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A collection of letters and documents pertaining to the American Revolution, or to personages who figured in it. Among the persons represented in the collection are John Adams, Edmund Burke, Aaron Burr, Lord Cornwallis, Benjamin Franklin, Nathanael Greene, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, John Paul Jones, Marquis de Lafayette, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Robert Morris, William Pitt, Benjamin Rush, Baron von Steuben, and George Washington. The largest group of manuscripts in the collection is the sixteen letters of Henry Laurens, the South Carolina planter, and his son, John Laurens, among which is a "manumission letter" written by Henry Laurens to his son on 14 August 1776, shortly after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For the text of this letter see: A LETTER FROM HENRY LAURENS TO HIS SON JOHN LAURENS, AUGUST 14, 1776.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Alfred C. Berol collection of American Revolution documents; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Microfilm available here: https://clio.columbia.edu/archives/4079768
Gift of Mr and Mrs Alfred and Madeleine Berol, 1960-1964.
Source of acquisition--Berol, Mrs. and Mrs. Alfred C. and Madeleine. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1960. Accession number--M60.
A LETTER FROM HENRY LAURENS TO HIS SON JOHN LAURENS, AUGUST 14, 1776. Foreword by Alfred C. Berol. Introduction by Richard B. Morris. New York, privately printed for the Columbia University Libraries, July 4, 1964.
Kirkland, Frederic R. LETTERS ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.. Published for the author by Coward-McCann. Inc., New York, 1952.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/05/89.
Title changed from "Alfred C. Berol papers" in April 2020.
PDF removed, record enhanced. kws 2020-00
2024-04-04 List of folders uploaded. kws
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