War of Two : Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Duel That Stunned the Nation (9780698193901)

by Sedgwick, John

  Burr and, 232, 239, 241, 262–63, 265, 274, 361, 371–72, 380, 394–400

  Genet and, 232–33, 275

  Hamilton and, 28, 68, 175, 177, 231–32, 252, 275–77

  Jefferson and, 191, 193, 203, 275

  Leeward Islands and, 12, 16

  Quasi-War and, 274–79, 291, 351

  Revolutionary War and, 85, 90, 119, 121–22, 124, 177, 232

  wars between Great Britain and, 6–9, 232–34, 264–66, 275, 400

  Franklin, Benjamin, 9n, 85, 125, 168

  Fraunces Tavern, 71, 136

  Freedom of the Will, The (Edwards), 5

  French and Indian War, 58, 68

  French Huguenots, 12, 28

  French Revolution, xvi, 149, 162–63, 231–33, 286, 297, 376

  Freneau, Mary, 202

  Freneau, Philip, 26, 205, 255

  French Revolution and, 231, 233

  Hamilton and, 218

  Revolutionary War and, 202–3

  Fries, John, 279

  Frothingham, David, 279

  “Full Vindication of the Measures of the Congress, A” (Hamilton), 55, 188

  Gage, Thomas, 53, 96

  Gaines, Edmund, 384–85

  Gallatin, Albert:

  Burr and, 251, 268, 291–92, 302–3, 307–8

  and election of 1800, 291–92, 302–3

  Hamilton and, 309–10

  Gardiner, Colonel, 26n

  Gates, Horatio, 277

  Conway Cabal and, 92, 177

  and election of 1800, 289

  Hamilton and, 90–91

  Revolutionary War and, 81, 90–92, 177, 289

  Gazette of the United States, 200, 203, 371

  Gelston, David, 221, 258–59

  General Advertiser, 289

  General Republican Committee, 288, 292

  Genet, Cornelia Clinton, 234

  Genet, Edmond-Charles (Citizen Genet), 232–34, 242, 275

  George III, King of Great Britain, 38, 52, 325, 406

  Burr’s conspiracy and, 354, 356, 372–73

  and Declaration of Independence, 76

  Revolutionary War and, 70, 76, 81, 203

  George Tavern, 226

  Germany, xix, 376, 394, 396–97

  Gilbert, Mrs., 216

  Giles, William Branch, 230, 243, 255

  Godwin, William, 297, 393–94

  Goodenough, Ephraim, 227

  Gordon, Dr., 331

  Grange, 12–15, 18, 30, 78, 236, 282, 334, 338–39, 342

  Grasse, François Joseph Paul de, 122

  Great Awakenings, 4–5, 61

  Great Britain, 4–9, 38–39, 46, 99–100, 174, 181–84, 186, 246, 249, 274–76, 286, 311, 352–56

  American West and, 356

  Burr and, 57–59, 89, 94, 103–5, 115, 145, 223, 266, 297, 316, 354–56, 366–67, 371–73, 377, 380, 393, 395–96, 398, 400

  currencies and, 201

  and Declaration of Independence, 75–76

  economy of, 187

  French Revolution and, 231–32

  Genet and, 232–33

  Hamilton and, 45, 52–55, 67–68, 70, 75–76, 86, 169, 182–83, 192, 203, 224–25, 231, 233, 279, 293

  Jay Treaty and, 250

  legal system of, 141, 223, 283, 285

  manufacturing in, 224

  Revolutionary War and, 45, 52–62, 64–65, 67–72, 74–79, 81–83, 85–94, 96, 103–5, 111–12, 114–15, 118–19, 121–26, 128–30, 135–37, 141, 144, 202–3, 253, 265, 274, 352, 356

