Everyone,

A lecture sponsored by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia and the VCU Department of History

Making Sense of the Burr Conspiracy
presented by James E. Lewis Jr., Ph.D.,
professor of history at Kalamazoo College
 
One of the most celebrated and most controversial trials of the 19th century took place in Richmond in 1807. The defendant was Aaron Burr — Revolutionary War hero, slayer of Alexander Hamilton and former vice president of the United States. The most important of the charges against him was treason. How had Burr come to that point? How had the conflicting rumors and reports of Burr’s sketchy activities in the American west in the years before his trial produced a sense of crisis in the new nation? Why it did so many Americans fear that their government and country were in jeopardy? This talk highlights the various political and cultural forces that shaped the conspiracy, the broader sense of national crisis and the dramatic trial that led to a surprising outcome.

5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, James Branch Cabell Library, Room 303

901 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284

Admission is free and all are welcome.

See you there!

Best,

John

John T. Kneebone
5107 Caledonia Road
Richmond, VA 23225
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804-231-1774

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