Examination of the Various Charges Exhibited AGgainst Aaron Burr
Item #74026
[VAN NESS, William P.]. An Examination of the Various Charges Exhibited Against Aaron Burr, Esq. Vice-President of the United States; And A Development of the Characters and Views of His Political Opponents. By Aristides. [N.p., but likely Philadelphia]: Printed for the Author, 1804. [4],116pp. 19th-century three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, gilt ruled and lettered. Hinges cracked and repaired, edges and corners somewhat worn. Contemporary manuscript annotation on titlepage. Light tanning and foxing. Good plus. "A New Edition, Revised and Corrected, with Additions" of William Van Ness' pseudonymous reply to James Cheetham's published attack on Burr for his activities in state politics and in the 1801 Presidential election. "Burr was so ably defended that newspapers rang with the unknown author's story of confused truth and fiction" (DAB). Van Ness served as second to Burr in the duel with Hamilton later that year, and was indicted as an accessory in Hamilton's murder. DAB XIX, pp.202-3. HOWES V37. SABIN 98530 (note). SHAW & SHOEMAKER 7648.
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