Tag: Frederic Prevost
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Theodosia Burr Alston’s Letters on Behalf of Burr in Exile
Aaron Burr went into exile in Europe in 1808 following his acquittal in the trial for treason. At first he had high hopes of procuring funding for his interrupted Mexican expedition, but those were soon crushed when Spain and England became allies. Burr was forced to leave England, and with this began a lonely journey…