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William Peter Van Ness

(Van Ness, William Peter, 1778-1826)

William Peter Van Ness as Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  This portrait was reproduced in books about Aaron Burr from the early to mid 1800s, and a copy by George R. Boynton replaced it in 1914.  (Source: Newspaper article, Court Gets Portrait of Judge, New York Times, December 5, 1914.)
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William Peter Van Ness (February 13, 1778 – September 6, 1826) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, also notable for serving as Aaron Burr's second in Burr's duel with Alexander Hamilton. (From Wikipedia)

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  • [Info] Van Ness, William Peter, 1778-1826: An Examination of the Various Charges Exhibited Against Aaron Burr, Esq., Vice-President of the United States, and a Developement of the Characters and Views of His Political Opponents (New York: Printed by Ward and Gould, 1803)
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