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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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In Cincinnati, a report details Col. Burr crossing the Ohio River at the mouth of the Kentucky a few days prior, coming from Frankfort to Vincennes; he bribed the ferryman with a dollar to cross ahead of a waiting family and $50 to cease operations for the day.
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We were informed by a gentleman on Friday last, that col. Burr, a few days since, crossed at the mouth of Kentucky, direct from Frankfort, on his way to Vincennes. The ferryman when first requested to take him across refused until he had taken over a family who had been waiting for some time. Burr then offered him a dollar, and observed, if that would not do he would give him two. After he had been taken over he gave the ferryman fifty dollars not to ply again that day, and it is said he did not. Our informant says he received his information from a captain Sebre, who is said to be a man of the strictest veracity.
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Mouth Of Kentucky
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A Few Days Since
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burr paid the ferryman fifty dollars not to ply again that day
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Col. Burr crossed at the mouth of Kentucky direct from Frankfort on his way to Vincennes. The ferryman initially refused to take him across until ferrying a waiting family. Burr offered a dollar to cross first, promising two if needed, and after crossing gave the ferryman fifty dollars to stop operations for the day.