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Chronology of the Conspiracy and Associated Trial Proceedings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2012

R. Kent Newmyer
R. Kent Newmyer
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
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1805

*March 2, 1805: Burr’s Farewell Address to the U.S. Senate

*April–October 1805: Burr travels down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans and back, visiting leading politicians along the way in order to gauge popular attachment to the Union and popular support for a military operation against Spanish territory.

*Late November 1805: Burr meets privately with Jefferson. No record of their conversation, but Jefferson knew of Burr’s western trip and the rumors surrounding it. Jefferson apparently does not warn Burr about his activities in the West.

1806

* Late March 1806: Burr meets again with Jefferson, seemingly in a futile effort to extract a political appointment. Again no warning to Burr.

*Winter–Spring 1806: Burr’s plans take shape for a military expedition against Spanish possessions, presumably in case of a war with Spain . Burr moves to acquire land on the Washita River to be settled by his men as a contingency plan in case there is no war.

*Summer 1806: Burr contacts friends in the East to raise money for his expedition , which now seems likely because of apparent Spanish military movements against American territory in the Southwest .

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The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr
Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation
 , pp. 7 - 9
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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