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The Burr and Hamilton Duel at Weehawken, New Jersey
July 11, 1804
In this popular image from the late nineteenth century, a cool and calculating Burr (right) takes deadly aim at the doomed Hamilton, who fires into the air. Incredibly, the fatal scene takes place in full sight of a passing carriage when in reality the principals took great pains to conceal their participation in this "affair of honor." |