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\nAt dawn, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are rowed across the Hudson to a secluded area in Weehawken, New Jersey. They exchange pistol shots at ten paces. Hamilton is shot and dies the next day. The night before the duel, Hamilton...\nAt dawn, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are rowed across the Hudson to a secluded area in Weehawken, New Jersey. They exchange pistol shots at ten paces. Hamilton is shot and dies the next day. The night before the duel, Hamilton drafted a letter stating, “I have resolved to reserve and throw away my first fire, thus giving Colonel Burr an opportunity to pause and reflect.” So, what really happened? History reveals that Hamilton actually fired first, but he aimed to miss Burr, sending his shot into the trees behind his opponent. He did not withhold his shot, but he did throw it away. With nothing to gain by killing Hamilton, Vice President Burr probably intended to wound his target. The fatal shot, the only incident of bloodshed within the American Revolutionary generation, was an unfortunate accident.\n
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2023
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