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John Church Hamilton (1792-1882), son of the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, was a lawyer who devoted much of his life to writing a multi-volume biography of his father.

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John Church Hamilton (August 22, 1792 − July 25, 1882) was a historian, biographer, and lawyer. He was a son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Hamilton was born on August 22, 1792, in Philadelphia.[1] He was the fourth son, and the fifth of eight children, born to Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. His maternal grandparents were Philip Schuyler, a Revolutionary War hero and United States senator from New York, and Catherine Van Rensselaer. He was named for his uncle John Barker Church. In 1809, he graduated from Columbia College, and subsequently studied law.[1]

Hamilton began serving in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, attaining the rank of second lieutenant. During this time he served as an aide-de-camp to Major General William Henry Harrison, a future president of the United States.[1] In June 1814, without having ever been actively engaged in the field, he resigned his position in the army and returned to private life.[1] Between 1834 and 1840, Hamilton read, sorted, and organized his father's letters and other papers, and wrote a two-volume biography titled The Life of Alexander Hamilton.[3] The biography was published in 1840–1841; however, nearly all copies were destroyed in a fire while in the process of binding.[3]

During the next decade, Hamilton edited his father's collected writings under the authority of the Joint Library Committee of the United States Congress. The seven-volume authorized edition, The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His Political and Official Writings, Exclusive of the Federalist, Civil and Military, was published by order of Congress in 1850–1851.[3]

Hamilton also wrote a biography in seven volumes, published between 1857 and 1864, titled Life of Alexander Hamilton: A History of the Republic of the United States of America. The work combined a biography of his father with a history of the United States "as traced in his writings and in those of his contemporaries."[3] After several other biographers had abandoned the project, Hamilton had been prompted to write the comprehensive biography by his mother, who died prior to its publication.[4]: 17, 726

In 1869, Hamilton published an edition of The Federalist, with historical notes and commentary.[5]

Politics

Hamilton was a member of the Whig Party and later a Republican, but never held elected office, having lost a run for Congress to represent part of New York City.[1]

His opinions on economics were at different times solicited by Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Chester A. Arthur.[1] In 1880, he presented a statue of Alexander Hamilton to the city of New York, "though preferring it were the act of others."[1] At the November 22, 1880, unveiling of the statue in Central Park near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he said that after a century of the nation's existence, time had shown "the utility of [Hamilton's] public services and the lessons of his polity," and that he trusted "that this memorial may aid in their being recalled and usefully appreciated."[1]

On July 25, 1882, the 89-year-old Hamilton died at Stockton Cottage, on Ocean Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey, due to complications of jaundice and catarrh. His funeral was held at Trinity Church in Manhattan.[1] He was married to Maria Eliza van den Heuvel (January 4, 1795 – September 13, 1873), the daughter of Jan Cornelis Van den Heuvel, a Dutch born plantation owner and politician who served as governor of the Dutch province of Demerara from 1765 to 1770 and later became a merchant in New York City with the Dutch West India Company.[6] Together they had fourteen children

