Aaron Burr In the News in 2008
12/18/08:
Dear Sir--
I am a high school student named Andrea Rodgers at Poly High School in Southern California. I'm writing a paper about Aaron Burr for a national history project known as History Day. I found this email address on the ABA Website. I had difficulty finding information about Burr that is not negatively biased, I was hoping you might be able to answer some questions that I would very muclike to hear the other side of. I was also wondering if ordering "The Chronicle" or joining ABA would be useful to me in my research. Also, I was wondering if you had any recommendations for me in obtaining information or other interviews. Any time you can spare me I would greatly appreciate. My ten questions are below.
It was permanent, lasting to this day. Fear of tyrants or dictators does not allow the masses to overturn them. Look at Africa or the Mideast today, run by religious zealots. Iraqis could not dispose of Saddam Hussein until we helped. Jefferson sought more presidential power as soon as he stole the Presidency from Burr by having his agent make a deal with the Delaware representative to change his vote in exchange for certain Port Appointments, etc. (This is similar to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's secret dealings to decide an important political seat.) Jefferson feared Burr, and was only cordial to him when he needed Burr's help to control the Judiciary. Burr of course did the right thing, and thwarted TJ's coup.
Yes. Young women were denied education, and treated as inferior. Burr married a woman 10 yrs older for her intellect, and they encouraged their daughter to exceed. Hamilton had an affair with a 23 year old girl, while telling his wife with his 5 children not to travel to Philadelphia without first telling him. Hamilton used the newspapers to attack Burr. Burr was loved by society at large until his political problems with TJ and AH.
All politicians are supported by some and opposed by others. Reagan and Clinton are good examples. In the early newspaper days, slander was in its written infancy. Burr's legal suit to correct lies was infeasible. Burr's opponents were the plantation owners who propped up Jefferson and then Madison and Monroe. Burr's advocacy for the common man and woman met resistance from slave owners and Hamilton's controlling aristocrats.
Please read on this web site about Hamilton's brother John Church who owned the trick pistols. Hamilton knew that if he survived, he would burn his intent letters. If he died, he knew they would be published. That wasted round a few feet over Burr's head before Burr could fire was a miss, not a gallant gesture from such a despicable figure.
(If I seem to be harsh on AH, please recall that it is his economic system copied from England that has allowed today's fiscal mess by the too powerful Federalists.)
Please read Yale Professor Joanne Freeman's Affairs of Honor to see how Jefferson bribed James Bayard. Popular opinion backed war hero Burr over TJ who never fought. And Burr's father from Princeton, and grandfather Jonathan Edwards made him wildly popular.
6. George Morgan claimed to be friends with Burr, and they were clearly friendly enough that Burr felt comfortable talking about his plans (even vaguely) that had caused him to be in the west while having dinner there. What, under these circumstances could have caused Morgan to testify against Burr in the case of The U.S. v. Burr if Burr was not guilty in this respect?
At that dinner, it was clear Morgan's own sons wanted to leave Pittsburgh and join Burr out west. Some parents are jealous, and like their offspring to not move away.
Jefferson was for slavery, and slave owners needed to sell slave babies for big profit. The new market was out west. Burr purchased the Bastrop land in Louisiana, and it was known that slaves could live free there because it was set for small farms, not cotton. Plantation owners "freaked out." Instead of an underground railroad having to stretch all the way north, runaway slaves could simply go to Bastrop for freedom. The head of the army Wilkinson betrayed Burr by trying to turn him over to the more powerful TJ. Burr escaped Wilkinson, but was trapped in Alabama. Sensational stories meant to sell newspapers are also to blame. TJ made a fool of himself at the trial where Burr won.
I'm not familiar with this quote. Its sounds like something out of the romance novels that portray Burr as David Niven did in Magnificent Doll. In the 1790's he was great, and was reduced to poverty while in Europe. We cannot imagine such contrast today, when even the poorest Americans do not go hungry. Remember that several wealthy Revolutionary War financiers ended up in debtor's prison for failing to pay bills. (Not Burr) Compare this to Mr. Madoff residing in his 7 million dollar apartment this morning.
