Hamilton Collection, 1786-1843, focus 1843

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Hamilton Collection, 1786-1843, focus 1843

1786-1843

Alexander Hamilton (1816-1889) was the son of James A. Hamilton (1788-1879) and Mary Morris; grandson of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804, Secretary of Treasury) and Elizabeth Schuyler (1757-1854, second daughter of Catherine and General John Philip Schuyler). Alexander Hamilton (1816-1889) served as Secretary of the United States Mission at Madrid at the same time that Washington Irving was the United States Minister to Spain. This collection consists of correspondence from Alexander Hamilton (1816-1889) to the members of his immediate family as well as two legal documents when he served as an attorney.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881768

Historic Hudson Valley (Organization)

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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American revolutionary, statesman and Founding Father of the United States. Hamilton was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the Federalist Party, as well as a founder of the nation's financial system, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of the administration of P...

Hamilton, James A. (James Alexander), 1788-1878

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James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878), the son of Alexander Hamilton, was an American lawyer and politician. He served as United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York....

Duer, William, 1747-1799

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William Duer (March 18, 1743 – May 7, 1799) was a British-born American lawyer, developer, and speculator from New York City. A Federalist, Duer wrote in support of ratifying the United States Constitution as "Philo-Publius". He had earlier served in the Continental Congress and the convention that framed the New York Constitution. In 1778, he signed the United States Articles of Confederation and is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the county of Devon in England, Due...

Hamilton family.

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Hamilton, Angelica, 1784-1857

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Angelica Hamilton (September 25, 1784 – February 6, 1857) was the second child of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton. During her father's time as Secretary of the Treasury, first lady Martha Washington would take Angelica with her to dance lessons along with her own children. In November 1801, when Angelica was 17 years old, her oldest brother Philip Hamilton died of injuries resulting from a duel with George I. Eacker. The news of Philip's death precipitated a mental breakdown that left ...

Hamilton, Mary Margaret Kaye

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Hamilton, Alexander Joseph 1754-1828

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

United States. Legation (Spain)

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