BURRITES
\bˈʌɹa͡ɪts], \bˈʌɹaɪts], \b_ˈʌ_ɹ_aɪ_t_s]\
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in New York politics, the followers of Aaron Burr, a faction, chiefly of Democrats, organized by him through his connection with the Tammany Society. In 1807 they coalesced with the Lewisites, adherents of Morgan Lewis, to form the body called "Martling men," later Bucktails.
By John Franklin Jameson
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