WEEHAWKEN, N.J. - With pistols at 10 paces, descendants of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr will settle an old score this weekend.
But this time, it isn't personal.
Douglas Hamilton, a fifth-great-grandson of Hamilton, and Antonio Burr, a descendant of Burr's cousin, will re-enact the July, 11, 1804, duel that left Hamilton mortally wounded and a sitting vice president's reputation in the gutter.
"There's no bad blood. On Hamilton's deathbed, he said he bore no ill will toward Aaron Burr," said Douglas Hamilton, an IBM salesman from suburban Columbus, Ohio. The re-enactment offers a chance to explore both men, and afterward "we can go have a beer together."
No bullets!? Bah! They fool no one!