the possession of
Miss Annie Burr Jennings.

FACSIMILE OF AARON BURR'S HANDWRITING

Original in the possession of the New York Public Library.
MATTHEW LIVINGSTON DAVIS

From the original portrait in the possession of the New York
Historical Society.

JOHN JAY

After the painting by Alonzo Chappel.

RUFUS KING.

After the painting by Stuart and Trumbull.

JOHN SWARTWOUT

AARON BURR .

Now reproduced for the first time from an original portrait
in the possession of the family.

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From a cartoon published in 1807, of which there are only
five known copies in existence.

From an engraving of the pantograph drawing by St.-Mémin
in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution.

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THEODOSIA BURR ALSTON

From the miniature by Vanderlyn in the possession of Mrs.
H. R. Watkins.

From the original portrait by Vanderlyn in the possession of
Dr. J. E. Stillwell.

WILLIAM COLEMAN

BURR-LEWIS CAMPAIGN POSTER, 1804

Original in the possession of the New York Public Library.

MORGAN LEWIS

After the painting by James Herring. BURR-LEWIS CAMPAIGN POSTER, 1804

Original in the possession of the New York Public Library.

WILLIAM PETER VAN NESS

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Now reproduced for the first time from an original portrait in
the possession of the United States District Court, Southern
District of New York.

Now reproduced for the first time from an original portrait in
the possession of Miss Sarah W. MacConnell.

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