  Rutgers case and, 141–42

  trade and, 16, 53

  wars between France and, 6–9, 232–34, 264–66, 275, 400

  withdrawal of troops from America of, 135–36, 138, 141

  and women’s styles and fashions, 182

  Great Fire of 1776, 137

  Greene, Nathanael, 71, 81, 87

  Greenleaf, Ann, 278–79

  Greenleaf, James, 263, 278

  Greenleaf, Thomas, 278

  Grenville, William Wyndham, Lord, 266

  Griswold, Roger, 274–75, 305, 325

  Hamilton, 173

  Hamilton, Alexander, Jr., 155–56, 167

  Hamilton, Alexander, Sr., xv–xxiii, 28–45, 51–59, 67–86, 90–102, 116–30, 136–49, 165–79, 182–218, 220–34, 240, 249–61, 266–73, 275–79, 285–94, 308–14, 322–28, 330–43, 347–52, 354–56, 361, 371, 373–74, 401–8

  alleged monarchism of, 169, 203, 233, 252, 325

  ambitions of, xxii, 33, 35, 44–45, 121, 136, 156, 176, 206, 253, 277, 356

  as assemblyman, 166–67, 178

  attempts at censuring of, 230

  as bastard, xxii, 18–19, 28, 30–32, 117, 254, 293

  birth of, 15, 116

  blackmailing of, 212, 214–15, 226–30, 256

  burial of, 402

  Burr derided by, xix–xxiii, 204, 207, 209–10, 243–44, 259, 285, 297–98, 324–25, 333–37, 401, 406

  Burr’s first contact with, 78

  childhood and adolescence of, 18, 28–34, 37–45, 47, 98, 145, 155, 238

  on childishness of women, 149

  children of, 14, 44, 67, 101, 119n, 125, 129, 136, 140, 149, 155–57, 163, 167, 186, 212–13, 218, 260–61, 266, 310–14, 320, 328, 330–31, 334, 338–39, 342–43

  clerical work of, 31–35, 38

  collaborations between Burr and, 140, 282

  death of, xvi, 31–32, 127, 341–43, 347–50, 359, 394, 398, 401–3, 408

  debating of, 52

  demise of, 294, 297–98, 327–28, 373, 403

  on democracy, 70, 170, 252, 405–8

  derided by Burr, xxii, 325, 327

  at dinners, xvii–xx, 206, 332–33, 336–37

  domestic life of, 155–57, 215, 236, 261

  duel between Burr and, iv, xvi–xvii, xxi–xxiii, 26n, 246–47, 331–33, 335–36, 338–43, 347–49, 351, 355, 373, 382, 392, 394, 398, 401–6

  duels avoided by, 251, 259

  education of, xxiv, 28, 35–36, 39–40, 44–45, 51–56, 67, 126–28, 170, 179, 207, 331–32

  and election of 1800, 286–94, 296–99, 301–2, 304, 324–25, 327, 331, 334

  fame and popularity of, 139–40, 206–7, 211, 249, 277

  family of, xix, 12–15, 18–19, 29–31, 33–34, 41, 44, 60, 69, 85, 99, 101, 106–10, 117–21, 125, 127, 144, 155–58, 175, 178, 184, 186, 194–95, 203–4, 207, 211, 213, 221–22, 234, 249–50, 253, 258–60, 269–73, 283, 291, 308, 310–13, 330, 334, 338, 341n, 342

  finances of, xxii, 29–31, 45, 71, 75, 100–101, 126, 128, 140–41, 146, 158, 175, 184, 211–14, 226–28, 249, 251, 255–57, 272, 279, 285, 310, 331, 339

  first awareness of Burr of, 40

  funeral of, 343, 402

  heritage of, xviii, xxii, 12–16, 18, 28, 31–32, 143, 167, 332

  honor and honors of, 14n, 172–73, 246, 249, 330–32, 335, 337, 347, 404

  illnesses of, 30, 33, 79–80, 91–92, 218, 238, 272

  indefatigability of, 168, 171, 185

  injuries of, 93, 250–52

  land speculation of, 269–70

  legal career of, xx, 126–28, 130, 136–43, 145, 151, 155, 158, 166, 169, 175, 179, 207–8, 249–50, 260, 263, 272, 282–83, 285, 302, 338

