Alexander Hamilton duel with Aaron Burr, July 11, 1804

Correspondence of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr preceding their duel which resulted in Hamilton's death on July 11, 1804. Also correspondence of their seconds, Nathaniel Pendleton and William Van Ness, and two letters from Elizabeth Hamilton, Alexander's widow, to Nathaniel Pendleton. Alexander Hamilton was the Caribbean-born American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist who served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795. Aaron Burr was a politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805.