The Traitor's Traitor
As an aide to Revolutionary War General Horatio Gates, James Wilkinson had revealed that his boss was associating with men who wanted Washington replaced with Gates. After the war, Wilkinson became Agent 13, paid by the Spanish to further their interests in the new world. Although suspected during his lifetime, he evaded justice. Instead, he became the main accuser of Aaron Burr, although Wilkinson had clearly been in on Burr's scheme to seize territory in the southwest. Once again Wilkinson betrayed his boss.
James Wilkinson also betrayed Thomas Jefferson, who appointed him to govern the Louisiana Territory. Wilkinson told Spain about Lewis and Clark, who then tried to capture the explorers.
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