#6049 • 1825 Legal Summoning Document signed by Aaron Burr

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This document is a legal summoning to the Supreme Court of New York. It calls to the Academy in Utica on the first Monday in August of 1825 to dispute the litigation charges on the Oliver Peck vs Martha Bradstreet over land in Oneida. The letter was signed by T. Parker, attorney to Oliver Peck, and addressed to Aaron Burr, attorney to Martha Bradstreet, in June 1825. It was signed by Aaron Burr on the back and sent to Martha Bradstreet in July 1825. This was a lawsuit from Martha Bradstreet to regain land taken from her great-grandfather, General John Bradstreet of the French and Indian Wars. This document measures 8 x 6.5 inches.