Part 49 (1/2)

I have heard with much pride and pleasure of the warm and disinterested manner in which I was espoused by some respectable characters in your county I shall never fail to recollect it with sensibility and gratitude It would therefore give me real pain to believe that any part of my conduct had tended to thwart their wishes

If it has had any such effect, it should at least be reratify any wish or interest of ave to any person the ed to support Mr Clinton, or to take any other part than that which your inclinations and judgment should direct I felt no disposition to influence your conduct on that occasion Had I been so inclined, I have no doubt but I could, in various parts of the state, have essentially injured Mr Jay's interest; but I made no atteht of expressing my opinions I have never exacted that tribute from another

Upon the late occasion, indeed, I earnestly wished and sought to be relieved fro any opinion, particularly froreeable to you and a few others whoratify But the conduct of Mr King left ive an opinion, and I have not yet learned to give any other than which ment directs

It would, indeed, be the extreme of weakness in me to expect friendshi+p froards ht not to have induced me to refuse my advice to the canvassers Some pretend, indeed, but none can believe, that I am prejudiced in his favour I have not even seen or spoken to his you say of ard are still , and these, I am sure, I shall never fail to merit, if the warive me a claim

Will you be abroad any, and what part of the summer? I ask, because I propose to make you a visit on my way to, or return fro you at hoes can ever diminish the pleasure hich I subscribe myself

Your affectionate friend,

A BURR

The following letter is evidence of Colonel Burr's propensity to correspond in cipher with his most intimate friends, even on uniiven

TO JACOB DE LAMATER

New-York, October 30th, 1792

DEAR SIR,

Your letter by Mr Addison was particularly kind, after_supposed_ silence We may make use of _both keys or ciphers_, and if sonated by different characters, no inconvenience will arise; if there should, ill correct it

_V_ is to be the candidate, as my former letter will have told you: He has the wishes of 9 for his success, for reasons which will be obvious to you Do you think that 8 would be induced from any motive to vote for him?

Yours affectionately,

A BURR

Footnotes:

1 17 Ed, ch 7, eneral

2 2 Hawks, 5, 51, Irish oct edit, 2 mod 261 statute 1 Wm and Mary, sess 2, ch 2 See also sec 12 of the same statute

CHAPTER XVII

On the 2d of October, 1792, Governor Clinton noe of the Supreme Court of the state, which nomination was immediately confirmed Thus, within the short space of about three years, he was appointed by the democratic party to the several important stations of Attorney-General, Senator of the United States, and Judge of the Supre Mr Burr As soon as he was notified of the fact, he inforovernor of his non-acceptance; yet so anxious was his excellency, and so strong were his hopes that Colonel Burr nation, that be refused to lay it before the council until the legislature, on the 7th of Dece resolution--

”Whereas it appears to the legislature, by the records of the Council of Appointment, that Aaron Burr, Esq, one of the senators for this state in the Senate of the United States, was, on the 2d day of October last, appointed one of the puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of this state: Thereupon,

”_Resolved_ (if the honourable the Senate concur herein), That his excellency the governor be and hereby is requested to inforislature whether the said Aaron Burr hath accepted or refused the said office”