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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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Alexander Hamilton. Date of Birth - Death January 11, 1755 or 1757 - July 12, 1804. Born a bastard (illegitimate) child on January 11, 1755 or 1757, to Scotsman James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett Levine on the British colonial island of Nevis in the...
January 11, 1755-July 12, 1804. Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of our nation and the first Secretary of the Treasury. He led calls for the Philadelphia Convention and co-authored the Federalist Papers. This portrait of Founding Father...
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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...
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