Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Harman Blennerhassett papers, 1755-1866 |
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Span Dates | 1755-1866 |
ID No. | MSS50633 |
Creator | Blennerhassett, Harman, 1765-1831 |
Extent | 500 items |
Extent | 3 containers |
Extent | 1.2 linear feet |
Extent | 3 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007010 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm74050633 |
Summary | Lawyer, planter, and scholar. Correspondence, journals, articles for the Ohio Gazette, memoirs, and legal and financial papers, chiefly 1795-1831, relating, in part, to the trial of Aaron Burr for treason, the indictment of Blennerhassett for conspiracy with Burr, and the subsequent misfortunes experienced by the Blennerhassett family. Includes MS. volume attributed to Harman Blennerhassett (1801-1854). |