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Jefferson's Proclamation of Independence
Aaron Burr faced a grand jury in Frankfurt that would decide whether to indict him on criminal charges and initiate a trial. But the case faltered when these editors admitted they had no actual evidence against Burr. General James Wilkinson continued to take drastic measures to distance himself from Burr's plot. The Marietta boatyard was struggling to fulfill his order for fifteen boats, and William Eaton had recently published a statement declaring he planned to capture Washington.