Virginia District
In the Circuit Court of the United States
of America in and for the Fifth Circuit and Virginia District:
The grand inquest of the United States of
America, for the Virginia district, upon their oath, do present, that Aaron
Burr, late of the city of
New York, and state of New York, attorney
at law, being an inhabitant of, and residing within the United States,
and under the protection of the laws of the United States, and owing allegiance
and fidelity to the same United States, not having the fear of God before
his eyes, nor weighing the duty of his said allegiance, but being moved
and seduced by the instigation of the devil, wickedly devising and intending
the peace and tranquility of the same United States to disturb and to stir,
move, and excite insurrection, rebellion and war against the said United
States, on the tenth day of December, in the year of Christ, one thousand
eight hundred and six, at a certain place called and known by the name
of 'Blannerhassett's Island,' in the county of Wood, and district of Virginia
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this court, with force
and arms, unlawfully, falsely, maliciously and traitorously did compass,
imagine and intend to raise and levy war, insurrection and rebellion against
the said United States, and in order to fulfil and bring to effect the
said traitorous compassings, imaginations and intentions of him the said
Aaron Burr, he, the said Aaron Burr, afterwards, to wit, on the said tenth
day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and six, aforesaid,
at the said island called 'Blennerhassett's Island' as aforesaid, in the
county of Wood aforesaid, in the district of Virginia aforesaid, and within
the jurisdiction of this court, with a great multitude of persons whose
names at present are unknown to the grand inquest aforesaid, to a great
number, to wit: to the number of thirty persons and upwards, armed and
arrayed in a warlike manner, that is to say, with guns, swords and dirks,
and other warlike weapons, as well offensive as defensive, being then and
there unlawfully, maliciously and traitorously assembled and gathered together,
did falsely and traitorously assemble and join themselves together against
the said United States, and then and there with force and arms did falsely
and traitorously, and in a warlike and hostile manner, array and dispose
themselves against the said United States, and then and there, that is
to say, on the day and in the year aforesaid, at the island aforesaid,
commonly called 'Blannerhassett's Island,' in the county aforesaid of Wood,
within the Virginia district and the jurisdiction of this court, in pursuance
of such their traitorous intentions and purposes aforesaid, he, the said
Aaron Burr, with the said persons so as aforesaid, traitorously assembled
and armed and arrayed in manner aforesaid, most wickedly, maliciously
and traitorously did ordain, prepare and levy was against the said United
States, contrary to the duty of their said allegiance and fidelity, against
the constitution, peace and dignity of the said United States, and against
the form of the act of the congress of the said United States in such case
made and provided And the grand inquest of the United States of America,
for the Virginia district, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present
that the said Aaron Burr, late of the city of New York, and state
of New York, attorney at law, being an inhabitant of, and residing within
the United States, and under the protection of the laws of the United States,
and owing allegiance and fidelity to the same United States, not having
the fear of God before his eyes, nor weighting the duty of his said
allegiance, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil,
wickedly devising and intending the peace and tranquility of the said United
States to disturb, and to stir, move and excite insurrection, rebellion
and war against the said United States, on the eleventh day of December,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six, at a certain
place called and known by the name of Blannerhassett's Island,' in
the county of Wood and district of Virginia aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction
of this court, with force and arms unlawfully, falsely, maliciously and
traitorously did compass, imagine and intend to raise and levy war, insurrection
and rebellion against the said United States; and in order to fulfil and
bring to effect the said traitorous compassings, imaginations and intentions
of him, the said Aaron Burr, he, the said Aaron Burr, afterwards,
to wit: on the said last mentioned day of December, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and six aforesaid, at a certain place commonly called and
known by the name of 'Blannerhassett's Ialand,' in the said county of Wood,
in the district of Virginia aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this
court, with one other great multitude of persons whose names at present
are unknown to the grand inquest aforesaid, to a great number, to wit:
to the number of thirty persons and upwards, armed and arrayed in a warlike
manner, that is to say, with guns, swords and dirks, and other warlike
weapons, as well offensive as defensive, being then and there unlawfully,
maliciously and traitorously assembled and gathered together, did falsely
and traitorously assemble and join themselves together against the
said United States, and then and there with force and arms did falsely
and traitorously, and in a warlike and hostile manner, array and dispose
themselves against the said United States, and then and there, that is
to say, on the day and in the year last mentioned, at the island aforesaid,
in the county of Wood aforesaid, in theVirginia district, and within the
jurisdiction of this court, in pursuance of such their traitorous intentions
and purposes aforesaid, he, the said Aaron Burr, with the said persons
so as aforesaid traitorously assembled, and armed and arrayed in manner
aforesaid, most wickedly, maliciously and traitorously did ordain, prepare
and levy war against the said United States, and further to fulfil and
carry into effect the said traitorous compassings, imaginations and intentions
of him the said Aaron Burr, against the said United States, and to
carry on the war thus levied as aforesaid against the said United
States, the said Aaron Burr, with the multitude last mentioned,at
the island aforesaid, in the said county of Wood, within the Virginia district
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this court, did array themselves
in a warlike manner, with guns and other weapons, offensive and defensive,
and did proceed from the said island down the river Ohio in the county
aforesaid, within the Virginia district and within the jurisdiction
of this court, on the said eleventh day of December, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and six aforesaid, with the wicked and traitorous intention
to descend the said river and the river Mississippi, and by force and arms
traitorously to take possession of a city commonly called New Orleans,
in the Territory of Orleans, belonging to the United States, contrary to
the duty of their said allegiance and fidelity, against the constitution,
peace and dignity of the said United States, and against the form of the
act of the congress of the United States in such case made and provided.
Hay, Attorney of the United States, for theVirginia
District
Indorsed: A true bill John Randolph
A copy Teste, William Marshall, Clerk