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Hamilton and Burr. ... The fact that Hamilton shoot toward Burr??s direction really
confused me whether or not he was actually trying to fire at Burr. ...
... You are also presented with a greater reasoning of why things happened the way they
did, such as the aggression between Hamilton and Burr that led to their ...
... First, Hamilton defeated Burr?s hopes of successfully completing a foreign mission.
Later, Hamilton ended Burr?s goal of attaining the presidency. ...
... First, Hamilton defeated Burr's hopes of successfully completing a foreign mission.
Later, Hamilton ended Burr's goal of attaining the presidency. ...
... This happened mainly because Alexander Hamilton considered Burr the more dangerous
man and he gave his support to Jefferson. Jefferson's ...
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Alexander Hamilton, in my opinion did not intend to short Aaron Burr. I think that Alexander Hamilton intentionally throw his shot away so that he could have a honorable death and to bring this conflict between two men to an end. There are several evidence that I base my conclusions on: There was a bullet in the tree as the doctor mentioned, letters Hamilton write to his wife and his fellow friend a doctor describing his innermost feelings.
As Mr. Pendleton and other witness at the scene of the duel, a bullet is found stuck in the tree behind Burr. The location is far off the target. Being a trained and skilled soldier during the Revolutionary War, Hamilton has battled in numerous battles. It is not likely that such a skill guns man like him will make such a big mistake so fatal that it might takes his life away, especially when the target is only 10 feet away. It is clearly that Alexander Hamilton do not seek vengeance on Burr, and would like to die in an honorable way.
Not only the evidence can be traced by the location of the bullet and how far the bullet has missed Burr, the actions of Hamilton during the duel and after the duel also shows that he has no intention to kill Burr. According Pendleton, Hamilton have not ˇ§spring the hairˇ¨ of the pistol. And he did not intend to do it. So, if the gun is not cocked and not ready, Hamilton showed he is determined to throw the fire. Also, as Pendleton said, Hamiltonˇ¦s last words were that ˇ§Pendleton knows I did not mean to fire at Col. Burr the first time.ˇ¨ This alone is strong enough that Alexander Hamilton threw the shot. Also, Hamilton commented on the pistol as to ˇ§it might go off and do mischief.ˇ¨ This indicates that he will not use the gun to do wrong things. During the duel, Pendleton recited, that Alexander Hamilton paused after he threw the first shot, and waited for Burr to shoot him. Burr then take the time and shot Alexander Hamilton.
Through the private letters that...
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