Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-07-28
Mas. AARnM RuRR.

This lady, the second wife of the noted
Aaron Burr, died at her residence on
Washington Heights, on Sunday the 10Th
inst Our novelists have chosen to weave
about incidents in her career so much
of that attractive kind of romance denom-
mated story founded on fact, )" that per-
haps the majority of Americans read with
considerable surprise the announcement
of her death, and receive it as the first re-
liable evidence that such person had in
reality existed. With the history of
Aaron Burr our readers are generally IA
miiar, SO we shall only refer to that part
of his life with which -interwoven the
history of the late Madame Jumel Burr.
She was a New England girl, with all
the characteristic energy of the inhabit-
ants of that locality. Early in life she
married Stephen Jumel, a Frenchman,
who in time became one of the SMer-
chant Princes" of New York. He was
extensively engaged in the San Domingo
coffee trade, and although not as success
ful as he wished, retired to France after
the downfall of Napoleon, with fortune,
and lived in great splendor for a period of
years, his accomplished and handsome
American wife being received everywhere
in the kindest manner.
In time there came ill-luck, and in 1928
he returned to America with broken for
tune His wife had preceded him, how
ever, and he found business affairs so ar
ranged that he was soon again on the road
to property.
In 1882, he was thrown from a carriage
and died in few days, from injuries re-
ceived.
In some matter pertaining to the settle
ment of her estate Madame Jumel went
for advice to the noted lawyer Aaron
Burr. An acquaintance, of course, COM
menced, although for several months they
saw each other but a few times. Colonel
Burr at this time, was about seventy
eight years of age, but still the polished
gentleman, and still noted for his intrigues
with women, end his engaging Manners
He accepted Madame Jumels first invi-
tation to dinner, and on handing her to
the table said: Il give you my hand Mad
anne, my heart has long been yours. y
This at the time was considered a COM
pliment, one of the ColonePs pretty
speeches, but it seemed to have been in
earnest, for with that declaration commen-
| ced his courtship. He pressed his suit,
and after one or two prompt refusals re-
| cei ed for an answer an undecided no.
He left her with the jOcular remark,
/ that on his next visit he would bring a
clergyman, and once more demand her
| hand.
] On the day appointed, he made his APP
pearance, accompanied by the Rev. DR.
| Bogart, who, half century before, had
married him to his first love, the mother
of his Theodosia.
The lady still refused-was much en-
barrased-at length consented, dressed
herself, called together the eight servants
of the household, and the extraordinary
marriage was consummated
The couple lived happily for some time
Mrs. Burr following implicitly the direc
tions of her husband. Burr was unfortu-
nate in his Texas scheme, lost money
used that which was only his wife's, anC
in reply to one of her inquiries, gave al
limpudent answer to the effect that the af
fair was none of her business. This
brought on GOODNESS, that, after par
tial reconciliation, resulted in final sepa,
ration.
Mrs. Burr did not see her husband dur
ing the last two years of his strange life
but it is said she cherished no i'll will to-
ward him, and shed tears at his death.
Many of our authors have pretended t,
tell us much of her later life, but this can
, not be taken as TRUTH Fifty years afte
his first marriage, she became the secont
, wife Of Aaron Burr. Thirty years afte
his death, she died, and the simple an
nouncement by telegraph brings to mint
the romantic incidents of her career
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