The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-07
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The dcpehton Of A. l.. Duncan, a w;;nefs in be-
hall OF che u. S. againA Aaron Burr taken at the re-
qieit ct the lad atnel bur By the content ef Gtorye
Hay, Eq Attorney for the u s. in the Dinrie Of
Virginia and o! the fld Aaron Burr, to be read in e.
violence, ii required all trials motions or other p
oetd'ngsin coure of law in which in which the fad
aaron Burr Rail be concerned the proiecution of
the iaid u S
content that this AFFIDAVIT, may be read in all cafes
in which the u S. concerned agann Aaron Burr
an the lame manner as above exprrhed
(Sgned) GEO: HAY, 4. U. S. TO, he pa Diq,i9.
During the connections excited in New Orleans
la!t winter what was termed Cootre! Burr's tonfpi
raey and his aocates aud sulpiices in that place
was called upon IN my pruFeliionai capacity by gen
"ikinion Tor council and advice in ionle meaiures
winch he was about to adopt The temper and dif-
foition which had discovered in New Orleans AND
u'e reports wi"ch daily rsa1hed that cty from above
induced the beiel that half aeailres were not iued
20 the times and that tie public laiety resuj. ed the
exertIon Of extraordinary energies thettfore urapd
Je General repeatedly Inc lie cure of ulpected per
nHs and the declaration e martial law When Ijol.
nan was ieiSsd, ugEeil,d 10 the General the eXpe
'aency OF tranlrit'ng with him fiatculent Of faas
on SAth To jutiiy the Rep and TO warrant his commit
ne:t he then put tis letters which he faid v,e-.
written to hum by col Burr, and which lie alto faid
were trania'ir'ed to him by S9artwout and Rolimap
INTO my hands on which, together with foa,. further
Information aid oHledEe of their views which the
Se"-rf' p""eel, framed the denofition which ac
'"h'p"nied bD.inian, Intentionally omit.ing every
'hS which WIS calculated to inculrate the general
or "h'th n'igh' by exciting iulPicion have tendep.
Gy 10 weakrn ms tcitimony. Having prepared thc
N'P".ion p'eientedit TO gen. Wikinlon 70 be de
Foied, "ho hrougy aud repeatedly obie,9ed 70 ,b.
on'Iiions mad made, and urged warmly thar ,hs
whn'e iu"I.d b. intfndacei He ALTO defired thar
eeeiaFat''ii OF osnan with which he FREQUENTLY in .
,frs4'den his concentrations, !hou1 be entered viz
nat he had come 10 Nen-Orleans with views m
the ie''ler'ent of lanls the Ouachi.a and was a
mere lpsG ator And 1t was only after full expo-
' % rae 'o!e nSje1i' oi the document that could
FfeVa" o' n!m 70 depo.s 20 IT, Ia i,idle and abf,d
70 '"pnte Any iRiirr intenti,n % ,b- or;r;.o he .
caue On any trial vbleh mich engue, il VIZ known
"e ofEl"ii d'canents NUT be introduced az they
nave Dseh reool'e&, during the winter, reuer4I
''''""' WIS called before the Legislature Of rhe
ei'dnry to give az account of the nate q; rphi;r
.d-"f' '"d lie informed RIG he hal Intended to RIB
"t {" S'rr in'Fe+ioN s." Burr's d1Diicate, he h,y-
hE s.7-:u iuo paris - Lad been intended ~ ;,,,,
eaie "in' as he s'r ieysra Of The r4. -rs I'D mar
u'nidr'y &c Speaker, 90 Ia i.ereaed m oppvi,io,
'ons msiiures, and Iur IN promotion of fucl nat.
OF thii'gs as were bee ogitptej 10 favor col Eur
ehtEfP'ise. unCeriilud thar the er,zure male on
'"i' duplicate was bat Ysrtia the Cercrsi i,avir,,
determined to give sr2l information 10 the
winch employed him tao (ucceiiye days: ami tos,
M co3haeres the duplicate uu;upoftant. Cqh:lQ the
original has been pTelifvct untouched sxrcu;;n, ,.
mort paragraph relative l}sc,an which "a prr(rv
ed 10 its original Nate aui rhe Only words ,r.r,l
;. Your letter poA-s1arked Isth Nav :, received,
nave been reineried in the generals own hand n,
or ABOUT the 5h II AuguR Gnce my arrival in This
cUy' gen. WHkinion put IN my hands and thals of
J. H. Donadion, Eiq four or five letters. nbf.rvia,
IN us iubmit 10 yOn fho,. letters which have mo-,
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examined inse eit 81 Louis, shcy are from Col
Burr do not recoe9 their p1rticl1r contents bur
having received them in conf iturc and trogyiro
"tney blend perfnraiiue, with pol les have mr.
" permitted mJfef to re.szanIine them, bec.urr I
leel an iulupersbie reprguancs 10 violate the
|" trut OF auy man. ciys.thcrn 20 you. here IL
=" the oyPher, decypher them, ccniider their CON
tents well, and then inform me whether fber
PRONUNCIATION may be nscefIary 10 NV honor -"
We did TO- and we gave the general our opinion.
that the PRONUNCIATION might hs netearv and troper.
From an examination Of ,hofs etters ard the gene.
rats evident urPriie and rrompr declaration Of hi.
ignorance when we communicated certain palaces If
ttoie letters, It was my Own aud Mr. D0n1ldT,u's a.
Pinion that he had but partially dccyhered them,
In aniwer 70 iEterrogaores on the part Of col Burr
reeolled to have fohc'ed the command Of partv 70
Natehez FOR the purpois Of srs1ag COL Barr. and
believed from the inruaious which tie general oor-
ciisd together with the lsts sf things ct that perod
that the meaarc was warfanfi5ir and having fen
'evera communications rom tie Covernn,en' 10 cen.
era! Wilkinion and r1rg1tly that J., reri, Al,
lstier OF the 90 Of oaobsr, Rad no doulr Of n .
ieut'ion ofgoverneut 70 any nrs.fuyes which ,s,.
calculated to defeat the views - col p,r- -
Teen Communications Of confdrotisl rs,uy. from,
the Prs'itent 20 gen. Wi'knf,n and believe +, re-
Ply to the genyr3I's cttcr Of hs,2tg If o,qof.-
(Signed) ar pJiMC,J