Vic's Moor News 2018 Jul 11

…On this day in 1804 the infamous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton occurred. After the death of Hamilton, for which Burr was never prosecuted even though dueling was illegal at the time, Burr went West and became involved in a plot to drum up war with Spain. He was charged with treason for that but thanks to the efforts of John Adams who hated Jefferson at the time he was exonerated.