Adams Sr. knew Burr in his prime. Quincy played to the politics after Burr lost popularity. As a widower, Burr did date in the 1820's etc. and was a target for "moral indignation." By Theodosia loosing his letters on the Patriot, Burr legacy was left to Matthew Davis who over edited with the fireplace and his opinions.
Burr's reputation was ruined after the Duel, because no one knew about the hair trigger advantage Hamilton had until 1976.
When Burr lost Theodosia at sea, he was wiped out and severely depressed. While Burr was VP, Jefferson purposely made no Federal appointments for Burrs supporters who felt betrayed for their campaign loyalty. (It was a miracle he even competed for the governorship against Morgan Lewis in 1804.) Being in Europe, and unable to return until Dolly Madison pulled strings caused Burr to be out of touch. He did not want to compete against the ruthless DeWitt Clinton. He needed money and reestablished his good law practice instead.
Happy Holidays, Sincerely,
Andy Rodgers
P.S. If you're reading this, I take it you've answered my questions. So, thank you!
Thank you Andy. Please try to read Nancy Isenberg's book for more information, and call Stuart Johnson for more info on the ABA. Pete
Dec 10:
Following is a bit of trivia concerning the Burr-Hamilton duel. It comes from Wikipedia’s description of the history of the Got Milk? advertising campaign
The first Got Milk? advertisement, in October 1993, featured a hapless history buff (played by Sean Whalen) who receives a call to answer a radio station's $10,000 trivia question (voiced by Rob Paulsen), "Who shot Alexander Hamilton in that famous duel?" The man's apartment is shown to be a private museum to the duel, packed with artifacts. He answers the question correctly, but because his mouth is full of peanut butter and he has no milk to wash it down, his answer is unintelligible. The ad, directed by Hollywood director Michael Bay, was at the top of the advertising industry's award circuit in 1994. In 2002, the ad was named one of the ten best commercials of all time by a USA Today poll, and was run again nationwide that same year. It has since been featured in numerous books on advertising and is being used in case studies at top-flight programs around the country.
History News Network 10/20/08
Mr. Hoffer is Distinguished Research Professor, Department of History, University of Georgia. He is the author of The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr (paperback, 2008).
In the next year, the public opinion will have occasion to revisit President
George W. Bush’s attempts to ferret out and punish suspected terrorists. The
president made it clear, before any trials at law occurred, that he thought the
detainees were guilty. Some of the initiatives taken by his appointees, for
example Department of Justice in-house rulings on the use of torture, have
already been exposed to the public criticism. The prison camp at Guantanamo may
or may not be disbanded, depending on who wins the presidential election this
November. While much of the present controversy stems from 9/11, the basic
questions of the relationship between the presidency and the High Court, and
presidential pre-judgment of suspected threats to national security, has a
precedent in the first years of our Republic. Before and during the treason
trials of Aaron Burr, President Thomas Jefferson adopted a stance strikingly
similar to that of President Bush.....
See entire article here:
http://hnn.us/articles/55298.html
Hi, Peter. Can you put a link to The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale on our ABA website. It is http://edwards.yale.edu. The photos from the meeting were great. Thanks & best regards..
Sue
10/10/08
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzllNGY3YzllOWJkMmFlMTg1OGI4OGU2ODA1OTk4MzE=
The Senate
and the VP [Amy Holmes] Friday, October 03, 2008
Until 1937, most Vice Presidents took the oath of office in the Senate chamber, prior to the President's swearing-in ceremony. This made the Vice President's swearing-in ceremony distinct and separate from the President's.
Not much news fit to upload in September.
We are often asked about Aaron Burr's farewell speech to the Senate.
The best account of it was John Quincy Adams's account as follows:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/17colnj.html?ref=nyregionspecial2
Elizabeth
PART of the new steeple for the old church dangled from a tall crane, 21 tons rising slowly above the shady green oasis at the heart of the city, halfway between where it had been and where it was going — a position familiar to the minister who did so much to get it here.
Let’s hope it fits,” said the Rev. Charles Brackbill as he watched the white clock section of the steeple lifted toward the brick bell tower. Old First Presbyterian Church was about to look again the way it did when Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr — who both spent time here — were still around....
