Report of the Trails of Colonel Aaron Burr, (Late Vice President of the Untied States,) for Treason, and for A Misdemeanor, In preparing the means of a Military Expedition against Mexico, a territory of the King of Spain, with whom the United States were at peace, in the Circuit Court of the United States, Held at the city of Richmond, in the district of Virginia, int he Summer Term of the year 1807. To Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing the Arguments and Evidence in Support and Defense of the Motion Afterwards Made by the Counsel for the United States, To Commit A. Burr, H. Blannerhassett and I. Smith, To Be sent for Trial to the State of Kentucky, for Treason or Misdemeanor, Alleged to be Committed there. Taken in Short Hand by David Robertson, Counsellor at Law. Complete in Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Published by Hopkins and Earle, Fry and Kammerer, Printers, 1808, original publisher's boards, 596 pp, 539 pp. 9 x 6", 8vos.
In poor condition. As is. Publishers boards on both volumes exhibit general soling & scuffed with worn edges and corners. Heads and tails of spines lacking - binding exposed. Paper title labels on spines are chipped & generally dulled, but still legible. General age or tea staining exhibited on both volumes' boards. Previous ownership signature found on Vol. II's rear paste-down (upside-down): P.C. Tiffany. Hinges fragile on both volumes, but boards are still intact. Vol. II's front end-page exhibits large loss to top half of page. Vol. II's binding is broken at p. 216-217. Toning and foxing throughout text-blocks. Water dampness staining exhibited at fore-edge of both text-blocks. Age-staining present. No known marginalia. Binding of Vol. I intact; binding of Vol. II broken. Reading copies. Please see photos.
Aaron Burr Jr. (1756-1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third Vice President of the Untied States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. He was a co-founder of the Bank of New York, which he founded in June 1784 along with Alexander Hamilton. He founded the Manhattan Company on September 1, 1799. His legacy is defined by his famous personal and political conflict with Hamilton, which culminated in the Burr-Hamilton duel in Weehawken, New Jersey on July 11, 1804, during which Burr mortally wounded Hamilton, who died from his wounds from the following day. Burr was indicted or the murder of Hamilton in 1807, but never prosecuted. These are the transcripts from the trial, taken in short-hand by David Robertson and translated for public reading. Although in poor condition, still reading copies which represent important American history.
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