The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-27
CITE GnQulrer.
RICHMOND, a7tb ocrosxs.
TRIAL OF AARON BURR.
MOTION FOR comMIrMENr.
SATURDAY, October g.
Examination Of Eviaenee.
JupoE Tom.


trop's grant a. Col Lynch fewed me the title pa-
Pcrs on which he faid the grant was founded Col.
Burr Did he fay any thing about my having ac-
j3uired an intereR in il /! A. Ne. Col Burr Did
you give any opinion to the title A. i W., no,
iuheently informed of the laws of the territory To
give any decided opinion ! diicovered the giant
was founded condition which il was fad had mot
been complied with, and was rather inclined %
doubt lis validity. Col Burr. Were you in Ken.
lucky during the iummer of the laR year? A. I wa.
Col Burr. Was there good deal of alarm among
the people a. There was. Col. Burr. Was that
| owing TO any acts which had done A. iaw pub
LEGATIONS in the prints Eating that preparations were
making oil boats and provons in the Gate of Ohio
| a publication alto appeared in the Wehern World I"
under the hsnature of an Obferver" which excited
| Il good deal of alarm. Col. B. How MANY wear.
have yon been reiidens of Kentucky |! A. Ever
nee 1886 Col. r. Can you Gate what Ina, been the
general reputation of Cen Wl,nion for the la four
or live yearsf 4. For the lad four FIVE years
have feen Gen. Wilkinfon Mr.. Wir,. III, -.
putation as to what f! Col. B. As to integrity and
truth 4. I beard tBei gueeioaed For the Lao
twelve months there has been unfavorable opinion
againit him. owing to his official aud public condua
but never heard of any thing further agan him bu,
what related TO his official and public conduct There
have bsen publications republea,;ons circulated in
Juriousso him, but whether fale cannot iay
| Mr.. Writ. Do you recoiieGt what kind of an in
inilfoa,ent Bafrops grant i, A. Not of the kind
have ulually ieen. The innrurnent is from, the 90
vernon CT New Orleans to Batrop, granting him 70
much land, On condition that he would fette 70 ma
ny families upon 1t the government of Spain 70 fur
min them with proviiions for ich Icing sh of time.
underftood from Col. Lynch that the government
had not complied with the condition on its part MIR.
Hay Do you recol!ett whether the time for the per-
iormanee OF the condition had elapied! A. Yes: il
nsd eiapied MIR. Hay. Did Lynch fhew YOU any
thing dedueing his title from Baftrop A. No; but
he fad his title regularly deduced from Baarop
Mar. Hay Was the original, copy of the gran,
you law! A. lt was the original in the Spanih Ian.
gnage. MIR. McRae Was the only evidence of
Lynch's tide his own declaration.' Was Their. no o.
iher evidence of title to him? a. No other syenced
deducing title from Balrop
MI rr. 5 GS5 ys5 nf ila any perfons feiz-d
iu the Milf. Territory a. At Natchez faw
upwards of 60 your party feiZed. Q. When
vas this a. About tine 18th of February. O.
Was it before or after my trial A. 1t was al
ter the trial. @. Did you Zee MIR. Graham
there A. l Jaw the governor, col. Claiborne,
and Mr. Graham G. Had you any converfa-
tion with either of thofe gentlemen about fcz-
ing me by military authority a did conysrie
with Mr. Graham on that fubje6. cxprcilcd
my regret at feeling you ieized. He told me
that ihoud foon perceive the cauie oft. o.
Did you know of any rneafures for ltiziug NE
by martial law? A. j heard that fomc had been
!. taken and thefe reports were fill further con-
firmed BY letter which received from gen.
Wilkinion. Q. What was in the letter? Il.
The poficript dated that If wiilicd to make
rnyief acceptable TO the government, NUT
f=ize Burr. BIennerhafTrt., Smith, Tyler, Floyd,
or Ralitone. Q. Who conveyed this letter to
you A. Commodore Shaw. O. " If you
withed to make yourieIf acceptable 10 the go.
vernmcnt" "A. If you wiihsd to tax the GO
vernment beyond denial, or fomr fuch exprefii.
Ions
Q. Was any propolition maAe to you by
gen. WiIkinion relative to the Spaniih colonies
a. There O. Was there any invitation
to you in relation to thefe colonies? A. In
1905 about Chriitma-, received letter from
gen. Wiikinfon, sfking me whether could not
raife number of cavalry to follow his fortunes
on Crui4de 70 Mexico. Q. Have you that
3 letter! y. have 1t not here, but on the Mif-
; Hhppi. do NOT particularly recoIlect it's date
q What number of cavalry was mentioned
Il. know NOT. Mr.. BAenaerba4:tt. At the
time gen. Wllkinion wrote to dcire you TO feize
me, was in the hands of the civil aatherity
Il, So undertood.
Cr9E. Examined.--M MeRar. You held an
Office under the general government? A.
have not been ia one for years. o. What of.
fee was it? A. was agent for Indian affairs
to the Choffaw nation. Q. And when dill your
office ceAie A. was removed by the Pref.
dent in 1909. q. Did you not receive a letter
from col. Burr through the had Of Lieut.. lack.
Ton. did. Q Where is that letter! A.
1t ia betrayed. @. State its principal con
tents. A. 1t was written on the g. of Ian
uary 1907, and invited me 70 meet him at
Bayou Pierre on the 18th. Q Do you recoI-
lect whether there was nothing more IN this
letter, heRdes the invitation. A I recol.
lect uohiog more. The letter itfcf burnt.
Mr.. Hly. Was no particular objeGt nated
in this letter ? n. None. q. And why,
iir. did Won burn that letter? A. BecauCe
law men arfelted for much efs matter
than Carrying fuch aletter, and put il out
OF my poi1tlhon. Mr.. Har. YOU fay there
was pohlcript to letter which you received
from gen. Wllkiufon; what did you underRard
was the purport Of that letter? 4. did fup-
pofe, that We 1iopld 90 to war with the Spa
riarda. o. Did he Gate that tho expedition
was unau mortified by government! A, He did
not. Mr HItf. lie gave you then no imprec
fons of an illicit objett A. He did not n
hat time. Mr.. Hjrf You anfwered it? A.
Us. Q Whercis your anfwcr! A. This i,
my ani"sr Here Mr.. Hay read the following
letter:
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