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Theodosia Burr (Mrs. Joseph Alston, 1783-1813)
John Vanderlyn (1775-1852)
Oil on canvas, 1802
New-York Historical Society
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Daughter of Aaron Burr, and wife of Joseph Alston, governor of South Carolina, Theodosia was her father's beloved confidante. Her son Aaron's death, and then months later her own, devastated Burr.
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