#aaronburr

[amiethyztt]

[LEEBURR MODERN AU]

Oh ewww its the gayssss

[azspot]

The closest I can get in U.S. history to the latest Trump absurdity involves not a president but Vice President Aaron Burr, indicted for murder in two states while still actually serving his office. To get all kneejerk-MAGA about it, I think those charges were pretty bullshit. Having shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, Burr was charged with murder in New Jersey, where dueling was legal—that’s why they did it there—and in New York, though the shot wasn’t fired there (Hamilton did die in New York). The indictments were filed in absentia because Burr, guessing where things were headed, fled. So there you have it: the sitting Vice President charged with murder, a fugitive from justice in two states, few even knowing where he is.

Indicted Former Presidents Seeking Re-election: the Historical Precdedents

[olegduckwing]

His name is Aaron Burr

[clanborn]

Can you do Jayfeather as 4? A sparklecat :D

[hiidkwhatimdoing7525]

the six characters drawing challenge!

thank you to @cacaobeans @Steph-Schuyler @Looksmaxxing-magnus @meerawrites @Jaypentaghast @Nobody-needs-to-know-who-I-am @aaronburr-sirr @parathaf from giving me the characters!

I had so much fun doing this !

edit:

@meerawrites @nobody-needs-to-know-who-i-am

I’m sorry 😭! I forgot to add this in the original post!

Here Hamilton and Ben ! Sorry I couldn’t include it in the six. I drew them in little different style

[ghostgirl636-art-dump]

We don't talk about Aaron Burr, no, no

We don't talk about Aaron... but!

Bringing @pawn-of-aaronburr and @kfc-bucketman 's brilliant idea to life! \(ovo)/

[ask-chubby-hamilton]

*dressing a pink dress with short sleeves, hair brushed into a braid, black low heels, black choker, black gloves without fingers and some makeup*Who’s ready for Thanksgiving?*smiling*

Whoa, you look.. Amazing. I'll go get the others *goes to the door*

@ask-lafayette-and-jefferson @pawn-of-aaronburr

[thatpoorfraulein]

@kfc-bucketman @pawn-of-aaronburr @ghosts-untold-tale @theaaronburrsimp @ablittlerose @swirlzz

There's another anti burr asshole in the aaron burr tag 🤦‍♀️ apparently these people don't know proper tagging etiquette, not to mention very uneducated. I did try to educate them in the replies, hopefully they learned their lesson, if not I need u guys to help me lol. The post begins with "aArOn bUrR wAs So PeTtY".

[opalite-illusions]

#aaronburr #hamilton #revolutionary

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[usnatarchives]

Images:

Top: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr., courtesy of Disney Plus

Middle: Captain Alexander Hamilton of the Provincial Company NY Artillery; 1776 (artwork 1923), National Archives ID 542435

Lower: Portrait of Aaron Burr attributed to Gilbert Stuart

HAMILTON IN OUR RECORDS: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?  Song 2: Aaron Burr, Sir

Today’s post, by Miriam Kleiman from the Public Affairs office, is the second in a series using archival records (largely from the National Archives Founders Online) to explore Hamilton’s life and legacy, song by song. Please note: given differing accounts of Hamilton’s birth year, stories use the 1755 date, with the 1757 date in parentheses.

The blockbuster musical’s catchy second number, “Aaron Burr, Sir,” could be the response to an AP US History Exam question:

Compare and contrast (in rap): Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

The song opens in New York City in 1776, setting the stage for the coming drama by showing the first encounter of “young, scrappy and hungry” Hamilton and “prodigy of Princeton college” Burr, and underscoring the cavernous difference between the two in the following realms.