  lost pocketbook of, 75

  on manufacturing, 224–25

  marriage of, xxiii, 29

  military career of, 67, 71–72, 75–86, 88, 90–99, 105, 114, 117–25, 127, 135n, 155–56, 166, 176, 183, 203, 207, 229, 276–79, 311, 331–32, 338, 351, 403

  newspaper published by, 310, 317

  nicknames of, 44, 98

  parents of, xxii, 12–19, 28–32, 44, 99, 213

  passions of, 158n

  on perfect w
oman, 99–102, 106

  physical appearance of, xviii, xxii–xxiii, 18, 28, 31–32, 37–38, 55, 67, 80, 85, 97–100, 128–29, 139, 186, 192, 196, 206, 250, 313, 332, 338, 340–41, 401

  press on, xvii, xix–xx, 80, 185–86, 203, 260, 278–79, 325, 342–43

  proposed alliance between Burr and, 221–22

  as Publius, 170–71

  reading of, 28, 30, 67, 92–93, 156, 166

  religion and, 26n, 28, 39–40, 45, 52–53, 68, 99, 157, 209, 256, 260, 342

  retirement from government of, 242, 251–52

  sexuality and love life of, 34, 42–43, 51, 70, 82–85, 97–100, 109–10, 113, 157–58, 186, 195, 211–16, 225–30, 243, 253, 255–60, 268, 275, 278, 294, 302, 320, 324, 331, 335, 348

  speeches and oratory of, xviii, 52, 55, 58, 168–69, 187–88, 290

  on standing army, 275–76

  temper of, 94, 196, 207, 294, 327–28, 336

  threats against, 94

  treasury secretaryship and, 45, 132–33, 146, 184–91, 196–201, 204, 207–8, 213–14, 218, 226, 228, 230–31, 242–44, 249–52, 255, 259, 275, 309–10, 327

  wedding of, 110, 128

  wife of, 101, 106–11, 117–19, 121–22, 125, 127, 129, 136, 148, 155–58, 167, 182, 186, 199, 212–13, 215, 218, 225, 242, 259–61, 313, 334, 338–39, 342, 402

  will of, 251, 339

  writing of, xv–xvii, xx–xxii, 28–29, 31, 33–35, 42–44, 49n, 52, 54–55, 67–68, 70, 74, 81–84, 86, 94, 97–102, 107–8, 117–22, 125, 128–30, 138, 141, 147, 149, 157–58, 167, 170–72, 175–76, 179, 186–89, 199, 201, 209–10, 213, 224, 226, 228, 233, 243–44, 252–53, 255–56, 258–60, 276, 285, 293–94, 297, 331, 336–39, 342, 348, 402, 405–8, 407

  Hamilton, Allan McLane, 85, 101, 213

  Hamilton, Angelica, 156–57, 313–14, 328

  Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler “Betsey,” xix, 106–11, 117–19, 148, 155–58, 186, 218, 334

