Aaron Burr

—The following imaginary dialogue between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, which is not based upon any specific incident in American history, may be supposed to have occurred a few months previous to Hamilton’s retirement from Washington’s Cabinet in 1795 and a few years before the political ingenuities of Burr—who has been characterized, without much exaggeration, as the inventor of American politics—began to be conspicuously formidable to the Federalists.

On the Way. VII. The Three Taverns 1921

He will examine the lives of prominent New Yorkers such as Aaron Burr and discuss how these men were instrumental in creating our modern political system.

Harlem’s Colonial History « 2009

So he really did set up a winner-take-all form of election, and sometimes he hounded people out of office or into prison, such as Aaron Burr, I think.

Thomas Jefferson: A Life 1993

Hamilton's estrangement from organized religion ended during the dreadful 30-hour deathbed ordeal that followed his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.

Matt J. Rossano: Alexander Hamilton's Religion: A Temperate Example For Today's Fractured World Matt J. Rossano 2011

Hamilton's estrangement from organized religion ended during the dreadful 30-hour deathbed ordeal that followed his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.

Matt J. Rossano: Alexander Hamilton's Religion: A Temperate Example For Today's Fractured World Matt J. Rossano 2011

And when I was writing the Jim Fisk book, and with the next one in the series, The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr to be released May 2012, I kept being pushed by my editor to take it bigger, to tell us what the significance of Josie was.

Mary Pauline Lowry: An Interview With H.W. Brands on The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield Mary Pauline Lowry 2011

And when I was writing the Jim Fisk book, and with the next one in the series, The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr to be released May 2012, I kept being pushed by my editor to take it bigger, to tell us what the significance of Josie was.

Mary Pauline Lowry: An Interview With H.W. Brands on The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield Mary Pauline Lowry 2011

• Aaron Burr was never president of the United States, contrary to the clue and answer to 20 down, Quick crossword No 12,757 31 March, page 28, G2.

Corrections and clarifications 2011

There is the disgraced, decrepit Aaron Burr in the 1830s, long after murdering the squire of Hamilton Grange.

The Mecca of Black America Edward Kosner 2011

Hamilton's estrangement from organized religion ended during the dreadful 30-hour deathbed ordeal that followed his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.

Matt J. Rossano: Alexander Hamilton's Religion: A Temperate Example For Today's Fractured World Matt J. Rossano 2011