First impressions 
 From the start, Hamilton’s enthusiasm clashes with Burr’s haughtiness. Burr is evasive when Hamilton asks: “Are you Aaron Burr, Sir?” responding: “That depends, who’s asking?” Beyond thrilled to meet Burr, Hamilton enthusiastically solicits college and career advice: “Sir, I heard your name at Princeton” when “seeking an accelerated course of study.” Like Burr, he wanted to ”graduate in two, then join the revolution” and asks: “So how’d you do it, how’d you graduate so fast?” Burr responds: “It was my parent’s dying wish before they passed.”Burr also offers the following guidance: “Talk less… Smile more…”

Background
 Though both orphans, the men are from vastly different backgrounds. Hamilton, as described by John Adams, was the “bastard brat of a Scotch Pedler” (letter of 1/25/1806) who immigrated from the Caribbean to America in 1772 at age 15 (13) lacking family, wealth, and connections. By contrast, Burr was born into early American aristocracy; his maternal grandfather was “Great Awakening” preacher Jonathan Edwards, his father helped establish the College of New Jersey (Princeton), and his father and grandfather were the second and third presidents of the school.

Education 
Hamilton hoped to study at Princeton and was initially accepted, but was rejected when he sought to follow Burr’s lead and “graduate in two.” He says the bursar “looked at me like I was stupid” and admits he “may have punched him.”* Hamilton enrolled at Kings College (now Columbia) in 1774, but didn’t graduate.

Despite his unparalleled connections to the school, Burr was rejected when he first applied to Princeton (at age 11)! He was admitted two years later (age 13) with sophomore standing, excelled on the debate team, and graduated in two years. After college, he first studied theology and then law.

To the Revolution!
 Hamilton became an activist at Kings College, speaking and writing in support of the Continental Congress and independence. He left school to “join the revolution” in 1775, started a volunteer military company, and was commissioned Captain of the New York Provincial Artillery Company in March 1776.

Following the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Burr put his legal studies on hold and “fast tracked” his military career. In July 1775, he traveled with another well-connected friend, Matthias Ogden, to the fledgling, month-old Continental Army camp in Cambridge, MA. Thanks to their impressive family networks, they personally met with General George Washington and presented themselves and a letter of introduction/recommendation from Continental Congress President John Hancock! General Washington reportedly had no officer appointments available but accepted both men as so called “gentlemen volunteers.“

*FUN FACT!
 Hamilton met with Princeton president (and founding father) John Witherspoon, not a bursar. Also, there’s no record of violence. Miranda justified the need for artistic license: “Chernow blanched a bit at this historical leap-Hamilton wasn’t needlessly violent-but the rhyme [bursar and blur/Burr, sir] was too good to pass up.” Agreed, Mr. Burr, Sir?

ICYMI: Song 1, Alexander Hamilton

Stay tuned for Song 3, My Shot, and discover:

Does Hamilton socially advance or socially distance?

Can he help the new country “handle our financial situation”?

Do he and Burr prove they’re “worth more than anyone bargained for”?

Featured National Archives public program/video:
 Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging America’s Past, with opening remarks by Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero.

More online:

Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Founders Online 

Papers of Aaron Burr, Founders Online

Archives Displays Hamilton’s Documents in Exhibit Incorporating Musical’s Lyrics, National Archives News

Conversation with Chernow, Kail, and Miranda at the 2016 Records of Achievement Award Ceremony

From Alexander Hamilton to ‘Hamilton’—at the National Archives

Obscure fun fact: Romano and Kleiman were high school classmates and fellow speech/debate team members!



[olegduckwing]

Hey y'all Aaron Burr's tumblr blog just followed me

[lcvelymxxn]

Burr teaching Hamilton to drive :

Burr : Okay, you're driving and Thomas and John walk into the road. Quick, what do you hit?

Ham : Definitely Jefferson. I would never hurt John.

Burr :

Burr : The breaks, Alex. You hit the breaks.

[tea-with-gin]

I run, not from cowardice, but with the knowledge that my mac ‘n’ cheese needed to be saved.

“my hat...... i left my hat..........” - gin

Original comic, drawn by Gin. (at United States Senate)

[alyatg]

Hamilton’s “Wait for it” is the live-action version of Tangled’s “Waiting in the Wings”

[modishanachronism]

using my college’s newspaper resource and of course, being me, immediately entering the name “aaron burr” and finding a lot of cute articles, not gonna lie