Aaron Burr’s Quebec Run and the Forlorn Hope
Burr joins Raoul Audigier in a covert escape from Three Rivers to Montreal, foils Captain Campbell’s dragoon pursuit with a swift volley, and earns a staff role after Montgomery’s Quebec assault fails. The narrative foreshadows Burr’s rise and later thwarted fame as Arnold’s and Canada’s fate unfold.
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Aaron Burr
Julien
Quebec
Raoul Hither
Audigier
Jullien
Monsieur
Raoul
Burr
Monsieur Audigier
Cornet
Robert Campbell
Campbell
Montreal
Montgomery
Raoul Audigier
Three Rivers
Captain Campbell
British
America
Continental Congress
Arnold
Ald De-Camp
Canada
England
Raoul Rudiger
Pierre
Mont- Serie
Aaron Burr Jury Shows Bold Strategy in Selection
The trial reveals a jury pool split between hostile potential jurors and one unusually impartial candidate. Burr’s team then names the most objective yet controversial tasters from the last panel, arguing that placing life in the hands of those who hate him proves his innocence.
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Aaron Burr
David
Adulam
John Milton
Lucifer
Heaven
Earth
Raoul
Father
Burr
Montgomery
Fountain of Fame
Republic
Ephesus
Morrison
Botts
Jocosely
Hamilton
Purr
Frederick Trevor Hill
Harper's Magazine
Durango Gambler Pack Upton Foils Tenderfoot Bet
In Durango Pack Upton runs a square poker game watched by standers. A Philadelphia tenderfoot bets for fun on an ace and wins $600 after Upton's quick hold, then repays a $100 loan and leaves with a tale of wary luck. Also notes on denatured alcohol legislation and its potential market effects.
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Abraham Kaufman
Tabor Grand Opera House
Denver
Colorado
Pack Upton
Durango
Col
Upton
Philadelphia
Uplands
Pizgen
Tenderfoot
Congress
Washington
New York World
Murdock
Kansas
Morgan and Pettus Backlash Over Rate Bill Praise
Milton Humes of Huntsville Alabama comments from Raleigh that Senators Morgan and Pettus suffer no political harm for voting against the rate bill. He calls Morgan a Confederate veteran and long-time U S senator, “grand old man” of Alabama, and notes his independence from constituent pressure.
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Morgan
Pettus
Milton Humes
Huntsville
Ala
Raleigh
United States Senate
Alabama
Washington Post
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Alexander Hamilton
Jere Clemens
Monsieur Burr
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