BURR, AARON
Autograph letter signed with initials to Mary Eliza Chase. No place (but New York): no date (but circa 1833?). A one page autograph letter on one sheet signed with initials "A.B." by Burr and addressed to "Ma Chere Niece," the address panel in Burr's hand "A Madame/Madame Chase/a Chateau." 8 x 5 inches (20 x 13). A few tears into letter, toned areas, mat staining, somewhat brittle and worn, offered with a printed portrait, sold as is.
A late letter from Aaron Burr addressed to "Ma Chere Niece" believed to be Mary Eliza Chase, niece of Burr's last wife Eliza Jumel, or perhaps a veiled letter to Eliza Jumel herself given the desperate tone of Burr's letter. The letter is addressed to Madame Chase "a Chateau" - possibly the Morris-Jumel Mansion in today's Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan - as the letter describes Burr's great desire to see her and his fear that they might pass each other on the road into town. Burr states that on a certain rainy day "after getting 3 or 4 miles on the way I was attacked very unexpectedly by that vexatious complaint which has for some weeks past annoyed me and I was very reluctantly compelled to return." He closes asking her how she "supports cette solitdude ennuyante" (this boring solitude"). Letters from the very last years of Burr's life are scarce.
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BURR, AARON
Autograph letter signed with initials to Mary Eliza Chase. No place (but New York): no date (but circa 1833?). A one page autograph letter on one sheet signed with initials "A.B." by Burr and addressed to "Ma Chere Niece," the address panel in Burr's hand "A Madame/Madame Chase/a Chateau." 8 x 5 inches (20 x 13). A few tears into letter, toned areas, mat staining, somewhat brittle and worn, offered with a printed portrait, sold as is.
A late letter from Aaron Burr addressed to "Ma Chere Niece" believed to be Mary Eliza Chase, niece of Burr's last wife Eliza Jumel, or perhaps a veiled letter to Eliza Jumel herself given the desperate tone of Burr's letter. The letter is addressed to Madame Chase "a Chateau" - possibly the Morris-Jumel Mansion in today's Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan - as the letter describes Burr's great desire to see her and his fear that they might pass each other on the road into town. Burr states that on a certain rainy day "after getting 3 or 4 miles on the way I was attacked very unexpectedly by that vexatious complaint which has for some weeks past annoyed me and I was very reluctantly compelled to return." He closes asking her how she "supports cette solitdude ennuyante" (this boring solitude"). Letters from the very last years of Burr's life are scarce.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023