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Theodosia Alston and Burr Plot to Steer Lewis
In a midnight conference, Aaron Burr and Spanish envoy discuss a vast plan to seize control of Louisiana by steering Meriwether Lewis away from Jefferson, with Burr’s daughter Theodosia as pivotal agent. They anticipate British and Spanish backing and a mutiny-like expansion of the republic.
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