Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-17


was to form the fubjedt of the geographic
euloginm, and if they were improper ones
the fault was attributed, nor 70 Mr.. Wood
but 10 Mr.. Burr, who fupplied him with
them
MIR. Wood has contriyed to make a
aattering portrait Of Col. Burr, by quo
ting from Gov. Liy;ng6on, the following
character of Col. Burr's farther, and
then in Jingle line applying it to the lon.
Though perlon of a fender andi de-
licate make, to encounter fatigue, he had
heart of feel and for the diipatch OF
buGneis, the mott amazing talents joined
to conaancy Of mind, that enfure tucceis
in fpite OF every oeitacle. As long as
an enteypriie appeared not absolutely lmpot.
fble, he knew 10 Encouragement but
in proportion to its difficulty, augmented
his diligence andby an infuperab.e forti-
tude frequently aecomtiJNsd Eo6at bis
friends and ae9aaintaace caaceiUea aAerly
fmpracheable.'
The narrative here contains the follow
ing note.
AS far as the words in italics relate to
the mtigaes Of the Vice PRECEDENT they are
applicable.
Thus ds6ed, proceeds the writer,
Mr.. Burr could NOT bat be plealed with the
tranfcendent character given ct him by his
biographer. He little immagined it would
ever be publicly known, that the outlines
oft were drawn by himleif. Charmed
with the notion CT being transformed
into a celeaial being, he was iolicitous to
view his likenefs in print before the hifo-
ny was iiued to the public.
In November, 1901, Mr.. Burr Witt
ed Philadelphia to project with Others a
new Mauban0n Bark.
On the 18th or 9Th Of December
1901, Mr.. Burr, after the project of the
new Philadelphia Bank was completed,
returned to New. York. The hiGory
was then ready for Eale and was to have
been ii1ued to the public the following
week. One Of his frf enquiries was a.
b>ut it, and MIR. Wood was reqaefed by
Mr.. Burr to bring copy of it to his houfe
that he might perufe the chatter given
Of aimielf, previous TO the publication Of
the hifory. The requef was complied
with, and Mf. Burr either dilcoyered,
or pretended TO have diicoyered /oae er-
rors in his biography reipeaing dates.
He very fagaciouily telicitated hiinfslf on
the dilcoYery aefore the hieory was CIV
en- TO the public; defred Mr.. Wood to
leave tie copy with him, & promded lalter
the errors of date were corretted) to defray
the expence Of printing new fheet Of his
own life and exploits. Thefe errors
would have made Mr.. Burr about ffp,
whereas be fa,ed he was not more than
JoyLy fee years, Of age. Viewing mae-
ters b1slpeaiOeJ, it was deemed Of fome
conieqoence to correct the mifdate. To
one who is looking forward to the Pref
dency 10 gain It the age of fifty, five
years on the fide Of youth, is no incont-
derable acquiiltion.
According 10 proniie, Mfr. Wood
waited en- Mi. Burr the following morn
ing, to receive the copy with the cor.
rettions foase tvil gsnins however, had
prompted MIR. Burr TO read the volume
rhraughout, and moys eyr0rs were difco-
vered. Thete were enumerated to MIR.
Wood with grca; apparent candor and
Gnccrisy. 1t was objected that the cha
rat}ec Of MIR. Hamilton, Charles c.
Pinckney, Jonathan Dayton and General
Warrington were not accurately define
ated and it was added with great ten
deyueL, that tie book contained many H.
bel2ons pafages. He therefore enqoired
whether an agreement could not be made
with Barlais and Ward to (ubprxG n?-
He conceived that the character of MIR.
Hamilton was mltreprsjeateG, meaning
that where encomium was befowed upon
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