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Alexander Hamilton

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  in New York Assembly, 5, 221–22, 226–27, 261 New-York Evening Post and, 5, 649–55, 662, 664 New York gubernatorial candidacy rejected by, 483

  New York Ratifying Convention and, 5, 246, 261–68, 284

  as New York tax receiver, 170–72

  nicknames of, 91, 92

  as orator, 5, 50, 55–56, 64, 190, 193, 226, 231–35, 264–66, 284–85, 308–9, 444, 489–90, 522, 669–70, 707–8

  orphans helped by, 203–4, 502–3, 693, 699 “Pacificus,” 441–43

  “Phocion,” 196–97, 245, 511–14, 531, 664 poetry, 5, 33–34, 35, 38, 43, 45–46, 70, 132, 724 “Publius,” 118, 248

  style of, 59, 60, 150, 250, 252, 511

  see also Federalist Papers, The; specific works Hamilton, Alexander (cousin), 527

  Hamilton, Alexander (son), 725–26

  birth and childhood of, 203, 205, 222, 336, 363,

  526

  education of, 336, 725

  father’s death and, 708, 711, 713

  on mother, 582

  Hamilton, Alexander (uncle), 13

  Hamilton, Alexander, laird of Grange (grandfather),

  12, 129

  Hamilton, Allan McLane (grandson), 16

  Hamilton, Angelica (daughter):

  birth and childhood of, 203, 205, 206, 363, 526 education of, 206, 336

  father’s death and, 708, 711

  mental breakdown of, 655, 667, 723, 726 musical interests of, 206, 337, 655

  Hamilton, Eliza (daughter), see Holly, Eliza Hamilton Hamilton, Elizabeth (aunt), 13

  Hamilton, Elizabeth Pollock (grandmother), 12, 15,

  129

  Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler (Eliza or Betsey; wife),

  96, 128–37, 145–51, 154, 158–61, 173, 191,

  203–8, 264, 332–33, 335–37, 353, 363–68, 484,

  526, 619, 641–45

  AH’s correspondence with, 14–45, 52, 130,

  133–34, 136, 138, 142, 145–48, 159, 160–61,

  163, 164–65, 173, 183, 222–23, 335–36, 367,

  485, 502, 544, 554, 563, 583, 584, 602, 641, 642,

  644–45, 651, 667, 697, 699, 709, 724, 730 AH’s death and, 705, 706, 708–9, 711

  AH’s dependence on, 554, 583

  AH’s first meeting with, 103, 129

  AH’s hymn for, 700, 709

  Angelica Church’s correspondence with, 282, 333,

  336, 465, 466–67, 478, 479, 527–28, 543, 641 appearance of, 1, 130, 131, 204, 466

  Burr’s first meeting with, 169

  death of, 3, 727, 731

  domesticity of, 147, 204, 205, 210, 335

  education of, 131

  family background of, 129–31, 134–47

  farewell address and, 508, 544

  Federalist and, 247, 248

  French refugees and, 463–66

  Grange and, 643, 660, 693–94, 695, 700, 705, 706,

  724, 725

  Hamilton-Burr duel and, 689, 691, 693, 695, 705,

  706, 708, 715

  health problems of, 449–53

  inheritance of, 693, 695, 724

  Hamilton, Philip (eldest son) (cont.)

  education of, 205, 206, 336

  health problems of, 544–45

  Hamilton, Philip (Little Phil; youngest son), 654, 708, 711, 726

  Hamilton, Rachel Faucette Lavien (mother), 9–12, 20–27, 142, 376

  adultery and imprisonment of, 11, 20, 28 AH’s latent hostility toward, 203, 226

  AH compared with, 12, 16

  childbirths of, 11, 16, 20, 25

  death of, 24–25, 26, 28, 53, 580

  divorce of, 11, 12, 16, 20–21, 25, 615

  flight of, 12, 16, 20

  inheritance of, 10, 11, 17, 23

  marriage of, 10–12, 16, 615

  as shopkeeper, 22–23

  Hamilton, Robert (cousin), 527

  Hamilton, Walter (uncle), 13

  Hamilton, William (supposed mulatto child), 735 Hamilton, William (uncle), 13, 526–27, 534, 542 Hamilton, William, Dr. (possible relative of James Hamilton), 18–19

