Esther Edwards Burr’s Journal
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Esther Edwards Burr’s Journal is a mid-18th-century diary that offers an intimate, historically valuable portrait of colonial American life, religion, and female experience by the daughter of theologian Jonathan Edwards and mother of Aaron Burr.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical writing
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colonial American text ⓘ diary ⓘ historical document ⓘ primary source ⓘ |
| approximateEndTime | 1757 ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime | 1754 ⓘ |
| author | Esther Edwards Burr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of religious practice
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commentary on illness and mortality ⓘ observations on social relations ⓘ reflections on marriage ⓘ reflections on motherhood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754–1757 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | epistolary diary ⓘ |
| genre |
diary
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religious writing ⓘ women’s life writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
elite colonial family
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female ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Awakening era
NERFINISHED
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colonial America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationDescribed |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial New England ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
colonial American life
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family life ⓘ female experience ⓘ friendship ⓘ religion ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of women’s religious experience
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early American women’s writing ⓘ insight into the Edwards and Burr families ⓘ intimate portrayal of colonial American domestic life ⓘ |
| significantPersonDescribed |
Aaron Burr
NERFINISHED
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Aaron Burr Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for historians of American religion
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source for historians of colonial America ⓘ source for scholars of early American literature ⓘ source for scholars of women’s history ⓘ |
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