Part one of term paper
Aaron Burr felt that he had many good reasons to hate Alexander Hamilton. Burr situated blame on Hamilton for many of the misfortunes of his life, when in fact, he alone was to at fault. The demise of his reputation began in 1776. “Burr was severely reprimanded by Washington when he was caught in the act of casually reading the Commande ...

Part two of term paper
... of the government.” Considering the transgression that Burr had committed, this was hardly a libel statement. Aaron Burr was incensed at this comment, which was published in an Albany newspaper. He believed that Hamilton’s comments in his character were what cost him the governor-ship for New York. Hamilton was coerced into a duel. The duel was undeniably Burr’s fault. On June 18, 1804 Burr penned an epistle to Hamilton that enclosed a challenge to battle a duel. He included with the di ...