Contemporary copy of document signed John Smith, Mississippi Territory. Begins, “I John Smith of the State of Ohio and a Senator from that State to the Congress of the United States, being now in the Town of Washington in the Mississippi Territory aforesaid Do voluntarily submit and surrender myself to the Civil authority of said Territory for the purpose of being legally conveyed and Conducted to the District of Virginia, wherein as I am informed I stand indicted for a high misdemeanor and for Treason against the United States, to take my trial agreeably to the laws of the United States, that I may have an opportunity of vindicating my innocence...”, 1807 Sept 23

File — Box: 2, Folder: 37

Identifier: A0210-00140

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Many of the documents in the Aaron Burr Papers are neither signed nor dated. The Legal Papers Series (1787-1825) consists primarily of documents relating to Burr’s legal practice in New York following his return from Europe. Many of these documents are likely contemporary copies. Addressees include John Greenwood, Thomas H. Flandrau, and Gurdon W. Lathrop, all of whom were clerks in Burr’s law practice. The Personal Correspondence Series (1776-1825) contains many items which touch on military and business matters. Included are unsigned letters, some written in code, to Burr’s sister Sally Reeve, and several letters of Captain Skinner to James Monroe. The Burr-Hamilton Duel Series contains the indictments of Nathaniel Pendleton, Alexander Hamilton’s second in his duel with Aaron Burr, and William P. VanNess, Burr’s second. The Conspiracy Series contains legal documents for Aaron Burr, Harman Blennerhassett, and Davis Floyd. The series also includes extensive correspondence between Senator John Smith of Ohio and Governor Robert Williams of the Mississippi Territory, and a letter of William Clark to Secretary of State James Madison. The Miscellaneous Series contains three additional items.