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1. 1754 October 1 - 1754 November 21 / Folio 2-15 Letter no. 9
- Published / Created:
- 1754 October 1 - 1754 November 21
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1547
- Collection Title:
- Esther Edwards Burr journal : manuscript.
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 28
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Epistolary diary by Esther Edwards Burr, consisting of autograph letters, signed and dated, sent in packets by Burr to her friend Sarah Prince (nicknamed Fidelia) between 1 October 1754 and 2 September 1757. Letters discuss Burr's daily activities, religious life, childbirth and child rearing, household work, social calls, her family's health, and her husband's activities and travels.
- Description:
- Accompanied by a photocopy of the journal from microfilm., Box 1: Original journal. Box 2: Photocopy., Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), daughter of revivalist theologian Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1752, she married Aaron Burr, Sr., a minister and founder of the College of New Jersey, with whom she had two children, Aaron Burr, Jr. and Sarah Burr Reeves. The family resided in Newark until 1756, and in Princeton thereafter., Gift of Marion Edwards Park and Edwards A. Park, 1925., Published as The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984)., Sarah Gill (1728-1771), also known by her maiden name Sarah Prince, was born in Boston to minister Thomas Prince and Deborah Denny. A close friend and correspondent of Esther Edwards Burr, she was the author of religious meditations and led prayer circles. She married merchant Moses Gill in 1759., and Title page in an unidentified 18th century hand recording the presentation of the journal to Mrs. Park from Mrs. Reeves of Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Jersey--Religious life and customs--18th century and New Jersey--Social life and customs--18th century
- Subject (Name):
- Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757, Burr, Esther Edwards, Edwards family, and Gill, Sarah, 1728-1771
- Subject (Topic):
- Child rearing--United States, Women--Religious life--United States, Women--United States--Diaries, and Women--United States--History--18th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1754 October 1 - 1754 November 21 / Folio 2-15 Letter no. 9
2. 1756 June 12 - 1756 June 17 / Folio 118-120 Letter no. 23
- Published / Created:
- 1756 June 12 - 1756 June 17
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1547
- Collection Title:
- Esther Edwards Burr journal : manuscript.
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 16
- Image Count:
- 7
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Epistolary diary by Esther Edwards Burr, consisting of autograph letters, signed and dated, sent in packets by Burr to her friend Sarah Prince (nicknamed Fidelia) between 1 October 1754 and 2 September 1757. Letters discuss Burr's daily activities, religious life, childbirth and child rearing, household work, social calls, her family's health, and her husband's activities and travels.
- Description:
- Accompanied by a photocopy of the journal from microfilm., Box 1: Original journal. Box 2: Photocopy., Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), daughter of revivalist theologian Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1752, she married Aaron Burr, Sr., a minister and founder of the College of New Jersey, with whom she had two children, Aaron Burr, Jr. and Sarah Burr Reeves. The family resided in Newark until 1756, and in Princeton thereafter., Gift of Marion Edwards Park and Edwards A. Park, 1925., Published as The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984)., Sarah Gill (1728-1771), also known by her maiden name Sarah Prince, was born in Boston to minister Thomas Prince and Deborah Denny. A close friend and correspondent of Esther Edwards Burr, she was the author of religious meditations and led prayer circles. She married merchant Moses Gill in 1759., and Title page in an unidentified 18th century hand recording the presentation of the journal to Mrs. Park from Mrs. Reeves of Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Jersey--Religious life and customs--18th century and New Jersey--Social life and customs--18th century
- Subject (Name):
- Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757, Burr, Esther Edwards, Edwards family, and Gill, Sarah, 1728-1771
- Subject (Topic):
- Child rearing--United States, Women--Religious life--United States, Women--United States--Diaries, and Women--United States--History--18th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1756 June 12 - 1756 June 17 / Folio 118-120 Letter no. 23
3. 1756 June 28 - 1756 August 16 / Folio 121-126 Letter no. 24
- Published / Created:
- 1756 June 28 - 1756 August 16
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1547
- Collection Title:
- Esther Edwards Burr journal : manuscript.
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 17
- Image Count:
- 14
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Epistolary diary by Esther Edwards Burr, consisting of autograph letters, signed and dated, sent in packets by Burr to her friend Sarah Prince (nicknamed Fidelia) between 1 October 1754 and 2 September 1757. Letters discuss Burr's daily activities, religious life, childbirth and child rearing, household work, social calls, her family's health, and her husband's activities and travels.
- Description:
- Accompanied by a photocopy of the journal from microfilm., Box 1: Original journal. Box 2: Photocopy., Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), daughter of revivalist theologian Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1752, she married Aaron Burr, Sr., a minister and founder of the College of New Jersey, with whom she had two children, Aaron Burr, Jr. and Sarah Burr Reeves. The family resided in Newark until 1756, and in Princeton thereafter., Gift of Marion Edwards Park and Edwards A. Park, 1925., Published as The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984)., Sarah Gill (1728-1771), also known by her maiden name Sarah Prince, was born in Boston to minister Thomas Prince and Deborah Denny. A close friend and correspondent of Esther Edwards Burr, she was the author of religious meditations and led prayer circles. She married merchant Moses Gill in 1759., and Title page in an unidentified 18th century hand recording the presentation of the journal to Mrs. Park from Mrs. Reeves of Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Jersey--Religious life and customs--18th century and New Jersey--Social life and customs--18th century
- Subject (Name):
- Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757, Burr, Esther Edwards, Edwards family, and Gill, Sarah, 1728-1771
- Subject (Topic):
- Child rearing--United States, Women--Religious life--United States, Women--United States--Diaries, and Women--United States--History--18th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1756 June 28 - 1756 August 16 / Folio 121-126 Letter no. 24