  Hamilton, William Stephen, 542, 708, 711, 713 Hamilton-Burr duel, 1, 4, 19, 38, 672–74, 680–709, 714–22

  Burr’s flight after, 716–20

  Church-Burr duel compared with, 590, 591 Cooper letter and, 680–83, 686–88

  coroner’s jury and, 716, 717

  election of 1804 and, 672–82

  farewell letters and, 693–94, 698–99, 709, 715, 724 grand jury indictment and, 718

  negotiations in, 685–89

  Philip Hamilton–Eacker duel compared with, 652–54

  Philip Schuyler letter and, 680–81

  pistols used in, 701–3

  preparations for, 691–92

  public statement in, 694

  shot thrown away in, 689–90, 702–3, 715 who fired first in, 703–4

  Hamilton College, 338

  Hamilton Free School, 729

  Hamilton-Oneida Academy, 338

  Hammond, Abijah, 590

  Hammond, George, 394–95, 438, 439, 461–62, 487, 547

  Hammond, Judah, 696

  Hancock, John, 62, 94, 99, 714

  Harison, Richard, 575

  Harlem Heights, 80, 81

  Harper, Robert G., 554, 594, 634

  Harrison, Robert H., 92

  Harvard, 229, 337, 517

  Hawley, Elizabeth, 730

  Hearts of Oak (the Corsicans), 63

  Hudson Valley, 100–104, 140–41, 150–51, 195, 211,

  220

  Huguenots, French, 8, 17, 45, 94

  Hume, David, 51, 52, 60, 156, 170, 260, 296 hurricanes, 36–37, 39

  Hylton v. United States, 501–2

  Bank of New York and, 5, 199–202, 219, 276, 288, 586

  benefactors of, 37–39

  benevolence and generosity of, 206–7, 334–35, 337, 388, 580

  birth year and age reduction of, 16–17, 48, 51

  candor of, 176, 192, 238, 240, 271, 320, 348, 534–36, 619, 712

  as capitalist prophet, 4, 6, 32, 61, 138, 158, 170, 183–84, 195, 199–202, 211, 219, 221, 234, 254, 294–95, 344–45, 466, 628

  charm, grace, and elegance of, 5, 51, 93, 119, 133, 187–88

  as clerk, 4, 5, 11, 27, 29–32, 48, 54, 85, 376

  combativeness and headstrong nature of, 5, 60, 98, 102, 241, 273–75, 309, 406, 455, 492

  in Continental Congress, 172–83

  as contributor to Washington’s farewell address, 505–8, 531, 544

  death of, 1, 4, 53, 205, 625, 703–27

  debts of, 51, 204, 483, 484, 492, 643, 693–94, 695, 724

  depression of, 53, 584, 595, 600, 655–56, 690, 696

  education of, 5, 17, 24, 29, 35, 37–39, 41–43, 46–53, 63, 71–74, 90, 110–12, 146, 167–70, 206, 293, 659, 697

  as educator, 5, 188, 206, 337–38

  false death reports about, 99, 452

  family background of, 8–17, 20–28, 38–39, 94, 149, 196, 203, 207–9, 218, 226–27, 393, 526–27, 542, 580, 615, 641

  as father, 167, 173, 203, 205–6, 222, 336–37, 367, 470, 502, 544–45, 643–44, 650–55, 692–93

  as Federalist, 5, 30, 90, 391–92, 508–9, 523, 524, 529, 598, 599, 606–10, 614–18, 621–28, 633–34, 658–59, 665

  feminine qualities of, 46, 95, 329, 333, 334, 545, 666

  feuds of, see under Adams, John; Burr, Aaron, Jr.; Clinton, George; Jefferson, Thomas; Madison, James; Monroe, James; Washington, George

  field command search and, 149–50, 152–55, 158–59

  in fight for Constitution, 235, 237, 239, 242, 246–68, 284, 287, 398

  financial concerns of, 146, 483–84, 596

  financial reforms proposed by, 137–38, 155–57, 170, 171

  financial sacrifices of, 287, 563

  as foreign policy theorist, 5, 18, 235, 260, 294–95, 392–94, 435–47, 458–63, 485–501, 546–47, 551–53, 566–68