  and Bank of the United States, 199

  children of, 101, 125, 129, 136, 155–56, 167, 261, 313

  domestic life of, 155–56

  and duel between husband and Burr, 338–39, 342, 402

  husband’s death and, 127, 342

  illnesses of, 213

  physical appearance of, 107–8, 111, 212

  pregnancies of, 121–22, 127, 156, 242, 259–60, 313

  religion and, 157

  Reynolds affair and, 212, 215, 225, 259–60

  Washington and, 106–7, 182, 199

  Hamilton, Fanny, 155

  Hamilton, James, 156

  Hamilton, James, Jr., 18–19, 29–31, 44

  Hamilton, James, Sr., 14–16, 18–19, 28–30

  Hamilton, John, 14

  Hamilton, John Church, 14, 67, 101, 119n, 334, 339

  Hamilton, John McLane, 341n

  Hamilton, Philip, 125, 129, 136, 155–56, 310–14

  death of, 310, 313–14, 328, 331

  duel between Eacker and, 310–12, 330–31, 338–39

  illnesses of, 260–61, 266, 311, 313

  Hamilton, Philip “Little Phil,” 313

  Hammond, George, 225

  Hancock, Dorothy Quincy “Dolly,” 48–49, 102

  Hancock, John, 43, 102

  Burr and, 48–49

  Hamilton and, 86

  Revolutionary War and, 56, 86

  Harpur, Professor, 52

  Harrison, Robert Hanson, 80

  Harrison, William Henry, 14n

  Harvard University, 184, 275

  Hay, George, 388

  Hayt, Mrs., 321

  Hearts of Oak, 67

  Hemings, Sally, 192–93, 195, 253, 322

  Hermitage, 111, 115

  Hessians, 75, 79, 87, 124, 202

  Hickey, Thomas, 74

  Hoffman, Ogden, 251

  Holland Land Company, 269–71, 399

  Homer, 164

  Homer, Titus, 112

  Hosack, David, 260–61, 266, 283, 313, 339, 341, 348

  House of Delegates, Va., 129

  House of Representatives, U.S., 169, 181, 192–93, 227, 297, 315, 357n, 362

  and assumption bill, 190

  brawl in, 274, 305, 361

  and election of 1800, xvi, xxi, 292–93, 296, 298, 300–301, 303–5

  and Hamilton, xvi, 189–90, 230

  see also Congress, U.S.

  Howe, Richard, 72, 76

  Howe, Sir William, 76–77, 80–81, 83, 85, 87, 93, 123

  Hudibras, 23

  Huggins, Edward, 16–17

  Hume, David, 52, 156

  implied powers principle, 199

  Independent Gazetteer, The, 282

  Indiana Canal Company, 369

  Indian Queen Tavern, 167–68

  Indians, 3, 53, 61, 72

  Burr and, 205, 264–66, 366, 382–83, 385

  Hamilton and, 225

  Revolutionary War and, 62n, 121, 265

  Stockbridge, 5, 8, 46–47, 147n

  and wars between France and Great Britain, 6, 8–9, 264

  West and, 205, 225, 352

  Innes, Henry, 378

  Intolerable Acts, 53

  Irving, Peter, 318

  Irving, Washington, 389

  Jacatacqua, Princess, 62n

  Jackson, Andrew, 204, 370, 378

  Jackson, James, 200

  Jackson, Rachel, 370

  Jay, John:

  American political landscape and, 143–44

  Burr and, 402

  and election of 1800, 290–91

  Hamilton and, 42, 70, 151, 222, 234, 250, 252, 290–91

  Manhattan Company and, 273

  Jay, Sarah Livingston, 42

  Jay Treaty, 250–52

  Jefferson, Mary, 193

  Jefferson, Thomas, 146, 176, 191–200, 222, 228–34

  and Alien and Sedition Acts, 279

  Anas of, 254–55, 323, 374

  assumption bill and, 191, 195–97

  and Bank of the United States, 198–99, 309

  Burr and, 145, 192, 194, 203–5, 219, 236, 239, 253–54, 267–68, 287–88, 292, 296–97, 300–302, 306–9, 314–16, 322–25, 344, 352, 355–56, 359–60, 371–74, 377, 381–83, 386–89, 391, 396

  cabinet selections of, 307–8

  Chase’s trial and, 359–60

  clothing worn by, xviii

  Constitution and, 191, 198, 286, 292, 322

  Continental Congress and, 130

  and Declaration of Independence, 75–76, 191

  French Revolution and, xvi, 231–32, 286

  Genet and, 232–33

  Hamilton and, xxi, 75–76, 130, 192–200, 203–5, 207, 218, 224, 230, 232–34, 252–58, 267–68, 279, 290, 293, 296–98, 301–2, 304, 309–10, 332, 348

