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One of the best issues on the Burr Conspiracy, with Jefferson's famous message to Congress...
One of the best issues on the Burr Conspiracy, with Jefferson's famous message to Congress...
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February 02, 1807
BOSTON GAZETTE, Feb. 2, 1807
* Colonel Aaron Burr
* Thomas Jefferson
A terrific issue on the Burr Conspiracy, as any number of websites can be found with the full text of this special message to Congress from the President, in which he discloses to them to full details of the conspiracy and his intents to prosecute Aaron Burr.
This: "President's Message" takes not quite half of the ftpg. & just a bit of page 2 where it is signed in type: Th. Jefferson.
The Burr Conspiracy was a suspected treasonous plot of Americans, led by Aaron Burr, the former Vice President. According to the accusations, his goal was to create an independent country in the center of North America including the Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico.
President Thomas Jefferson ordered Burr arrested and indicted for treason despite a lack of firm evidence. Burr's true intentions remain unclear to historians; some claim that he intended to take parts of Texas and the Louisiana Purchase for himself, others, that he intended to conquer Mexico, and yet others, that he planned to conquer most of the North American continent.
Following the "Message" are additional documents & letters relating to the conspiracy.
Four pages, a few indents at the blank spine due to disbinding, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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