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HAMILTON-BURR BUEIL A Tragedy ©f a Ceimttary Ago - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • Jefferson a ■ ■ ■ | - ■ • ■ • ■ • • ■ ■ ... ; wrordv though his >c \D \Y MAGAZINE for JULY 3 IQO4 B^ WARWIICKi JAMES PRICE en and 1 nteno ■ ■ ■ :: be captjval ■ ■ • ■ ■ | Burr's ■'' ■ ■ ■ tersi and nvincing I•■ ' • ■ • • • ■ the i IT ttamilt •: ■•■ »ul I ■ Op] ■ ■ ■ ■ . . ■ R.«m..ir-.~ of lh.- THir le«n Trei - thdi H.. .lior. Pl..nlfd ..i Hi» Horn. Monument Ov«.-r Hamilton Gr.»v«-. Trinity Chut hy.>rd Si ■r-Yof-K and it became k : ■ ■ ... - ■ ■ ■ ■ Person and Burr th c Hous was to hay«- been expected. Hamilton's influei • nn<i Burr— h< considered Jefferson "a ■'. ■' — ■ I ■ - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Hamilton ii t noi ■ ■ h -.■■ • ■ ■ : ■ •■ . D in i ' ;ira ■ -.■':■.■ ■ ■ • : ■ Mr. Burr i ight not I ■ ■ . ■ I ■ I] h Genera] Hamilton I i f Mr. 1 A copi ■ Bun Hamilton by Van I ' ■ ' : icki men t or denial oi .... per. " : : . • I to gram ■ ich ■ ' ■ ■ ■ ■ . .... ■ es. Burr I to be an ..... . : .. - . - • ■• Mr Hamill n con ■ nto 1 •• mark vi I pute." 1 ]'. ■ : ■ is that thi nd note uld con • rthei nd that fa g thi "Mr. Burr i ' ■ ■ ■ ''■ 'per." X] c steps thai ■ ■!. Van Xess and Pei Iki n acting for theii ' '■■'■ ■'■ ■'■'>'■ \. :; ■ ■ • ... .... ;, •• ■-, Hamill m : one in which he declares that he was opposed in principle ling, bui •'•.■■■ he tld a rthel •:;• i i ■ . iuld he decline to lo so hi: I iti , would I"- 1 de ■: ■ ■ • ■ ' . . put ii "He wa willing to do •[d to be .i certain ■ il thai a po \ • . " ■ '■ 1 . : either Ix'i m i afi r the duel, • ■ ; . ■ in any sense d< ii. ; ■■. ■ . "Aaron Burr, Esquire, Viee ••. ■ : ■.. United Stat( - " •■■ is tndii ted : - ' ...• i . >*nent till his death at !'• ri i- • • - ■ ■ Islam 1. thirty-two years later, the ; f B un . .• ■ : • ■ : ionary a I ii ■ .-;. a nd son etime treasonable, all of ilternating with ■ intmeni and rebuffs that would ha ■ killed a man less sanguine and self confident Tried on the charge of murder, he was ai itritted largely through the brilKancy of hi own defense. Twice brought trial later 01 charges of treason, he both times fought his own way to tri umphant acquittals. But he had lost the confidence of his friends, and was no longer feared by his enemies. He was not welcome in this country, and was ignored or insulted S-.,.vi. ofHamill ri. \,y Will i.. in Ordwa) P • r I r ii d •, Standing in I >om >.f Ham tltonClub. bro^hlyn. N.-Y. r - ; • | ■■ v be ■ .■ In thai '■ TK» Old Hamilton Home. Washington 11. .1.- S.-Y. 7