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Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr 1756-1836, American political leader, b. Newark, N.J., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton). Political Career A brilliant law student, Burr interrupted his study to serve in the American Revolution and proved himself a valiant soldier in early campaigns. In 1779 ill heal... Read more
James Parton
James Parton 1822-91, American biographer, b. England. He came to the United States in 1827. In 1848 he joined the staff of N. P. Willis's Home Journal in New York City. His biographical writing began with the very successful Life of Horace Greeley (1855) and was followed by biographies of Aaro... Read more
Tapping Reeve
Tapping Reeve 1744-1823, American lawyer and jurist, b. Brookhaven, N.Y. In 1784 he opened his law school in Litchfield, Conn.; it was one of the first schools of law in the United States. Aaron Burr, John C. Calhoun, Horace Mann, and many other future senators, governors, and judges studied there.... Read more
Luther Martin
Luther Martin c.1748-1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding office from 1778 to 1805 and again from 1818 to 1822 (although he was inactive in his last two years of office). He was a ... Read more
Edmund Pendleton Gaines
Edmund Pendleton Gaines 1777-1849, U.S. army officer, b. Culpeper co., Va.; brother of George Strother Gaines. He spent his boyhood in Tennessee and at the age of 22 joined the U.S. army. He surveyed (1801-4) Gaines Trace between Nashville and Natchez. In 1807 he arrested Aaron Burr and then testif... Read more
John Vanderlyn
John Vanderlyn , 1776-1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart and in Paris. From 1796 to 1815 much of his life was spent in Paris and in Rome. He achieved a high reputation with such compositions as Marius am... Read more
William Wirt
William Wirt , 1772-1834, U.S. Attorney General and author, b. Bladensburg, Md. He had little formal schooling but was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1792. His first book was an anonymous collection of sketches called The Letters of a British Spy (1803), which purported to be the work of a "mee... Read more
James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson 1757-1825, American general, b. Calvert co., Md. Abandoning his medical studies in 1776 to join the army commanded by George Washington, he served as a captain in Benedict Arnold's unsuccessful Quebec campaign. Later he was Gen. Horatio Gates's deputy adjutant general in the Saratog... Read more
duel
duel prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under judicial supervision (see ordeal ).... Read more
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Zebulon Montgomery Pike 1779-1813, American explorer, an army officer, b. Lamberton (now part of Trenton), N.J. He joined the army (c.1793) and was commissioned second lieutenant in 1799. In 1805 he led an exploring party to search for the source of the Mississippi River; although he mistakenly ide... Read more

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Burr, Aaron
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law BURR, AARON Aaron Burr was a soldier, lawyer, and politician...administration treated him like an outsider. Burr blamed his failure to secure the top office...of her own. In 1801, United States v. Aaron Burr In 1807 Aaron Burr was prosecuted...
Aaron Burr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aaron Burr American lawyer and politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836) was vice president under Thomas Jefferson...and to separate certain western areas from the United States. Aaron Burr was born in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 6, 1756, the...
Burr Conspiracy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Burr Conspiracy. See Burr, Aaron .
Dueling
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...the results of one duel especially — between aaron burr and alexander hamilton — the practice lost...leader Alexander Hamilton and New England politician Aaron Burr. The two had confronted and spoken harshly to each other...
James Wilkinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...western land intrigues with Spain and in Aaron Burr's scheme to disrupt the Union...possession of Louisiana from France. Burr Conspiracy During the winter of 1804...began his fateful relationship with Aaron Burr. His actual involvement in the...
Harman Blennerhassett
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Anglo-Irish pioneer in America, an associate of Aaron Burr . Wealthy and gifted, he fell in love with and married...gentleman scholar interested in experiments in physics until Aaron Burr won (1805) his interest in Burr's plan of Western...
Litchfield Law School
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...arrived in Litchfield, after marrying Sally Burr, daughter of President Aaron Burr of Princeton and sister of aaron burr, the later vice president. Until...Prominent statesmen and politicians, such as Aaron Burr and john c. calhoun, studied law...
Martin, Luther
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...motivated. In 1807, Martin represented aaron burr, who was accused of treason. Martin...personal and political dislike of Burr. His indictment of the Jefferson...to help support Martin. In 1823, Aaron Burr took Martin into his home, where...
Luther Martin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...early manhood. Martin himself became infatuated with Aaron Burr's daughter, who was already married. Martin lent...again opposed Jefferson in the famous treason trial of Aaron Burr; Martin's skillful defense aided in getting Burr acquitted...
Alexander Hamilton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...between Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr , left the choice of chief executive...influence made Jefferson President and Burr Vice President—an outcome in accord with the popular will, but Burr was disgruntled. When in 1804 Hamilton...

