Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.
Sources
- Remarks of the Chief Justice - Symposium on Judicial Independence (2003) (supremecourt.gov)
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/hamilton-burr-duel.htm (nps.gov)
- https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/indicted-vice-president-bids-senate-farewell.htm (senate.gov)
- https://pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-alexander-hamilton-and-aaron-burrs-duel (pbs.org)
- https://trinitychurchnyc.org/stories-news/anniversary-week-recalling-alexander-hamiltons-duel-death-funeral (trinitychurchnyc.org)
- https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?5043= (c-span.org)
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