(BURR AARON) Wirt William The Two Principal Arguments of Wil

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(BURR, AARON.) Wirt, William. The Two Principal Arguments of William Wirt, Esquire, on the Trial of Aaron Burr, for High Treason. 24mo, modern cloth; lacking the scarce portrait, intermittent dampstaining, leaf dd4 slightly defective; early signature on title page of Charles Sidney Coxe (son of Tench Coxe). Richmond, VA, 1808

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These arguments were unsuccessful in getting Burr's trial moved to Kentucky, where he had done his recruiting, and failed to convict him of treason. Howes W587; Sabin 104883; Streeter sale III:1693; Tompkins, Burr 112.