Read Alexander Hamilton Online
Authors: Ron Chernow
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Albany Institute of History and Art, bequest of George Clinton Genet through the estate of Augusta G. K. C. Genet (1912.2.4)
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838),
by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758–1823)
Oil on canvas, 1817
Metropolitan Museum of Art, purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, gift in memory of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1994.190)
John Adams (1735–1826),
by Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827), from life
Oil on canvas 1791–1794
Independence National Historical Park
Letter from Alexander Hamilton, Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq., President of the United States
New York: printed for John Lang by George F. Hopkins, 1800
Collection of The New-York Historical Society, gift of Gulian E. Verplanck, 1809 (negative #51097)
Timothy Pickering (1745–1829),
by Hezekiah W. Smith after Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)
Engraving, ca. 1860
Collection of The New-York Historical Society, gift of Henry O. Havemeyer (PR 025, negative #75964)
Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760–1833),
by Joseph Andrews (1806–1837) and W. H. Tappan after John Trumbull (1756–1843)
Engraving, ca. 1850
Collection of The New-York Historical Society, gift of Henry O. Havemeyer (PR 025, negative #75965)
James McHenry (1753–1816),
by James Sharples, Sr. (ca. 1751–1811), from life
Pastel on paper, ca. 1796–1800
Independence National Historical Park
Aaron Burr (1756–1836),
attributed to Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)
Oil on canvas, ca. 1792
Collection of The New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, New Jersey, gift of David A. Hayes for John Chetwood (1854.1)
Aaron Burr (1756–1836),
by John Vanderlyn (1775–1852)
Oil on canvas, 1802
Collection of The New-York Historical Society, gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell (1931.58, negative #6227)
Aaron Burr (1756–1836),
by James Van Dyck (active nineteenth century)
Oil on canvas, 1834
Collection of The New-York Historical Society, gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell (1931.57, negative #6832)
Philip Hamilton (1782–1801)
Reprinted from Allan McLane Hamilton,
The Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton
(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1911)
Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804),
by Ezra Ames (1768–1836)
Oil on canvas, 1810
Special Collections, Schaffer Library, Union College, gift of General Alexander Hamilton, 1875
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (1757–1854),
attributed to John D. Martin
Charcoal and chalk on paper, 1851
Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton and General Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (1971.31.6)
Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804),
by Giuseppe Ceracchi (1751–1802)
Marble, ca. 1793
Collection of The New-York Historical Society, gift of James Gore King (1928.18, negative #50044)
Hamilton Grange, New York,
by Randall Comfort Photograph, 1891
Collection of The New-York Historical Society
(PR 020 Geographic File, negative #75963)
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ndex
abolitionism
of AH
American Revolution and
British
Adams, Abigail
on AH
election of 1800 and
health problems of husband of
see
Adams, John Jefferson and
on Philadelphia sensuality
on slavery
on Washington
Adams, Charles
Adams, Henry
Adams, John
Abigail’s correspondence with
Abigail’s views on
absenteeism of
on AH
AH compared with
AH’s correspondence with
AH’s feud with
AH’s pamphlet about
Alien and Sedition Acts and
anarchy feared by
in army organization battles
background of
on British constitution
cabinet of
cabinet purge of
Continental Congress and
death of
diary of
Dutch loan arranged by
in election of 1789
in election of 1792
in election of 1796
in election of 1800
as Federalist
French Revolution and
on Jefferson
Jefferson’s correspondence with
Jefferson’s relationship with
judiciary and
on Madison
military experience lacking in
military promoted by
monarchist leanings of
on New York City
peace initiative of
as president
Reynolds affair and
slavery and
Adams, John (
cont.
)
Society of the Cincinnati and
vanity of
as vice president
on Washington
Washington’s correspondence with
Adams, John Quincy
on AH
on Jefferson
Adams, Samuel
Addison, Joseph
Additional Army
see also
Army, U.S.
Africa
African Free School
agriculture
AH’s views on
bank bill and
Bank of New York and
Jeffersonian democracy and
trade embargo and
see also
farmers
Ajax (Hamilton’s house slave)
Albany, N.Y.
