"Expected Captain Weidenhjolm to go with me to the mint, but he did not come. Sor. at 1/2 p. 10. To Captain Weidenhjolm's; out. To Jacobi's; deposited with him the watch ring! Don't be frightened; it is only to make inquiries, &c. On my way to the mint, renc.; 5/4 rix dollars. Louis Bruman. Got to the mint at 12. Mr. Hjelm, the director, said he had been expecting me since 10 (which, indeed, was the hour appointed)"
Note the way that Burr, having an appointment for ten, leaves his lodgings at half past and then, instead of hurrying, proceeds to make some calls and have some impromptu sex en route. This is the kind of punctuality one comes to expect from Burr during his European travels.
...but it probably wasn't actually usual for him across his life. There are no records of him turning up late for Senate business, or for court proceedings. Everyone in fact always mentions (or complains about) how diligent he was, and how much of a stickler for decorum, and how he always wanted to work longer hours than anyone else was prepared to.
So let that be another warning to us all about focusing our views of Burr through his European Journals, just because they're the most detailed and apparently honest record we have.
