Aaron Burr planned to capture New Orleans and create his own empire after resigning as Thomas Jefferson’s vice president in 1804. He sought support from the British foreign secretary and found it in General James Wilkinson. Burr gathered an army and support from locals and businessmen, but rumors of his plot reached him and he […]
Aaron Burr was the third Vice President of the United States and a Revolutionary War hero. The 1800 presidential election between Burr and Thomas Jefferson led to the adoption of the Twelfth Amendment. Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel, killing him, and later attempted to establish dominance over Texas, leading to his arrest and trial […]
Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr, received a higher education and became a socialite. She married Joseph Alston and managed the family estate while her father was in Europe. She disappeared at sea in 1812 and her ghost is said to haunt a South Carolina plantation. Theodosia Burr Alston was born in Albany, New […]
