A collection of letters and legal documents related to Aaron Burr, Louis Le Guen, and Thomas Ludlow Ogden.

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton acted as joint counsel for Louis Le Guen in a complicated mercantile lawsuit Le Guen vs. Gouverneur and Kemble (1797). The court ruled in Le Guen's favor, winning him biggest settlement in American legal history to the date. Aaron Burr heavily borrowed from his client, and the litigation for the recovery of his extensive debts dragged on for more than two decades. Thomas Ludlow Ogden, (1773-1844), one of the most prominent corporate attorneys in New York, represented Le Guen.

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