The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . AARON BURR, thoughhe became the thirdVice - President of theUnited States, is gener-ally regarded with aver-sion by Americans, andeven classed by some asa traitor. His father,Rev. Aaron Burr, wasthe second president ofthe College of New Jer-sey, at Princeton. Hismother was the grand-daughter of the notedtheologian of New Eng-land, Jonathan Edwards,and her father, bearingthe same name, was thethird president of that college. The son, who broughtinfamy on a name and family of such honor, was born atNewark, New Je
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . AARON BURR, thoughhe became the thirdVice - President of theUnited States, is gener-ally regarded with aver-sion by Americans, andeven classed by some asa traitor. His father,Rev. Aaron Burr, wasthe second president ofthe College of New Jer-sey, at Princeton. Hismother was the grand-daughter of the notedtheologian of New Eng-land, Jonathan Edwards,and her father, bearingthe same name, was thethird president of that college. The son, who broughtinfamy on a name and family of such honor, was born atNewark, New Jersey, February 6, 1756. Before he was threeyears of age he had lost both of his parents, and was placedin charge of his uncle, Timothy Edwards, of Elizabeth, NewJersey. Before he was twelve he entered Princeton College,and he graduated in 1772. His sister, Sarah, had marriedJudge Tapping Reeve, of Litchfield, Conn., and with him Burrcommenced the study of law; but on the outbreak of theRevolution, in 1775, his desire for adventure led him to jointhe American army as a private, a
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