Complete issue of The Connecticut Courant from June 10, 1807, four pages, 12.25 x 19.5, featuring coverage of the "Trial of Col. Aaron Burr," who had been charged with treason over an alleged conspiracy to establish an independent country in the American southwest. In part: "Yesterday the Circuit Court of the United States for the fifth Circuit and District of Virginia, commenced its session in this city, the expected trial of Col. Burr drew together an immense concourse of citizens from various parts of the Union; indeed far exceeding any that we recollect ever to have seen upon any former occasion." With Chief Justice John Marshall and District Judge Cyrus Griffith presiding, arguments were made over various laws pertaining to the selection of the grand jury, with Burr citing Marbury v. Madison. The session concluded with the selection of the jury, after which Chief Justice Marshall enumerated "the several offences cognizable by them under the laws of the United States, and particularly defined the crime of treason." The case would continue until September 1st, when Burr was acquitted of the charges. In fine condition.