When you click on Aaron Burr above, here's how the NYTimes describes him. This should be corrected.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/aaron_burr/index.html?inline=nyt-per
Hello All,
We are pleased to announce that our third grandchild (and third grandson) Sean Campbell Burr was born on Thursday, July 31, coming in at 8 lbs., 13 oz., and 22" in length. Mom Vincie and dad Andy are doing fine. Wife Dale and I are worn out from watching Tyler (4) and Noah (2) for a couple of days.
Take care,
Frank and Dale Burr
....While supporters cited a growing need for senior housing in the Princeton area, opponents felt the large building would ruin the character and charm of the small residential neighborhood, where many of the houses were built during the early 20th, and even 19th, centuries. The proposed structure would also sit across the street from the historic Princeton Cemetery, home to the graves of historical figures such as Aaron Burr and Grover Cleveland. ....
http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1217649943140060.xml&coll=5
Filming Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton
Sheila Hennessey, Michael Pack (who we met in Richmond) and cameraman Tony in Weehawken on site.
Doug Hamilton and Antonio Burr fire pistols loaded by Vern Crofoot who also worked on Glory, Alamo and John Adams.
Richard Brookhiser (center) narrates.
Doug with members of the Society of the Cincinnati at a round table.
Defending Burr on film were Frank Price, another Society member, Antonio and
Pete Tavino.
Here is the medal George Washington gave Alexander Hamilton.
Doug said it may be the first time since the 4th of July,1804 that the medal heard the rendition of the Hamilton song, sung in Doug's great singing voice.
It was also cut with scissors. Possibly by Dr. Hosack?
It was interesting to note that the Society of the Cincinnati membership is limited to the first son of the first son of the first son... of Revolutionary War Officers.
Watch PBS for the show in a few months. Posted 7/26.
Anniversary of Burr in New Orleans with someone's version of the expedition west:
http://readerrant.capitolhillblue.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=68763
July 17, 2008 - A beautiful summer evening.
The stone to the far right marks the grave of Aaron Burr's sister Sally Burr Reeve.
The white stone is for her husband Tapping Reeve, who tutored Aaron and Sally at Princeton.
The horizontal tomb to the left contains the remains of Oliver Wolcott Jr. who replaced Hamilton as Washington's Treasury Secretary.
Oliver Jr. was at William Bayard's house July 11/12, 1804 as Hamilton lay mortally wounded.
Next to Oliver Jr's. resting place is the tomb of his father who signed the Declaration of Independence.
A new item of interest concerning Aaron and Sally and Tapping's time in Litchfield is that the Congregational Church's minister was Robert Edwards, grandson of Jonathan Edwards and thus their cousin. Time of his tenure and any family connection is to be reported.
Two Really Special People and a Host of Others
Greene County Daily World - Linton,In,USA
Oddly, one of these children, William Van Ness, was a close friend of Aaron
Burr, and it was William (at a much later date) who carried Burr's challenge
of ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/07/06/2008-07-06_the_deliciously_sordid_history_of_divorc.html
Sunday, July 6th 2008, 2:23 AM
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Alexander Hamilton
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The economy is tanking, investment banks are teetering and the cost of everything from gasoline to milk is going up as expectations for the future dim.
At least we have a good divorce trial to distract us. Rather than fret about the state of the nation and the world we can read about Christie Brinkley and her perv husband.
Soon, we may also have Alex Rodriguez and his wife, maybe with Madonna and Lenny Kravitz tossed in.
And the Fourth of July weekend is a propitious time to give thanks for such distractions, for Colonial authorities had refused to grant divorces in New York for nearly a century before the Revolution.
In 1787, a socially prominent gentleman named Isaac Governeur petitioned the fledgling New York State Legislature for a divorce from his wife, who had committed numerous adulteries, which she ascribed to reading too many romance novels.
The matter was referred to a committee headed by Alexander Hamilton, who happened to have been born out of wedlock in the West Indies. His mother had been married to another man before meeting his father and had at one point been jailed for "adulterous whoring with everyone." The law had barred her from remarrying, even if his father had so desired.
Hamilton's committee decreed that divorces would be granted by the newly established courts, but solely on the grounds of adultery. Hamilton then arranged to represent Governeur, making himself not only the author of New York's first divorce law but its first divorce lawyer as well.
As is taught in every school, Hamilton was subsequently killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. What is not taught is that Hamilton achieved a posthumous revenge when Burr was sued for divorce at the age of 79 for "committing adultery at divers [diverse] times with divers females."
