. Leslie's history of the greater New York . acted with the Conway cabal to undermine Washington, whonevertheless sought to favor and placate him. Burr wintered at A^al-ley Forge in 1777-78, subsequently commauding a biigade at the battleof Monmouth. AVashingtou assigiied him to maintain order in West-chester County, with \\hite Plains as his headquarters. In March,1770, Burr resigned from the army, while soon after he resumed thestudy of law with Judge Paterson, of New Jersey, and Thomas Smith,the semi-Tory, of Haverstraw, N. Y. Burr was admitted as anattorney at Albany in Janu
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . acted with the Conway cabal to undermine Washington, whonevertheless sought to favor and placate him. Burr wintered at A^al-ley Forge in 1777-78, subsequently commauding a biigade at the battleof Monmouth. AVashingtou assigiied him to maintain order in West-chester County, with \\hite Plains as his headquarters. In March,1770, Burr resigned from the army, while soon after he resumed thestudy of law with Judge Paterson, of New Jersey, and Thomas Smith,the semi-Tory, of Haverstraw, N. Y. Burr was admitted as anattorney at Albany in January, 1782, and as a counselor in the follow-ing April. He had not studied for the required period, but himselfnioved the suspension of the rules on the ground of special privilege,in view of his military seiwice. He began practice at Albany, soonafter marrying Mrs. Theodosia Prevost, widow of a British was ten years Burrs senior, and the mother of two sons. By herBurr had hisouly child, Theodosia, who subsequently married Joseph. (/. ^n^AM-^ i
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