What instigated the duel? I heard Hamilton accused Burr of incest.
Actually, the DUEL stemed from a rivalry between Hamilton's Bank of New York and Burr's [NY State aurthorized] Bank of the Manhattan Company, originally chartered to deliver Fresh Water to the Malarial Swamp [aka..."WETLANDS"] that constituted Manhattan.
If Burr was guilty of "Incest", it was a Physical bodily thing...if you want 18th Century "Incestuous" reading...get a LAW book entitled "Future Interests"...
For example, Monaco REVERTS to FRANCE if the Prince fails to produce a MALE Heir "upon the body of...".
BTW, Weehawken was then called Weehawken Heights, and the Hamilton Dueling Pistols [one converted subsequently to Percussion] are owned by the surviving Corporation, J. P. Morgan Chase (Bank One??), and is kept track of by a Computer System which used "Windows" long before one 'Bill Gates' ever DREAMED of dropping out of Harvard.
Which precedent will be cited as "PRIOR ART" in an upcoming trial as to whether "WINDOWS" is a valid Microsoft 'TRADEMARK'!!
Yep..that's the way some tell it. It was reported that Hamilton implied that at a dinner party. Burr had a very close relationship with Theodosia who was lost at sea off Hatteras when coming to visit Burr from her adopted state of South Carolina (she married an Alston).