The chief witness was a servant, Maria Johnson, who had came upon Burr in the throes of passion with a woman decidedly not his wife. Johnson was particularly repulsed because, in her words, "He was a very old man." The divorce was granted on the very day Burr died at his Staten Island home. ....
No mention of the 23 year old Maria Reynolds?
7/3/08 Treason Trial for those who wish to learn English.
Did you know Jefferson told Burr there would be no war
with Spain, but Burr proceeded anyway?
So says this author, who needs to do better research, before teaching immigrants
about Burr.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-07-01-voa2.cfm
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http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-06-25-voa1.cfm
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6571313.html 6/20/08
Hoffer, Peter Charles. The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr.
Univ. Pr. of Kansas. (Landmark Law Cases & American Society). Aug. 2008. c.224p.
index. ISBN 978-0-7006-1591-9. $35; pap. ISBN 978-0-7006-1592-6. $16.95. HIST
Verdict: Largely favorable to Burr, Hoffer’s book is well
researched and an accessibly written account. Recommended fo
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early American and legal history collections in large public and all academic
libraries.
Background: Most people know Aaron Burr as the scoundrel who
killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Hoffer (history, Univ. of Georgia;
coauthor,
The Supreme Court: An Essential History) examines another notorious—and
historically significant—portion of this man’s long and complex life, his 1807
trial for treason. Hoffer devotes most of his efficiently written book to
setting the stage for his titular focus, summarizing the work of other scholars
as he does so. He provides a brief biography of Burr, a history of the law of
treason and its enforcement in the Anglo-American tradition, and a perhaps
unavoidably fuzzy history of Burr’s exploits in the West. No one to this day is
100 percent clear on Burr’s actual intentions in his adventures that provoked
his trial and that of his compatriots Erick Bollman and Samuel Swartwout. The
last quarter of the book hones in on the landmark case of U.S. v. Burr,
considered one of the most important in U.S. history as it tested (and
confirmed) the neutrality of the judicial branch in a highly politicized
circumstance. The book ends with the author’s own best guess as to what Burr’s
intentions were in his ventures to the West.—Robert Flatley, Kutztown Univ., PA
Political leaders pay tribute to TV's Russert
The Associated Press -
"Maybe Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr will be on for the full hour
debating," he said. Luke Russert repeated much of the eulogy at the memorial
service, ...
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These Founding Fathers, once friends and colleagues, had become the bitterest of enemies. After years of escalating tension, Burr had finally challenged Hamilton to a duel. In the end, only one man survived, but their infamous rivalry lives on.
From the Gothamist,
The country manse was originally situated just south of what is now 143rd St. in Manhattan, before it was moved a block south in 1899, into what is now a cramped lot, crowded by a church and another building. That was supposed to be a temporary relocation.
This weekend, preservationists and a group of very skilled engineers transported the home another block south and a block east to St. Nicholas Park. The building was also re-oriented, because it's original southwestern orientation would have left the front of the building facing into a cliff in the park.
scurrilous adj. 1. grossly or obscenely abusive. 2. coarsely jocular or derisive. (I don't think so.)
Peter,
I'm just alerting you to the fact that there's a very interesting article in the
April 2008 issue of THE WILLIAM & MARY QUARTERLY, "'A Very Convenient
Instrument': The Manhattan Company, Aaron Burr, and the Election of 1800" by
Brian Phillips Murphy, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Virginia. The
article is favorable to Burr & I recommend it to our members. It's not
available on-line unless you are a subscriber, but most good libraries should
have it, or it could always be ordered through inter-library loan.
Best regards,
Sue
Suzanne G. Bowles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ 07470
phone: 973-720-2719
fax: 973-720-3079
email: BowlesS@wpunj.edu 5/20/08
5. Aaron Burr: Thomas Jefferson's V.P.
No story on vice presidents would be complete without Aaron Burr -- best known for shooting and killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. After the incident, Burr went back to presiding over the Senate. From there, he plotted a treasonous conspiracy to become emperor of the western United States and Mexico.
