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On July 11, 1804, Hamilton and Burr met for a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Both men fired. Hamilton's shot missed, in fact, some historians believe Hamilton never intended to hit Burr, but meant ...
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Alexander Hamilton (born January 11, 1755/57, Nevis, British West Indies—died July 12, 1804, New York, New York, U.S.) was a New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787), major author of the Federalist papers, and first secretary of the treasury of the United States (1789-95), who was the foremost champion of a strong central ...
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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 - July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.. Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant.He pursued his education in New York City ...
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Hamilton met Burr at the duel, which began at dawn on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey. When both men drew their guns and shot, Hamilton was severely wounded, but Hamilton's bullet missed ...
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Alexander Hamilton is born on the British island of Nevis in the West Indies, the second of two boys. His father James is a Scottish trader of noble ancestry. His mother Rachel Faucett, of French ...
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Nicholas Cruger (Courtesy of National Historic Site, St. Croix) (ca. 1780) by Artist unknown The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The St. Croix-based merchant Nicholas Cruger hired young Alexander Hamilton to work for him as a clerk. For Hamilton, Cruger was a link to the world beyond the Caribbean.
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Photograph by GraphicaArtis / Getty Images. Alexander Hamilton was born on Nevis (pronounced NEE-vus), a British-ruled island in the Caribbean Sea, around 1757. When he was about eight years old, his family moved to another British island, St. Croix (pronounced KROY). Soon after, Hamilton's father left, and then his mother died.
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This site contains all twenty-seven volumes of the print edition of The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, over 12,500 documents. Hamilton, An American Musical: A Reading and Resource List External. Created by the New York Public Library, this page compiles a list of print and online materials related to Alexander Hamilton.
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