Copyright, 1913, by
The Neale Publishing Company

PREFACE

Among the records of the United States Courts at Richmond, Virginia, are the original papers in the case of the “United States versus Aaron Burr, Indictment for Treason.” The tawny fingers of time have dealt gently with these papers, and although more than a century old they are still in a good state of preservation.

The story of the trial of Aaron Burr has often been written, and there is little new that can be added; but these old manuscripts and official documents, so historic in their character, should at least in some form survive the ravages of time. It is with this thought in mind, and with the hope that possibly some fact not already recorded in history might be disclosed by the original papers, that this brief history is written.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Chief Justice Marshall[Frontispiece]
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Warrant for arrest of Burr[20]
Affidavit of Burr for subpœna duces tecum for President Jefferson[40]
Subpœna duces tecum for President Jefferson[50]
Subpœna duces tecum for President Jefferson (continued)[50]
Findings of the Grand and Petit Juries[70]