The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-21
Mrs. Aaron burr.
From he Ohio STATE Jo,rnol

This lady, the second wife of the
noted Aaron Burr, died ut her residence
on Washington HeightS,.on Sunday
the 18th inst. Our nOYelists have cho,
sen 10 weave about incidents in her
career SO much of that attractive kind
OF romance denominated s'story found
ed on fact, that perhaps the majority
of Americans read with considerable
surprise the announcement of her
death, and received it as the first relia-
Die evidence that such a person had in
reality existed. With the history of
Aaron Burr our readers are generally
familiar, so we shall only refer to- TINT
part of his life with which is interviewer
Burr. ,>
She was New England girl, with all
the characteristic energy of the inhab-
ltants of that locality. Early in life
She married Stephen Jumel, a French-
man, who in time became one of the
Merchant Princes" of New York. He
was extensively engaged in the San
Domingo coffee trade, and although not
ms successful US he wished, retired TO
France after the downfall, of Napoleon.
WIN fortune, and lived in great
splendor for n period of years, his ac-
comPlished and handsome American
Wife being received everywhere i'll the
kindeSt manner,
In time there came ill-luck, and in
ISIS he returned to America with
broken fortune. His wife had preceded
nm, however, and he found business
ull0lrS so arranged that he was soon ON
the road TO property.
IN 1851 he was thrown from n car
rlage and died i'll few days, from in
juries received. -
In some matter pertaining to the set
tIement OF her estate, Madam Jumel
went for advice to the noted lawyer
n I ne, q
course, commenced, although for seve-
raj months they saw each other hut n |
lew times. Col. Burr at this time was
anout seNenty-eight years of agc, but
still the polished gentlemen, and still
noted for his intrigncs with women
anu ms engaging manner. He accent
Ell Madam JumePs first invitation to
dinner, and on handing her to the table
SAID: ~ give you my hand Madam my
heirt has long been yours" This. at |
the Unle, was considered compliment, |
one of the COlOnel's pretty speeches;
hut lie seemed to have been in earnest,
ior with That declaration cOmmenccd.I
his c0urtshiP. He pressed his suit, and
after one or two prompt refuSals re- 4
celved for an answer an "undecided |
no."
lie left her with the ioculnr romark, |
that on his next visit he would bring
out n clergyman, and once more de-
On the day appointed, he made his
appearance, accompanied by the Rev. |
DIR. Bogart, who, n half century before. |
had married him to his first love, the
mother of his TheOdosia.
The lady still refused-was much |
cmbarrassed-nt length consented. |
dressed herself, called q stogether the |
eight servants of the household. and !
the extraordinary marrige was CON
summated. ., lH -
The couple lived happily for some
time, Mrs. Burr following implicitly |
the directions of her husband. Burr
was unfortunate in his Texas scheme. 1
lost money, used that which was only I
ms wite'S, and in reply to one of her
inquiries, gave an impudent answer to |
the effect that the affnir was none of
her business. This brought on n cool
ness, that, ,s.after IL partial reconciliation, |
resulted in final separation,
Mrs. Burr did not see her husband [
during the last two years of his strange /
life, but it is said she cherished no iii |
Will toward him, and shed tears ut |
his death.
Many of our authors have pretended
to tell us much of her later life, but
this cannot be taken as truth, Fifty
years after his first marriage, she be-
comes the second wife of Aaron Burr.
Thirty years after his death, she dies,
and the simple announcement by tele-
graph brings to mind the romantic in
cldents of her career.