  injuries of, 194

  Manhattan Company and, 273

  on national capital, 196

  presidency of, xviii, 298, 302, 305–9, 311, 314–16, 322, 352, 355–56, 365, 371–74, 377, 379, 381–84, 386–89, 391, 396

  presidential campaigns of, xxi, 253–54, 286–88, 290–93, 295–98, 300–305, 322–23, 357n, 374

  press on, 203

  Quasi-War and, 275

  racism of, 253

  Revolutionary War and, 202, 253, 286

  Reynolds affair and, 230, 257, 268

  sexuality and love life of, 110, 192–95, 253, 322

  sightseeing trip of, 202–203

  state secretaryship and, 183, 191, 196, 198, 203, 207

  threats against, 373–74

  West and, 352–53

  Jeffersonians, Jeffersonianism, 192–93, 200, 202, 217, 230–31, 267, 300, 311, 371

  Jews, 13, 28

  Judiciary Act, 31
4–15

  Jumel, Stephen, 402

  Kemper brothers, 369

  Kennedy, Dennis, 91

  Kent, James, xviii–xix, 136–37, 143, 151, 158, 222

  King, Rufus, 203–5, 222–23

  Burr and, 205, 208–9, 262

  Hamilton and, iv, 184, 203, 208–9, 234, 243

  Jay Treaty and, 251

  King’s College, 42, 155, 260, 311

  Hamilton and, xxiv, 33, 45, 51–56, 70–71, 170, 179

  physical appearance of, 51

  Revolutionary War and, 54–56, 70–71, 78

  Knox, Henry:

  provisional army and, 277

  Revolutionary War and, 71, 75, 77

  as secretary of war, 183, 185, 207–8, 256

  and withdrawal of British troops, 135

  Knox, Hugh:

  Hamilton and, 35–36, 39–41, 52, 80

  Lafayette, Marquis de:

  French Revolution and, 231, 376

  Hamilton and, 85, 95, 110, 118–20, 130

  Revolutionary War and, 85, 87, 95, 110, 118–19, 121–22, 130

  wound of, 87

  Lake George, fort at, 9

  Lamb, Caroline, 148

  Lamb, John, 147, 264–65

  Lansing, John, 273, 282, 324

  Last of the Mohicans, The (Cooper), 8n

  Latrobe, Benjamin, 211, 295, 376, 381

  Laurens, Fanny, 83, 101

  Laurens, Henry, 83, 87, 119n

  Laurens, John:

  Burr and, 82

  death of, 130

  duel between Lee and, 95

  Hamilton and, 82–85, 95, 97, 99–101, 107–10, 118–19, 122, 130, 158n

  physical appearance of, 82–83, 85

  Revolutionary War and, 82–87, 99, 110, 118–19, 122, 130

  Laurens, Martha Manning, 82–83, 100–101

  Lavien, Johann Michael, 13–16, 18–19, 30, 32, 44

  Lavien, Peter, 13, 30–31, 44

  Leander, 373

  Lear, Tobias, 280

  Ledyard, Isaac, 221

  Lee, Charles, 72, 93–95, 104

  Lee, Henry, III “Light-Horse Harry,” 26, 86, 198, 229

  Leeward Islands, 12–17, 35

  Le Guen v. Gouverneur and Kemble, 140

  L’Enfant, Pierre Charles, 181

  Lewis, Meriwether, 298, 353

  Lewis, Morgan, 136–37

  gubernatorial campaign of, 323, 325–26, 350

  Hamilton and, 142

  Lexington, Battle of, 56–58, 67–68

  Liberty Hall, 42–43, 45, 47, 128

  Lispenard’s Meadow, 273, 281

  Liston, Robert, 266

  Liverpool, Lord, 395

  Lives (Plutarch), 28

  Livingston, Catharine “Kitty,” 42–43, 109