Burr–Hamilton duel facts for kids
The Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel fought between two well-known American politicians. It was between the former secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton and sitting vice president Aaron Burr. It took place on July 11, 1804. The duel was caused by a long and bitter rivalry between the two men. At Weehawken, in New Jersey, Burr shot and wounded Hamilton. Hamilton was carried to the home of William Bayard on the Manhattan shore, where he died the next day. The duel ended Burr's political career.
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Philip Schuyler, Hamilton's father-in-law.
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Morgan Lewis, endorsed by Hamilton, defeated Burr in the 1804 New York gubernatorial election.
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This July 31, 1804 article reviewed the extended series of communications between Burr and Hamilton leading up to the duel, and criticized the "barbarous custom" of dueling.
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The Wogdon & Barton pistols used in the duel
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This July 25, 1804 article reflected extreme lamentation over Hamilton's death, and described the plan for his funeral procession and other tributes, including a 30-day wearing of a commemorative black armband ("crape") by members of the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania of which Hamilton had been President General.
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The boulder where Hamilton may have rested
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A bust of Hamilton from 1935
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1804 Anti-dueling sermon by an acquaintance of Alexander Hamilton
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Opening text of 1804 sermon
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Anti-Dueling Association of New York pamphlet, Remedy, 1809
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Resolutions, Anti-Dueling Association of N.Y., from Remedy pamphlet, 1809
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Address to the electorate, from Remedy pamphlet
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In Spanish: Duelo Burr-Hamilton para niños