The plan could have worked, but one of Burr's co-conspirators ratted him out. He was tried in 1807 before the Supreme Court, which found him not guilty, mainly because he hadn't actually committed the treason yet. A free man, Burr turned his sights on Florida. He went to France and tried to convince Napoleon Bonaparte to help him conquer the swampland, but that plan foundered, too.
Although his political high jinks often failed, Burr consistently found success with the ladies. After his wife died in 1794, Burr remained a bachelor for 40 years, making the acquaintance of several eligible socialites. He enjoyed flirtations with Philadelphia debutantes, as well as a widow named Dolley Payne Todd -- later known as Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison.
At age 76, Burr married a wealthy widow of ill-repute and plundered her fortune. Citing numerous infidelities on his part, she filed for divorce and was actually granted it. Unfortunately for her, it came through on the day Burr died.
The 3/18 reenactment of the arrest of Aaron Burr in Alabama did occur.
Several ABA members attended. Here are some photos posted 4/12:
John Jackson and Nick Warren from Baldwin County Historical Society
ABA Member Judge Brian Hardison; Henry Skinner, dressed as a soldier pursuing Burr, shaking hands with ABA President General Stuart Johnson.
(Henry Skinner is a descendent of General James Wilkinson)
ABA Member Alan Clark, M.D. and his friend Susan, a professor of humanities
-all at Bicentennial Park with camp and re-enactors in the background.
Re-enactor Eli with beard killed a poisonous Brown Recluse spider hours before the event.
Thanks to all, including Cindy Hardison and Helena Lawrence who participated.
The Aaron Burr association appreciates all historic events that shed light on activities of Aaron Burr.
from wikipedia. 4/4/08
The Pistols
Others have attributed Hamilton's apparent misfire to the hair-triggered design
of the Wogdon duelling pistols, both of which survive today. Only Hamilton,
familiar with the weapons, would have known about and been able to use the
hair-trigger. However, when asked by Pendleton before the duel if he would have
the "hair-spring" pistol, Hamilton reportedly replied "not this time."[14] The
"hair-spring" pistol provided an advantage because it took less time to fire,
being more sensitive to the movement of the trigger finger.
The pistols belonged to Hamilton's brother-in-law, John Barker Church, who was a
business partner of both Hamilton and Burr. He purchased the pistols in London
in 1797. They had previously been used in a 1799 duel between Church and Burr,
in which neither man was injured. In 1801, Hamilton's son, Philip, used them in
the duel in which he died. In 1930 the pistols were sold to the Chase Manhattan
Bank, now preserved by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The guns are on display in the
Executive Conference center of 277 Park Avenue in Manhattan.
For the United States Bicentennial anniversary in 1976, Chase Manhattan allowed
the pistols to be removed and loaned to the U.S. Bicentennial Society of
Richmond. When the original pistol was examined, the concealed hair trigger was
discovered.[33]
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Thank you Nick! We'll be posting Stuart's pictures soon.
Are you all enjoying the John Adams mini series? Did any of you audition and become actors after the notice on this ABA web site? The first two episodes were quite good. But they should have added to the scene when John Adams met George Washington in Boston in 1775. The two horse riders were destined to be the first two presidents of our country. How great if they had noted that the 19 year old in the tent next to them would get more presidential votes than incumbent Adams in 1800.
3/18 Regarding the bank that Aaron Burr founded:
The Defense Department has the Pentagon. Now, JPMorgan Chase can claim the “Octagon” as its own.
Part of the banking giant’s $236 million purchase of Bear Stearns is the acquisition of its eight-sided, 43-story headquarters on Madison Avenue, footsteps away from JPMorgan’s headquarters on Park Avenue. In fact, James Dimon, JPMorgan’s chairman and chief executive, could probably look out his window and see his newest trophy..
JPMorgan’s midtown Manhattan offices, which comprise a large portion of its work space....
270 Park Ave.: The former Union Carbide Building is now JPMorgan’s global headquarters, where Mr. Dimon’s office resides on the eighth floor. (Here’s a tidbit of historical trivia: ensconced in a glass case on that floor are the dueling pistols used by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804. Mr. Burr founded the Manhattan Bank, a predecessor of the modern JPMorgan.)
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/jpmorgans-expanding-campus/
3/5/08 For information on Aaron Burr's grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, click on this link.