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Burr, Aaron
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Burr, Aaron (1756–1836) U.S. senator...Gen. Israel Putnam in New York City, Burr played a central role in rescuing American...September 1776). In the election of 1800, Burr tied with Thomas Jefferson , but was defeated...
Burr-Hamilton Duel
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BURR-HAMILTON DUEL BURR-HAMILTON DUEL. Dueling, used as a...the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The confrontation between Burr...Thomas. Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America. New...
Ex Parte Bollman
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...treason as participants in the Burr conspiracy. Justus Erich Bollman...copies of a letter in cipher from Aaron Burr to General James Wilkinson...McCaleb, Walter F. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy; and a New Light on Aaron Burr. New York: Argosy-Antiquarian...
Spanish Conspiracy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Wilkinson joined forces with a disaffected Aaron Burr, who had treasonous plans for a vast empire...Doubleday, 1941. McCaleb, Walter Flavius. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy; and, A New Light on Aaron Burr. New York: Argosy-Antiquarian, 1966...
Treason
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...arose from an 1807 conspiracy led by Aaron Burr, who had served as vice president...newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Burr and two confederates, Bollman and...construction to doubtful cases." Burr was acquitted 1 September 1807, after...
Levy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...South America. The British may have offered the Levy to Aaron Burr, but no organization ever emerged. Miranda failed, and...returned to Great Britain. BIBLIOGRAPHY Kennedy, Roger G. Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character. New...
Conspiracy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...prosecute conspiracies proved difficult. For example, Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason in 1807 despite recruiting an army in order to secure the secession of Louisiana. Burr was not shown to have personally participated in conduct...
Democratic Party
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison of Virginia and Aaron Burr and George Clinton of New York. The four founders of the...twentieth century. Jeffersonian Origins Jefferson, Madison, Burr, and Clinton began their party as an organized opposition...
Dueling
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...number of duels are known to history, most famously that of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in 1804. Others include Andrew...Oxford University Press, 1986. Karen Rae Mehaffey See also Burr-Hamilton Duel ; South, the: The Antebellum South .
Electoral College
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...electoral college with his party's putative vice president, Aaron Burr. Lame-duck Federalists had the chance to decide the...from voting and thus chose Jefferson as president over Burr, but the election had clearly pointed to a problem. The...

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Aaron Burr, portrayed as misunderstood Founding hero.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/1/2007; 700+ words ; ...national chronicle, though, Aaron Burr is frequently cited as...their style and sweep. Aaron Burr came from splendid...Washington, D.C. So, poor Burr was tried for treason and...office after another, Aaron Burr became a very different...
Burr in the saddle.(Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr)(Book review)
Magazine article from: National Review; 7/30/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, by Nancy Isenberg (Viking...book, to rehabilitate Aaron Burr brings to mind the...historians. Since his death Burr has been taken up by what...Rather than seeking the true Aaron Burr, Isenberg argues...
Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason
Magazine article from: South Carolina Historical Magazine; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason. By Buckner F...privy to intimate conversations with Aaron Burr in the 1973 novel Burr, Buckner F...exist-Walter Flavius McCaleb's The Aaron Burr Conspiracy (1966) and Thomas Perkins...
Blennerhassett Museum gets first Aaron Burr item: Purchase of silhouette marks 200th anniversary of vice president's third and final visit to island
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 9/5/2006; ; 587 words ; ...Blennerhassett Museum has its first item of Aaron Burr, who may have tried to lead prominent...the silhouette coincides with the Aaron Burr Association's visit to the...C., president-general of the Aaron Burr Association. "A lot of what...
Profile: Re-enactment of 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 7/11/2004; ; 683 words ; ...Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Host: DEBBIE ELLIOTT...ANTONIO BURR: (As Aaron Burr) Yes, I am. Unidentified...of singing) SOLOMON: Burr makes a hasty exit...people includes dozens of Burrs and Hamiltons who, to...interesting meeting a Burr family member. SOLOMON: The ...
February's anniversaries.(Aaron Burr acquitted of treason in Alexander Hamilton's killing)(Design and construction of Old Bailey courthouse)(Andrei Gromyko's political life)
Magazine article from: History Today; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Aaron Burr Arrested for Treason February 19th, 1807 THE THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT OF...complicated legal proceedings he was questionably acquitted of treason. Aaron Burr came from a prominent family of clerics and scholars, but he always had...
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Early Republic; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr. By Nancy Isenberg. (New York: Viking, 2007. Pp...and most maligned figures of the founding generation, Aaron Burr. It is certainly the best of the many Burr biographies...
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America.(Review)
Magazine article from: The American Prospect; 5/8/2000; ; 700+ words ; Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America, by Thomas...treatment, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America...ultimately fatal collision course with Aaron Burr was his effort on behalf of his...
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America. By Thomas...this book spurns the explanation that Aaron Burr murdered his long-time rival...deadlocked in 1800, Fleming suggests that Aaron Burr ignored political issues and envisioned...
Classic GOT MILK? TV Spot - 'Aaron Burr' - Is Back on Air.
PR Newswire; 7/9/2002; 700+ words ; ...campaign in October 1993. "Aaron Burr," or "Awooon Buuuhh...national distribution. "Aaron Burr" was developed in...including a portrait of Burr and the actual bullet preserved...What's remarkable about Aaron Burr is that people still...