July 11: William Peter Van Ness


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July 11

On this date in 1804, William Peter Van Ness served as the second to Aaron Burr during his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton. After Hamilton’s death, Van Ness was indicted as an accessory to murder, but used his political connections to avoid prosecution.

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