-Jefferson's voluminous extant papers are virtually silent on the death of Hamilton. Although Burr had been estranged from Jefferson since the election of 1800, he was still vice president in 1804. Noting the absence of commentary on Hamilton's death in Jefferson's letters, Jefferson biographer Dumas Malone observed that, "no contrast could be greater than that between this extraordinarily dramatic and deeply tragic episode and virtual silence with which Jefferson greeted it.

"Jefferson Vs. Hamilton: Confrontations that Shaped a Nation" by Cunningham