Nicholas Perkins III explained

Nicholas "Bigbee" Perkins III
Birth Date:1779
Death Date:1848
Placeofburial:Williamson County, Tennessee
Branch: Mississippi Territory Militia
Rank:Major

Nicholas "Bigbee"[1] Perkins III (1779–1848)[2] was an attorney, federal land agent, and territorial militia officer[3] who played a leading role in the 1807 arrest of Aaron Burr in the Mississippi Territory, now Wakefield, Alabama.[4] [5] Perkins is known for identifying Burr and, along with Edmund P. Gaines,[6] arresting the former Vice-President. Perkins subsequently escorted Burr to Washington, D.C., and testified at his trial.[7]

Perkins was later the owner of Montpier, built during 1821 and 1822.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montpier Historical Marker . 2023-06-08 . www.hmdb.org . en.
  2. Web site: Nicholas Perkins III . 2023-06-08 . Encyclopedia of Alabama . en-US.
  3. Web site: The Conspiracy And Trial Of Aaron Burr . 2023-06-08 . AMERICAN HERITAGE . en.
  4. Web site: Aaron Burr's Arrest . 2023-06-08 . Encyclopedia of Alabama . en-US.
  5. Web site: Jr . Harry Kollatz . 2023-05-10 . The Room Where It Happened . 2023-06-08 . richmondmagazine.com . en-us.
  6. Book: Kennedy, Roger . Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character . Oxford University Press . 2000 . 9780199848775.
  7. Web site: The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Trial of Aaron Burr, by Joseph P. Brady. . 2023-06-08 . www.gutenberg.org.

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