Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-27
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Being informed iv General ,Ircl-gon tl,oi
he was summoned as garnshec. 50 say what
money or effects be had in his; possession tt,at
properly belonged to .1aro.s Burr; and a, the
same time being requested by the General to
make statement o.. facts that had come to
my knowledge respecting money matters be,
tween himself and aaron Burr:
in compliance wit!i which DO sav. that
some time IN the year 1905 10 the best of
my reco!Iection) Aaron Burr w..s engaged
IA an expedition or enterprise down the Mis-
slsSipp! and which he said ne was authorised
70 DO by government, and for the purpose Of
procuring provisions and boats Tor his con-
fo'ipiafed plans, l:c, tie said Burr, did for
"aFi' % s'lDl al between three and fo,:r thou
sand dollars in Kentucky bank notes. to Gen
'ackson, with 4 request that lie woult pro
cure i"r him, by purchase, The amount in
ioats and provisions. At the time Gen.
''ack*on received the sum alluded 10, was
connected wait; him in mercantile business,
at the Clover BOTTOM, Tennessee, and or
me receipt thereof the General shcw !n..
Ills instructions, and handed the money or
notes over 10 inc, with "a request that would
transact the business, :or MI Burr, and in
behalf CT the mercantile firm above alluded
10, L dld so; and made contracts for several
poatS Tor -ar. E1rt; when report reached Ten
Resscc, that his projects or plans, was not, or
would not, DC countonancod by government
On hearing this ruGour, by and With the
advice OK Gen. Jackson, dcc!lucd making
contracts ior Mr. Barr any further than had
been done before shat time; and still held III
my possession u considerable part or the
sum first RENTED by Mr. Burr, TO Gen.
JackSon:-Some time after that, when Mr..
Burr cane on 10 Tennessee. on his way down
the river, ne stoppcd at the Clover bottom,
near which place lav some Of the boats that
had contracted for his use, and where he
fitted himself out for his VOYAGE down the
river. The report nihis acting in opposition
to the wishes OF government, prevented his
procuring supplies OF provision; and as such,
nc had not use for all the boats, that had
been made FOR hitn--two | believe wa4thc
number he made use O. for himself and those
with hlm. The balance of the boats, the
number / do not rccolcct, was left bv Mr.
Burr; and afterwards by virtue Of his order
IN favour Of Patton Anderson, the boats o,
thc proceeds thereof was handed or paid o.
Yer to linn, Mr.. Anderson. When Mr.. Bur,
was at the Clover Bottom, Gen. Jacksor
and myself made Il settlement with him the
said Burr, and after charging him with The
boats and other articles furnished him for hi,
voyage down the river, I returned him all tho
balance ofhis money, in the very same notes
first sent on BY him, and the accounts wa.
then completely closed and paid on both
sides a. understood il: after closing the ac
counts, there were some few articles viii
which the firm OF DICKSON and ITucilins (ano
which before SAID was concerned I'M fur
nished Mr.. Burr that nc left unpaid whcr he
left the State, and which is Yet unpaid, So
far as ever come TO my knowledge. rccoI.
icct after Mr.. Barr LET tho state, that Gnn.
Jackson as e'dors'r for hins had to pay five
hundred dollars or Whereabouts, for him the
SAID Burr, on some transaction that the Gen
cral perhaps had before thought was settled
and for which ! never knew Of the General
receiving reD1pncrG'ion-Nor do I believe he
has received payment thcrcfor-I never
knew of General Jackson having any other
monIcd transa, tons with Mr.. Burr. but those
above stated, and or which verify believe
shat BUR-, is II his debt, st this tiIrnn--the