The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-10
Gen. EATON.
TUESDAY, Sept. 2e.
Gen Wilkinfon addrs fling the judge.

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From the rapidity with which the interroga-
tories were pat, and the promp:itude of my an
fwers when laa before you, I fear fome mfap-
prthenfion may have occurred | therefore beg
leave to explain the fatts to which the interro-
Ratories appeared to be pointed which tru(I
thall he able to do clearly, concifrly aud latf.
faetorily.
The only explanation of the cyphered letters
ofco Burr, tranfmitted by Swartwout, s, Boil
fhan which have made, was done haniiy and
by piece meal at Natcbitoches I think have
called this Imperfect Interpretation, and
have done 70, becaufe although it gave me their
full fsnfc, yet by omifIions and abbrevatious, it
could not be well UNDERWOOD by another.
On reflection, | think it was from this docu-
nent, and not from notes, that the purport of
col Burr's letters, were given to the legiflltive
council and Representatives of the territory of
Orleans. find the luminous from the houie,
hears date the 18Th of January laif, aud be-
iieve the examination commenced the 9TH. 1t
lated two days, and therefore / cannot recol-
lett the particular courfe or circumstances.
find by references to. my papers, that certain
documents were fubmftted to the clerk to be
read under retridions, and it is probable car,
ried with me TO the houfe, all the papers rcpset-
ing the futjeti of enquiry.
have fome iTpreiiion that this fame docu-
ment was prohered t2 the grand jury, to aid
them in their Interpretation of the cyphered let
tiers of col Burr, but Icannot fpeak with Ger.
tanty. This examination lated feveraI days,
and like that before the legislative council and
representatives of the territory of Orleans, was
diffufe, defultory and complicated, and there
fore it is ir pofbe for me to charge my memo
ry with minut2.
The Interpretation of Mr. Duncan, was made
the e5.h or 26h Of December, 1906, twenty
days before my examination by the legislative
council and representatives of the territory Of
Orleans.
did not tranitnit an Interpretation of the
Cyphered letter to the PRECEDENT, but well re-
collect explaining it to Mr. Ilaac Briggs, the con-
fdential melienger fent with my letter of the
18th of November who was charged alto to
make oral communications to the Prehden,.
BY reference to the original letter, it will be
found that a depofiton is attached to IL thi.
was done preparatory to the tranfmi'tl of it to
The Prehdent, was my intention by fpecial
mefItnger, but the fear that it might he loft
cbsnged my determination. ] kept it in my
pofiei!ion and brought it with ne.
Referring to col Burr's letter of the 10Th Of
October, 1900, | have fad, thar believed the
CIPHER depending on the book, was formed in
that year, yet it may have been afterwards. J
perfectly remember, that about that period, co
Barr informed me he had to fend SO miles for
the. counterpart OF the book, and alto in anfwet
TO letter, wrote him from the frontier o.
Georgia, the Oconee river in the year 1902, he
then being in Charetown, he Informed me he
could. not write as freely as he Wiihed, as he had
not the cypher with him.
In accounting for thu erafure of,he duplicate
of col Burr's letters, have mentioned the ap
prehenfion which had been excited of my Being
an -accomp!ice Of col Burr's, ard that was pre-
parirg for his reception. device had ex-
cited fuch alarm, and the friends of government
were 70 iDcenfed, tina. was cautioned hy Silas
Dinfnore, Eiq 10 take care how moved, as
was in dagger of being tar'd and feathered.
After Gen. Wlkiufon had 6nihed his ad-
drefs to tie court, M. Martin aRed him il he
had the original tranGaton of the cyphered let
ter of Col BUR-. His anfwer was. have not
] have looked for it, hut cannot find it.
Gen. WiIkinfan then faid, that he wif1,ed to
pfefent, the depo6tion of Capt. WdIbask, for
msry d member his family. II went to ex-
plain hts very general habit Of CORRESPONDING in
cypbcr. (See the depoftion Of capt. J. b.
WaIback
Mr.. Viekbam. H5ve you ever accurately
decypherrd the letter Gent TO the Prefdent! A
No. have faid before that the only nterpreta.
ton ! ever made, was hani'y done at Nachito.
chtA Mr.. WIckbam. Then you are not able
now to point our the difference between Mr.
I(uHCau 3 IT3VlIttIOU dnu t''t OF igindl y
Specifically cannot ;JntfaeiiaHJI can. Such
parts were left out were calculated to iDcul
pate me for the reafons already nated. Mr.
NiekJam. ! obferye one Of the cyphers is in hi
eroelyphics defened in 1899 or 1901. A. Tha
is erroneous. When tie herogiyphics wer,
forued, they were taken from 4 fma!i Zip Of p
per and annexed to that in your hand to preyeu
its being ion. Q Can you tell when they were
msde A cannot precifely. | have before
fsied the time as nearly as | can. q Can yoi
tell upon wat occafon they were made
For the purpofe of communicating with col
Burr. . Do YOU recolle9 your having feut
letter 70 col Burr, from 81. Loui,, in May o
June 1906 I have fuch an impreiIion, bu
have not the moA ditant recollection of It's con
tents. (Mr. HTrt fubmitted it TO the cour
whether II could be proper for the oppoGit
counfel 90 in,errorats Gen, W'lkinfon as to
letter which was ~ their own poHtiTion. l
they meant 10 rely upon the letter evidence
they ought to produce il. lie confdtred |
unfair to feled fuch parts as might tend to in
cnlpale gen. WlkiBfon, and Keep back thoG
hich would ieqd 10 an cxplanarlon Of his Goa
duet. Mr.. Hiekbam faid il was their own pa
PER. and they were not bound to produce it III
fhev thought proper. Their objett was t
erC ,.CsA..sla. The 4ilaelt soc fee whether 81