Hamilton vs. Burr
The Duel that occurred between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804 was an inevitable fight between two men defending their honor. A man's honor was the most important thing to them, even it means going against their religious and rightful beliefs. From all the letters going back and forth before and after the duel, I have come to the conclusion that Hamilton did not try to kill Burr and did intentionally throw his shot away. Hamilton was a dedicated Christian and dueling or killing another person was completely against his religion. In so many of his letters he wrote before the duel, his Christian beliefs are mentioned and defended. In a letter he wrote to his dear friend and second in the duel, Nathaniel Pendleton, he said, "My religious and moral principles are strongly opposed to the practice of Dueling and it would ever give me pain to obliged to shed the blood of a fellow creature in private combat forbidden by laws." Hamilton strongly disagreed with the duel because of his religious belie
fs and that may have an impact on the way he acted during the duel. If he did shoot the gun, he purposely threw his shot away. Either way I believe Hamilton had no intensions of killing Burr that day. Although Hamilton did admit to shooting the gun right after the duel, nobody is truly positive if he did shoot the gun. In the end I believe Hamilton felt Burr was right in his will to pursue this duel when he says, "I might have been more mistaken than I think I have been, and that he by his future conduct may shew himself worthy of all confidence and esteem, and prove an ornament and blessing to his country. He also knew he was going to throw away his shot, but still die that day with honor. Hamilton knew he was responsible for ruining a good thing for Burr. he had made up his mind not to fire at Col Burr the first time, but to receive his fire and fire in the air," which clearly shows his intensions were to throw his shot away at the duel. Hamilton went to that duel knowing he was in the wrong and Burr was right. Hamilton chose not to apologize to Burr, even though he knew he deserved an apology. It may go off and do mischief," meaning he did not shoot the gun.
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