AH’s legal work in
City Tavern in
Dutch character of
riot in
Schuyler mansion in (the Pastures)
as state capital
Tayler dinner in
Albany Common Council
Albany Plan
Albany Register
alcohol: consumption of taxes on
Alexander, William
see
Stirling, Lord Alien Act (1798)
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
Alien Enemies Act (1798)
Alien Landowners Act
Allan, Richard
Alston, Aaron Burr
Alston, Joseph
Alston, Theodosia Burr
father’s correspondence with
Hamilton-Burr duel and
American Citizen
American colonies
development of unity in
independence declared by
opposition to British in
opposition to independence of
taxes in
see also specific places
American Daily Advertiser
American Indians
in American Revolution
education of
Philip Schuyler’s negotiations with
American Philosophical Society
American Revolution
AH accused of betrayal of
blacks in
bonds in
corruption of–
debt from
development of unity in
espionage in
foreign loans in
France in
international influence of
military strategy in
pamphlet warfare in
peace treaty in (1783)
personal opportunities in
political alignments of 1789 forged in
prisoner exchanges in
prison ships in
profiteering in
Spain in
trade issues in
as transatlantic conflict
see also
Articles of Confederation; Constitutional Convention; Continental Army; Continental Congress; Declaration of Independence; Second Continental Congress;
specific battles and places
Ames, Ezra
Ames, Fisher
on Adams
on AH
on Jefferson
Amory, Hester,
see
Stevens, Hester Amory “Anas” scrapbook (Jefferson)
André, John (“John Anderson”)
Anglicanism,
see
Church of England
Annapolis conference (1786)–
anthrax
antifederalists
despotic militarism feared by
New York Ratifying Convention and
speculation and
use of term
Antill, Fanny,
see
Tappan, Fanny Antill
antislavery societies
in New York
Argus
AH’s libel suit against
aristocracy
AH linked with
of bank paper
Burr’s links to
Constitutional Convention and–
of Federalists
French
in New York
Scottish
Society of the Cincinnati and
southern
Arkwright, Sir Richard
Army, British
retreat of
see also specific battles
Army, French
Army, U.S.
AH as inspector general in
AH’s imperialist escapade in
bureaucratic problems of
command vacancy in
creation of
disbanding of
domestic disturbances and
dueling curbed in
Washington’s command of
Arnold, Benedict
Arnold, Jacob, tavern of
Arnold, Margaret Shippen (Peggy)
Articles of Confederation
Federalist
critique of
money problems and
revision of
Astor, John Jacob
atheism
Auldjo, John
Aurora
anti-Adams letter leaked to
Reynolds affair and
Bache, Benjamin Franklin
death of
Bache, Margaret
Bacon, Sir Francis
Bailyn, Bernard
Baldwin, Luther
Baltimore, Md.
bancomania
Bank of Amsterdam
Bank of England
Bank of Massachusetts
Bank of New York
founding of
House investigation of AH and
Manhattan Company compared with
Bank of North America
Bank of the United States
board of
congressional approval of
constitutionality of
Gallatin’s views on
House investigation of AH and
loans of location of
Second
stock of
banks
land
money
prejudice against
private
Republican
see also
central banks;
specific banks
baptism
Barbados, Washington’s visit to
Barber, Francis
Barbot, John
Bard, Samuel
Bayard, James A.
Bayard, William
Beaumetz, chevalier de
Beckley, John
Reynolds affair and
Beckwith, George
Beekman, David
Beekman and Cruger
Benson, Egbert
Bentham, Jeremy
Bequia
Bethune, Joanna Graham
Biddle, Charles
Biddle, Nicholas
Bill of Rights, U.S.
bimetallism
Bingham, Anne Willing
Bingham, William–
blacks:
AH’s early exposure to
in American Revolution
education of
free
Jefferson’s views on
see also
slavery, slaves
Blackstone, Sir William
Bland, Martha
Bloomfield, Joseph
Board of Regents, New York
Board of Treasury
Board of War
Bonaparte, Napoleon,
see
Napoleon I, emperor of
France
bonds
in American Revolution
U.S.
Boston, Mass.
colonists’ struggle against British in
port of
“scrippomania” in
size of
Boston Massacre (1770)
Boston Tea Party
Boudinot, Anna Maria
Boudinot, Annie
Boudinot, Elias
AH’s warning from
in Congress