Staff Reporter
Two centuries ago, one of the stranger episodes in U.S. history came to an end in the wilds of southwest Alabama when a disguised fugitive -- former Vice President Aaron Burr -- was captured while trying to flee the country.
Those events will be reenacted and commemorated March 15 as part of Baldwin County's upcoming bicentennial.
Burr was taken into custody Feb. 20, 1807, on the road to the community of New Wakefield in what is now Washington County. On March 6, he was transferred by boat to Boatyard Lake in present-day Baldwin County. There, he was turned over to Capt. Nicholas Perkins of Tennessee and the men who would escort him to Richmond, Va., to stand trial on federal charges of treason.
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The reenactment of his arrest will be one of the first celebrations of the Baldwin bicentennial, according to Nick Warren, director of special projects for the county Archives agency.
Baldwin County was established by the Mississippi Territorial Legislature in December 1809. Only two of Alabama's 67 counties -- Washington and Madison -- are older.
Generally, if modern Americans do recognize Burr's name, Warren said, it is as the man who fatally shot former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a New Jersey duel.
"Actually, he (Burr) was a major figure in history, a Revolutionary War hero, vice president and all these controversial things that he had going on," Warren said.
Burr was traveling down the Mississippi River with a contingent of 60 armed recruits in 1806. He appeared to want to start a Texas rebellion that would push the Spanish out of that territory and then out of Mexico, according to Albert Pickett's 19th century "History of Alabama."
Gen. James Wilkinson, governor of the Louisiana Territory, who was suspected of cooperating with Burr in the Texas scheme, sent word to President Thomas Jefferson that Burr also planned to seize areas of the present-day southern U.S.
Jefferson, under whom Burr had served as vice president from 1801 to 1805, ordered Burr's arrest.
On Jan. 10, 1807, Burr learned of the arrest order in Natchez, Miss., when he read a newspaper story. He surrendered to local officials, but jumped bail and fled toward Spanish Florida, which then included Mobile and Pensacola, according to Pickett.
Warren said modern historians do not know Burr's precise plans or goals. He said Wilkinson, the chief witness against Burr, had a reputation for telling whatever story best suited his interests at the moment.
Later, Wilkinson captured Mobile from the Spanish in 1813.
Burr was tried in August 1807 and found innocent after U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that a treason charge must have at least two witnesses to be proven.
Burr then spent several years in Europe. He returned to the United States in 1812 and took up his law practice. He died in 1836 at the age of 80.
During the local events March 15, portions of the Burr story will be told by reenactors, some of whom will portray the recruits in "Burr's army."
"We don't know a lot about them," Warren said. "Many were probably former soldiers. They probably were a group of freebooters and all different kinds of rascals."
From Baldwin County Commission: http://www.al.com/news/press-register/baldwin.ssf?/base/news/1204453028131830.xml&coll=3
B. Aaron Burr Living History: Authorize a living history depicting the actions of Aaron Burr near the Baldwin County area in 1807 at a cost not to exceed $1,000. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at the Baldwin County Bicentennial Park located two miles north of I-65 on Alabama 225. In addition, allow members of the living history cast to camp at the Bicentennial Park overnight to properly set up their camp and to immerse themselves fully in the interpretation.
Feb 18
An early USA map hanging in the office of the Baldwin County Historical Society near where Burr was arrested.
Nick Warren and John Jackson show Peter Tavino where Lt Perkins' military re enactors will assemble March 15.
The Tensaw River, where Burr was captured.
This Week In Alabama History
South Alabamian - Jackson,AL,USA
February 19, 1807: Former US vice-president Aaron Burr is arrested in the
Mississippi Territory at McIntosh Bluff, Washington County, in present day
Alabama ...
Posted 2/13
AARON BURR DAY – MARCH 15TH 2008
Tours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Baldwin County Bicentennial Park
Hwy 225 – 2 miles south of Stockton
Sponsored by the Baldwin County Department of Archives and History
Come learn about the mystery, activities and adventure of the pursuit and arrest of Aaron Burr near the Baldwin County area in 1807. Living Historians will have exhibits related to Burr’s plot to commit treason and the ultimate pursuit and capture of this colorful American.
For more information contact or the Baldwin County Archives and History Department – Nick Warren 251-580-1826
Happy Birthday Aaron. - born Feb 6, 1756
Bob Cavaliere
All our best wishes to Debbie.
