Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-08-03
Tbe gntelligenter.
MRS. AARON BURR.

This lady, the second wife of the no.
ted Aaron Burr, died at her residence
on Washington Heights, New York, on
Sunday, the 10th ult. Our novelists
have chosen to weave about the Incl
dents in her career SO much of that at
tractive kind of romance denominated
"story founded on fact" that perhaps
the majority of Americans read with
considerable surprise the announce
ment of her death, and received it as
the first reliable 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 that part Of his life with which
is interviewer the history of the late
madame Jumel Burr She was New
England girl, with all the characters-
tic energy of the inhabitants OF that 10.
cality. Early 10 life she married Ste
phen Jumcl "a Frenchman,) who in
time, became one of the Merchant
Princes" of New York. He was exten.
sively engaged in the San Domingo
coffee trade, and although not as sue
cessful as he wished, retired to France
after the downfall of Napoleon, with a
fortune, and lived in great splendor for
a period of years, his accomplished
and handsome American wife being re-
ccived every where in the kindest
manner. In time there came ill luck,
and in 1923 he returned to America
with broken fortune. His wife had
preceded him, however, and he found
business affairs so arranged that he
was soon again on the road to prosper
ity. In 1882 he was thrown from car
riagc, and died in few days from in
iuries received. In some matter per-
tanning to the settlement of her estate,
Madam Jumel went for advice to
Aaron Burr, the noted lawyer. An
acquaintance, of course, commenced,
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 polish
cd gentleman, and still noted for his
intrigues with women, and his eDgag-
ing manner. He accepted Madame
Jumel's first invitation to dinner,
and on handing her to the table said !:
al give you my hand, Madame, my
heart has long been yours" This, at
the time, was considered a compliment,
one of the Colonel's pretty speeches,
but he seemed in earnest, for with
that declaration commenced his court
ship. He pressed his suit, and af-
ter one or two prompt refusals receiv-
cd for an answer an undecided no."
lie 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 appearance, accompanied
by the Rev. DIR Bogart, who, half a
century before, had married him to
his first love, the mother OF his Theo-
dosia. The lady still refused--was
much embarrasscd-at length consen-
ted, dressed herself, called together
the eight servants of the household,
and the extraordinary marriage was
consummated.
The couple lived happily for some
time, Mrs. Barr following implicitly
the directions of her husband. Burr
was unfortunate in his Texas scheme,
lost money, used that which was only
his wife's, aud in reply to one OF her
inquiries gave an impndent answer,
TO the effect that the affair was none
of her business. This brought on a
GOODNESS, that after partial reconcil'
iation resulted in final separation
Mrs. Burr did not see her husband du,
ring the last two years of bis strange
life, but it is said she cherished no i'll
will toward him, and shed tears at
his death.
She was not far from ninety-two years
of age at the time of her death, and
had made her home in her antiquated
and singularly constructed chateau
for upwards of thirty years. She had
allowed little Of modern progress OF
improvement TO infringe upon her
abode. True, the Croton main was cut
through her domain many years ago,
but it was against her wishes and caus.
ed her much uneasiness at the time
which was only partially relieved by
the goodly sum paid for the innova
ton. The decease Of Madame june
had been long expected flom her ad
vanced age and increasing feebleness
After her separation from Burr, she
assumed the name of her former hus
band, and went into retirement at the
Heights, where she remained, respect
ed but not much known by those by
whom she was surrounded. She
owned quite tract of real estate up
on the island, the bulk of which she
undoubtedly left to the descendants
Of her daughter.