[RobbyS]

That sounds reasonable. I remembered that Hamilton suffered from a wound to the liver. Hamilton is said to have fired into the air. Burr could have satisfied his honor by discharging his weapon to the side but chose not to.Burr, of course, was guilty of no crime in NY. although I think, a DA tried to make up some charges. Burr returned to the capitol to president over the Senate. Since his career in the east was busted he soon left to try his foprtune in the West.

[Pharmboy]

There has always been a controversy over whether Alex's weapon discharged early because the trigger was set too lightly, or he intentionally discharged high, cracking a branch with the ball. We shall never know.

The devastating thing Alex was to have said is that Burr slept with his own beloved daughter.

Burr eventually came back to New York and lived in the Morris-Jumel Mansion in NYC.