Correspondence, 1794-1814 (bulk 1804 June).

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Correspondence, 1794-1814 (bulk 1804 June).

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Correspondence of Hamilton and Aaron Burr preceding their duel which resulted in Hamilton's death (June 1804). Also correspondence of their seconds, Nathaniel Pendleton and William Van Ness. Letters are mounted. Collection also includes three letters unrelated to the duel: one written by George Washington to Pendleton in 1794, one by Robert Fulton, also to Pendleton, in 1811, and one by General E.P. Gaines.

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Pendleton, Nathaniel, 1756-1821

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Van Ness, William Peter, 1778-1826

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