Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-17
u ~. Chs. \. JACKSON.
JACKSON AND BURR.
letting Secretaiy IF Var.

The fact of General Jacksons association with
Burr is fully established by the afiiavits oil Coffee
and ias'an, and the letters published bv DIR. NJ Marry
t!it Is useless TO offer further proof of il. 'n:
atHnpt has been made to maintain, that after Burrs
plans became suspicious, jackson abandoned his cont
nINlpn with !ii!n This assertion l.; ro,uuv made III
to!icas affidavit The iactS, now before the public
that Jackson hir!ily recommended Burr OF the "lth
Sept. l&0j, endorsed FOR him on the .o,h of Noycm-
Der. AMI rec ilcd him again iii his house the ~,
OF December, very Strol, to prove the filily OF
tbs pret"nc" "t abandonment. Eut | have still
stronger proof upon this subject. The following is
an extract of Gen. Co!cc's deposition.
Sometime 10 the year 1903, Ito the best uf NV re-
col.ection Aarou Our Cngagcdin expedition
or enterprise down the mississippi ami which he said
m was authorized 70 by govcrnnsnt; and Tor the ptr
Frsc nt procuring provisions and boats for lis cuntcn
patel plans, he the said Eurr, did forward Of
between three and four thousand dollars III Kentucky
utlk notes, to Gen 1ral jackson with request thai
II" would procure by purchase the amount III boats
ana provisions. ~ the time Gen. Jackson received
The sum Glliid TO, connected with him III ,n,r
c'n'ia business, ut the Clover Bottom, Tennessee
ana on tie receipt thereof, the General .cW me iis
ilStu'l"iE, aud hHndcd the money fut2S over to
me with request that would transact the business
i"r Mt Burr, ana lii behalf OF the mercantile firm al
udcd TO- did so anal made contracts for several
n"ats Tor Mr. Burr; when report reached Tennessee
that hi" projects plans not would not, 30
con"'rnanc"d by government. On hearing this
INCUR, ny AMI with the advice of Gen. Jackson dc
ciEod making contracts for Mr.. Burr any further
than had been before that time. and still held in my
possession considerable pnr ~ the sun first remit
ted by Hr. Burr ~ Gen. Jackson. Some time after
that, when Mr.. Burr to Tcnaassc on MS
tray 6oc' tie ri|r no stepped at the Clover Bottom
uehr w'u:i place lay some of the boats that | had
contracted Tor MS Use, ind where he m ed himself out
Tor hia yoyngc down the river. The report of his
acfn IN opposition to the wishes Of the govt rIllellt
prevented ills procuring supplies Of provision and as
such he md no for AL the hoats that had been
made for iin-two. believe, was the number he
hi'i" lisa OF for himself uud those With him. The
'oi2Jce q: the boats the number do not recolIrct
W'i LII ny Mr. Barr and afterwards by virtue of his
order II a"our OF Patton Anderson. the boats or the
proceeds theIa, WIS handed or paid over to him
hir. AndrrSon When Mr.. Barr was at Clover Bot
-"'l, 'r'!! jackson and myself made settlement
with him the said Burr, and qfe, charging han .rth
S"@ 0oG's ant otter nrtcies tIsnicd hi far has r,
I%2 d''n t@e ''rer, returned hin, al me 6ui7cc Of
n" money m the r"ry notes first sent by hj,
nI!i the accounts We're then completely closed and
pad On both sides, rs | und,rstood
In this staten dates of every tinr cyccrt f..
year, are omitted: and it Is very carefully aI!ctned
that, upon hearing that the government would rot
CnFut2nIHce B,irrs plans Gen. Coffee hy and Will,
''i' "'i1" at General Iarln.. quit making further
contracts With if'Tr. Bat it appears that ssvera,
boats were built for Bur-thnt som, provisions were
pnIchas"d-that Burr took his final departure from
Clover bo:to,l-and Gt the time of that departure
settlement took place between Jackson and Coffee
nn Burr After charging to Burr ths bcos and pro-
visions furnished, they returned him the buianco of
thn money.
s suit, il which this affidavit was taken, orinnn
ted III the opnion that balance of he money re-
nr'l'td III 'acksons hands. The opinion arose from
" lac; OF paper i'll fiIe hand writing OF Gen lack,
son. statmTan account between Burr aud himself be-
InE IN the possession of Blennarllassctt OF th. nc
count the following is COW:
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