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Hamilton’s Farewell Letter to His Wife, July 4, 1804
A letter offering insight into Hamilton's views on marriage, honor, and masculinity a week before the fatal duel
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Aaron Burr Challenges Alexander Hamilton, 1804
A condemnation of Hamilton’s refusal to retract his insulting statements
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Angelica Church to Philip Schuyler about the Duel, 1804
An emotional and hurried letter breaking the news of the duel
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“Notorious for—a Sally,” 1805
A satirical poem ridiculing Thomas Jefferson for fathering children with an enslaved woman, Sally Hemings
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Mercy Otis Warren on Hamilton’s Economic Plan, 1805
An ardent revolutionary on Washington’s unquestioning acceptance of Hamilton’s financial plan
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Peter Kiteredge’s Petition for Veteran’s Aid, 1806
A formerly enslaved disabled soldier requests aid to support his family
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A Sermon on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1808
A commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade focusing on the forced separation of families
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Theodosia Burr Alston, on Her Father’s Exile, to Dolley Madison, 1809
A letter from Burr's daughter emphasizing the past friendship between the exiled Burr and Madison
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Hercules Mulligan Writes about Alexander Hamilton as a Soldier, ca. 1810
Impressions of Hamilton as a soldier written years after his death
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Hercules Mulligan Writes about Meeting Alexander Hamilton, ca. 1810
Impressions of Hamilton when he first came to New York published years after his death
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Jefferson’s Opposition to the Federalists, 1810
A letter reflecting on the differences between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
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Theodosia Burr Alston to Albert Gallatin on Her Father’s Exile, 1811
A letter to the secretary of state asking about the consequences of the exiled Burr’s potential return to the United States
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