Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-08-03
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substance, that the conversations 10 which
DR.. Cooper alluded, turned wholly on
political topics, and did not attrihute To
Colonel Burr any instance Of dishonora-
bic conduct, nor relative 70 his private
character; and IN relation 10 any other
language j Conversation of General Ha. |
milton that Colonel Burr viii spccify. Z |
prompt and frank avowal or denial will
be given. - : i -
On the aeth June Mr.. P. received the !
following answer:
No. s----iS The letter which YOU
yesterday delivered me and your sn6se.
qnent COMMUNICATION ii Colonel Burr,s
opinion erinrl 10 tlisposition on the part
Of General Hamilton to come to 1 ss,is-
factofy accommodates. The Injury
complained Of and the PREPARATION expect. |
ed, arc 30 definitely expressed in Gu.
Burrs letter Of the 2ist instant, thai
there, j. not perceived necessity for fur.
Their explanation on his part. The diifi.
Guilty that would result from combining
the enquiry to any particular times and
occasions must be manifest. The deni.
alof specified conversation only, would
leave strong implications that on other
occasions improper language had been
used-When and where injurious opini.
ons and expressions have been uttered
| by General Hamilton must be best known
to him and of him only win Colonel Burr
enquire. No denial or declaration win
be satisfactory, unless il be general, 90
rs wholly 10 exclude the ideathat rumors
derogatory TO Colonel Burr's honor have
originated with General Hamilton or
have been fairly inferred from any thing
he has said. A definite reply 10 1 re-
QUESTION OF this nature was demanded
by Colonel Burr's letter Of the 2ist inst ]
This being refused invites the alterna.
tive alluded TO in Gen. H's. letter Of the
2oth. r. IA &
i Il was required by the position In
which the controversy was placed BY
General Hamilton on Friday last, and I
was Immediately furnished with q cona-,
n,unication demanding personal inter-
view. The necessity Of this measure has
not IL the opinion of Colonel Burr. been
diminished by the Generals last letter.
or any communication which has. aimee
been received. Lana consequently again
instructed to deliver you message, as
soon as Il may be convenient for you to
receive il. / beg therefore you win be
50 good as to inform me At what hour 1
can have the pleasure ofseeing You.
Your most obi. and very humble seryt.
s.. w. p. VAN NESS. 4
Nathaniel PendlesOn, Esq.
No. 9--26th June, 1904
sir, ! have communicated the letter
which YOU did me the honor to write to
me of this date, to General Hamilton.
The expectations now disclosed on the
part Of Colonel Burr appear, to him to
have greatly extended theoriginal ground
Of enquiry, and instead oEpresenting a
/ particular and definite cause for expla-
nation seem to aim at nothing less than
an inqnisition into his most confdentiali
conversations, as weil an Others, thro,
the whole period ofhls acquaintance with
Colonel Burr. :. al :: Z.
While he was prepared to meet the
particular case fairly and fully, he thinks
il inadmissible that he should be expect
ed to answer at large IS TO every thing
that he may possibly have said, in, rela-
ton to the character OF Colonel Burr, at
any time or upon any occasion. Though
he Is not conscious thatany charges which
are in circulation to the prejudice Of Col.
Burr have originated with him except
one which may have been 80 considered,
and which has long since been fully ex-
planned between Colonel Burr and him
seif-yet he cannot consent to be questi-
oned generally 40 70 any rumors which
may be afoat derogatory TO the character
Of Colonel Burr without specification of
the several rumors, many Of them proha-
biz anknewnto him. He does NOT mean
however 10 authcrise any conclusion Is
Is The real nature Of his conduct in rela-
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