Letter to Henry Dundas, Lord Melville, 6 January 1809.
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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...
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Charles Hope studied law at the University of Edinburgh, and passed advocate in 1786. He was appointed justice and lord justice clerk of the Court of Session of Scotland in 1804 (assuming the title Lord Granton), and waslord president of the Court from 1811-1841. From the description of Letter to Henry Dundas, Lord Melville, 6 January 1809. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236049719 ...
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Henry Dundas, the first Viscount Melville (1742-1811), statesman, was the father of Robert Saunders Dundas, the second Viscount Melville (1771-1851), also a statesman. Henry Dundas was educated at Edinburgh High School and University, before becoming solicitor-general for Scotland in 1766. He was M.P. for Midlothian 1774-1790, except for a few months in 1782, when he sat for Newtown, Isle of Wight. He was lord advocate 1775-1783, lord rector of Glasgow University 1781-1783, privy councillor, and...