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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873. Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Hamilton family. McMichael, Morton. Reimer, Isaac de Reimer, Isaac de. Sage, Gardner A. Smith, Edwin, surveyor. Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 United States. Continental Army. Hamilton, John, 1798-1883 Hamilton, John, active 1793-1810, poet Hamilton, John, active 1794-1805, Colonel; Consul at Norfolk, Virginia Hamilton, John C. Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by 93rd and 99th Streets, Central Park West and Broadway, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. Sage, Gardner A. Smith, Edwin, surveyor. Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957, [Map of the area later bounded by 93rd and 99th Streets, Central Park West and Broadway, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. [ca. 1852] 1 map on 2 assembled sheets : ms., col. ; 59 x 76 cm. + 2 mss. (2 leaves ; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller) New-York Historical Society Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by 84th and 110th Streets, Central Park and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / Gardner A. Sage. Sage, Gardner A. Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957, [Map of the area later bounded by 84th and 110th Streets, Central Park and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / Gardner A. Sage. 1852 Nov. 1 map on 3 assembled sheets : ms., col. ; 25 x 180 cm. New-York Historical Society Library Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957,. [Map of the area later bounded by 81st and 102nd Streets, Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957, [Map of the area later bounded by 81st and 102nd Streets, Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. [ca. 1864] 1 map on 4 assembled sheets : ms., col. ; 20 x 151 cm. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library Hamilton family. Hamilton family papers, 1768-1930. Hamilton family. Hamilton family papers, 1768-1930. 1.5 linear ft. 3 ( boxes) Correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, receipts, certificates, financial and legal documents, envelopes, clippings, pamphlets, and other printed materials dealing with social and family relationships, the sons' education, professions, and military careers, the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, real estate and financial matters, and with the deaths and bequests of various family members. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Alexander Hamilton, John Church Hamilton, Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, Charles Augustus Peabody, Gen. J. Fred Pierson, Gen. Winfield Scott, Martin Van Buren, and a manuscript by George Washington. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries Autograph File, H, 1584-1988. Autograph File, H 11 linear feet (22 boxes) The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made. Houghton Library Charles Sumner correspondence, 1829-1874. Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Charles Sumner correspondence, 1829-1874 33 cartons (43.1 linear ft.) Letters to Charles Sumner, lawyer, Republican senator from Massachusetts, and anti-slavery campaigner; with a smaller number of letters from Sumner to others. English English Houghton Library Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882. Correspondence with Morton McMichael, 1848. Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882. McMichael, Morton. Correspondence with Morton McMichael, 1848. 1 item (1 leaf). University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843. Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866, collector. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843. 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.) The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president. English Spanish; Castilian French Dutch; Flemish Italian Latin Houghton Library Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843. Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866, collector. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843. 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.) The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president. English Spanish; Castilian French Dutch; Flemish Italian Latin Houghton Library Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873. Collection, 1824-1881. Salmon P. Chase Papers 12.0 Linear feet ; 43 boxes; 16 volumes; 10 flat files Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873) was a career politician and an influential Union decision-maker during the Civil War. He served as governor of Ohio, U.S. senator, secretary of the Treasury, and Supreme Court chief justice. The Salmon P. Chase Papers, which span the years 1824-1884, provide tremendous insight into the professional life of Chase and provide information on the National Bank and specie debates, as well as the abolition movement from the early 1820s through the Civil War. This collection contains correspondence, speech notes, newspaper clippings, biographical material, court opinions, financial papers, and a myriad of miscellaneous items. In addition to containing Chase's papers, this collection also contains the papers of J. W. Schuckers, Chase's personal secretary and biographer. Schuckers’s papers give further insight into the economic situation immediately following the Civil War and include correspondence, newspapers, investments records, and other financial papers. English Historical Society of Pennsylvania Smith, Edwin, surveyor. Map of lots 4, 5 & 6 of the subdivision of the estate of Charles Ward Apthorp Esqr. shewing the proposed subdivision of the same / original made by J.F.B ; true copy Edwin Smith. Smith, Edwin, surveyor. Bridges, J. F. (Joseph F.) Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957, Map of lots 4, 5 & 6 of the subdivision of the estate of Charles Ward Apthorp Esqr. shewing the proposed subdivision of the same / original made by J.F.B ; true copy Edwin Smith. 1835 Feb. 7. 1 map : ms., col. ; 66 x 49 cm. New-York Historical Society Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882. John C. Hamilton papers, 1779-1851. Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882. John C. Hamilton papers, 1779-1851 11 linear ft. ( 24 boxes) Papers of John Church Hamilton, consisting of transcripts of his father's letters and papers, and his own notes, drafts, and manuscripts of his biography of his father, THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON, and of his HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC. The collection is of particular importance because it contains copies of letters for which the location of the originals is unknown since the time when John Church Hamilton made his transcripts. These include letters from generals of the Continental Army, from the French Expeditionary forces, and from others who played important roles in the American Revolution and the period which followed. English Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879,. Petition signed by 83 American authors to the Committee on Ways and Means, January 17th, 1866. Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879, Abbott, John Stephen Cabot, 1805-1877, Abbott, W., Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907, Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905, Anthon, Charles, 1797-1867, Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881, Baird, Henry Martyn, 1852-1906, Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, Fanny, Aunt, 1822-1894, Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882, Botta, Anne Charlotte Lynch, 1815-1891, Bowen, Francis, 1811-1890, Brace, Charles Loring, 1826-1890, Bristed, Charles Astor, 1820-1874, Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878, Cary, Alice, 1820-1871, Cary, Phoebe, 1824-1871, Gray, Barry, 1826-1886, Cornell, Sophia, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895, Day, Jeremiah, 1773-1867, Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879, Draper, Henry, 1837-1882, Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878, Dwight, Timothy, 1828-1916, Frothingham, Charles W., Godwin, Parke, 1816-1904, Goodrich, Frank B. (Frank Boott), 1826-1894, Gray, Asa, 1810-1888, Gray, Barry, Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872, Halpine, Charles G. (Charles Graham), 1829-1868, Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882, Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879, Holly, Henry Hudson, 1834-1892, Holly, J. B., Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867, Howe, John W. S., 1801-1873?, Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910, Kimball, Richard B. (Richard Burleigh), 1816-1892, Kingsley, William Lathrop, 1824-1896, Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873, Le Vert, Octavia Walton, 1810-1877, Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, Loomis, Elias, 1811-1889, Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891, Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908, Osgood, Samuel, 1812-1880, Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881, Parton, James, 1822-1891, Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston), 1811-1893, Porter, Noah, 1781-1866, Prime, Samuel Irenaeus, 1822-1885, Quackenbos, George Payne, 1826-1881, Saunders, Frederick, 1807-1902, Savage, John, 1828-1888, Schroeder, Francis, Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885, Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902, Stoddard, John F., 1825-1873, Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903, Stowe, C. E. (Calvin Ellis), 1802-1886, Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878, Thacher, Thomas A., 1815-1886, Ticknor, George, 1822-1866, Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907, Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871, Tynge, Stephen Higginson, 1800-1885, Vassar, John Guy, 1811-1888, Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870, Wayland, Francis, 1826-1904, Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886, White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885, Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894, Woolsey, Theodore Dwight, 1801-1889. United States. Congress. House Committee on Ways and Means, Petition signed by 83 American authors to the Committee on Ways and Means, January 17th, 1866. [6] p. "That the Revenue laws so far as they relate to the manufacture and importation of books, may be so revised and modified that American publications may be relieved from the heavy burdens now resting upon them and from the disadvantages under which they suffer in competition with imported books". Includes the signatures of Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta, Asa Gray, James Russell Lowell, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Bayard Taylor, William Cullen Bryant, Horace Greeley, Oliver Wendell Holmes, George Ticknor, et al. English Brown University Archives, John Hay Library Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13402, Alexander Hamilton, Continental N.Y. Res. English National Archives at Washington, D.C Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882. John Church Hamilton notebook , 1809-1842. Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882. John Church Hamilton notebook , 1809-1842. .21 linear foot (1 volume) This notebook is a tete-beche, with texts beginning at both the front and back covers rotated 180 degrees from one another. Hamilton made entries in the front section of the notebook while studying law between 1809 and 1813. In the back section, he made entries related to the settlement of the estate of Isaac de Reimer, including an account of expenditures in 1814, receipts for payments to de Reimer's heirs between 1820 and 1842, and genealogical notes on the de Reimer family. Spine title reads: "Law notes, accounts, etc." New York Public Library System, NYPL Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by Canal Street, Church Street, Laight Street and Varick Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / surveyed by Gardner A. Sage. Sage, Gardner A. Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957, [Map of the area later bounded by Canal Street, Church Street, Laight Street and Varick Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / surveyed by Gardner A. Sage. 1845 Dec. 10. 1 map on 2 assembled sheets : ms., col. ; 35 x 67 cm. + text (2 leaves : ms., both sides ; 28 x 20 cm. or smaller) and 1 map (ms., on ruled paper ; 21 x 33 cm.) Elmer Holmes Bobst Library John Church Hamilton notebook, 1809-1842 Hamilton, John C. (John Church), 1792-1882 John Church Hamilton notebook 1809-1842 .21 linear foot (1 volume) John Church Hamilton (1792-1882), son of the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, was a lawyer who devoted much of his life to writing a multi-volume biography of his father. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division