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Georgetown, South Carolina, has a public library with a past. One of its original donors was Vice President Aaron Burr. When the library was established in 1799, more than 90 percent of the people in Georgetown County were slaves. Today, the library brings together patrons of all races to study their county's history. In 2001, the library organized a two-week visit by the Freedom Schooner Amistad. More than 20,000 people came to explore this replica of the historic slave ship, and to participate in library-sponsored lectures and exhibitions. ....
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Richard Burr, sans socks, plowed through the New Hampshire snowdrifts last week stumping for John McCain for president, which is likely to re-ignite talk that he could be McCain's vice presidential running mate.
If Burr, a Republican senator from Winston-Salem, were to land on the national ticket someday, it would hardly be startling, and not just because one of his ancestors, Aaron Burr, served as vice president.
As North Carolina emerges as a politically competitive megastate, Tar Heel political leaders are increasingly becoming national players in politics.
Burr succeeded Democrat John Edwards, who is in his second presidential campaign. Edwards defeated Republican Lauch Faircloth, who in turn beat Democrat Terry Sanford, who twice ran for president.
North Carolina's other senator, Elizabeth Dole, has already run for president. She succeeded Sen. Jesse Helms, who was twice nominated for vice president. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/877507.html
January 8 Thank you Morley Thompson for allowing us to use your script for the local re-enactment of the trial.
It was a successful repeat performance of the ABA production in Richmond last October.
Actors minus the narrator, assemble before going on stage. The cravats were a big hit.
For more pictures and information, click here.
"Yes, you can find smart videos on YouTube, although they tend to have a different style," he noted. Still, he questioned whether users would rather see a British professor on Big Think "blather on about the history of America," or the popular YouTube video where a person describes the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, after having drunk a bottle of Scotch.
To view this 5 minute stupid comedy skit, go to www.Youtube.com
Look for the drunk history video.
By
Dale
McGarrigle
Saturday, January 05, 2008 - Bangor Daily News
Having married into a St. John Valley family whose roots go back to Quebec and Acadia, then France, I’ve long been interested in Franco-American genealogy and history.
A new book published by Tilbury House in Gardiner, "Voyages: A Maine Franco-American Reader,".....
The name Barry Rodrigue brings to mind the Arnold Expedition from the Kennebec to Quebec, so it’s good to find his article, "An Album in the Attic: The Forgotten Frontier of the Quebec-Maine Borderlands during the Revolutionary War."
Did you know that in 1831, Vice President Aaron Burr, who had been on the expedition, gave many of Arnold’s papers to the Maine Historical Society?
Beatrice Craig of Ottawa is well-known for her work in St. John Valley genealogy and history, including the "reconstitutions" of valley families she donated to the Acadian Archives at the University of Maine at Fort Kent......
http://bangornews.com/news/t/lifestyle.aspx?articleid=158535&zoneid=14
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As part of the focus on Baldwin County history, tickets should go on sale in
early January for the North-South Ball slated May 10 in Robertsdale.
Participants at the Civil War period ball will be asked to dress in period
attire (circa 1861) and music will be provided by “Unreconstructed,” a
nationally known period music band.
A Living History Interpretation tentatively planned for March, featuring living
historians, will reflect on the life of Aaron Burr, who spent time in the
northern part of the county.
Burr, born in 1756 and a former vice president of the U.S., challenged and
mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel at Weehawken, N.J., on July 11,
1804. He was indicted for murder but never tried. He was arrested and tried for
treason in August 1807 for attempting to form a republic in the Southwest which
he planned to head. He was acquitted.
Within the next six months, an Indian village will be partially constructed for
visitors and students to examine building techniques of Indian dwellings,
according to Nick Warren, county historic projects coordinator....
Full article: http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2007/12/31/local_news/doc4778ff867c5a5998951245.txt
Here is a link about Fort Stoddart from the Blennerhassett papers
Here's a mapquest map of Fort Stoddart and Bay Minette.
The small village of Wakefield does not appear on mapquest.
The route to Washington City through Tensaw does show up.
LINKS TO NEWS PAGES ABOUT AARON BURR FROM MARCH 2005 to PRESENT
