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One Hundred Years Since Burr Hamilton Duel Remembrance
The article recalls the 1804 Burr Hamilton duel in Weehawken, Hamilton's death at 2:30, funeral July 14, and the wide mourning that followed. It notes the pistols by John B Church, their preservation, and the lone memorial in Highwood. It mentions subsequent public memorials and Burr's political downfall after the confrontation.
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New York City
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Weehawken
Annals of America
Burr
Hamilton
Boston
New York
Trinity
Mr. Church
London
W. H. Mortimer
George III
Philip H. Hamilton
George S. Hacker
Young Hamilton
Church
Highwood
Riordan
Nas
United States
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Morgan Lewis
Lewis
Washington
John B. Church
Maj
Richard Church
Rochester
Mr. Bayard
Greenwich Village