Manuscripts
Aaron Burr and Louis Le Guen correspondence
- Description
A collection of letters and legal documents of Aaron Burr, Louis Le Guen, and Thomas Ludlow Ogden, chiefly regarding the loan granted by Le Guen to Burr in 1799 and settling of accounts from 1805 to 1820. Also included are a few items pertaining to the Le Guen vs. Gouverneur and Kemble court case, including Burr's letter to Alexander Hamilton (November 15, 1803), and another case handled by Burr on Le Guen's behalf. Other correspondents include Cadwallader R. Colden, Charles Leggett, and Le Guen's wife, Mary Hylton Le Guen.
- Date
- 1797-1826
- Call number
- mssBU
- Provenance
- Gift of Mrs. Edward L. Doheny, 1952.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Colden, Cadwallader R., (1774-1839.)
- Leggett, Charles. (1773-1844.)
- Le Guen, Mary Hylton.
- Ogden, Thomas L.
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