  French proficiency of, 17, 27, 30, 96, 109, 119, 135, 150, 463, 464, 465


  French refugees and, 463–67, 502–3

  French Revolution and, 431–47, 459, 463–67, 484, 487, 488, 507, 511–12, 521, 546–54, 592–95, 602, 630, 659

  guilt of, 38, 209, 470, 703

  outdoor recreation of, 333, 485, 502, 584–85, 641

  in paintings and sculpture, 2, 91, 163, 187, 363, 466, 482–83, 527, 562–63, 656, 701, 721

  as polemicist, 5, 60, 403, 618–22

  political influences on, 43–46, 49, 127–28, 138, 153, 234

  political mistakes of, 406, 619–26

  popularity of, 269, 284, 309

  presidential candidacy denied to, 508–9

  as pro-British, 3, 233, 287, 294–96, 302, 319, 392–95, 397–98, 435, 440, 443, 460, 466, 490, 495, 521, 532, 620–21, 623, 674–75

  reading habits and books of, 24, 25, 33, 35, 44, 52, 71–72, 110–12, 206, 642

  religious beliefs and behavior of, 25, 34, 38, 52–53, 125, 127, 132, 205, 463, 507, 546, 652, 659–60, 685, 695, 706–8

  reputation impugned, 293, 294, 302, 360, 362, 385, 425–26, 460, 488–89, 674–75; see also Reynolds, Maria, AH’s affair with

  romantic side of, 5, 44, 93–94, 128–33, 142

  secession threat and, 672, 678–79, 683, 697

  self-assurance of, 43, 91, 94, 238

  in sex scandal (Reynolds affair), 2, 112, 237, 362, 364–70, 409–18, 422, 424, 502, 509, 529–46, 554, 558, 572, 576–77, 600, 622, 624, 645, 712, 724, 727

  social advancement of, 43–46, 72, 85–86, 87, 91–92, 97, 129–30, 134–37, 146, 149, 207, 312, 345

  Society of the Cincinnati and, 216–18, 283–84, 304, 601, 692, 709, 711, 723

  theatergoing of, 204, 292, 585

  as treasury secretary, see Treasury Department, U.S.

  vanity of, 124, 240, 334, 365, 522, 599, 624, 625

  West Indian background of, 2–5, 7–12, 16, 39, 97, 139, 207, 208, 210, 309, 340, 362, 436, 511, 522, 526, 641, 658, 683, 697

  Whiskey Rebellion and, 342, 468–78, 507, 542, 558, 578

  will of, 491–92, 695

  wit of, 5, 92, 119, 133, 169, 363, 464

  womanizing of, 203, 282, 316, 362–70, 373, 406, 462, 522, 536, 543, 661, 722

  work capacity of, 15, 30, 35, 52, 71–72, 250, 291, 295, 332–33, 426, 473

  Yorktown siege and, 160–65

  Hamilton, Alexander, writings of, 5, 52, 53, 397, 427

  anti-Clinton, 274

  anti-”Farmer,” 58–62, 71

  “Continentalist,” 157–58, 170, 171, 257

  early pieces, 34, 36–37

  French Revolution in, 459, 546

  Jay Treaty in, 485, 493–97, 499

  Jefferson in, 646, 648–49, 650, 658

  “Monitor,” 70–72

  Jefferson’s correspondence with, 319

  marriage of, 129–30, 132, 134–37, 139, 145–50, 166, 220

  in Morristown, 128–32, 724

  Philip’s death and, 653–54, 667, 723

  portrait of, 131, 206–7, 729

  pregnancies and childbirths of, 159–60, 163, 165, 203, 222, 261, 335, 410, 412, 413, 418, 470, 472, 474, 478–79, 542, 543, 582, 653, 654

  religious beliefs of, 1, 132, 205, 659–60, 730

  Reynolds affair and, 364–68, 410, 417, 530, 534, 537, 542–44, 554, 583, 727

  slavery and, 210, 211, 215, 730

  on Washington, 151, 277–78

  as widow, 1–3, 165, 723–31

  widows and orphans helped by, 203–4, 363, 464, 502–3, 544, 582–83, 728–29

  will of, 655

  Hamilton, James, Jr. (brother), 16, 20–28, 207, 218

  AH’s correspondence with, 208–9

  AH’s relationship with, 28, 147, 208–9

  death of, 208

  Hamilton, James, Sr. (father), 10, 12–16, 40, 203, 615, 662

  AH’s correspondence with, 36, 147–48, 492

  AH’s lapsed relationship with, 28, 147–48, 208, 209, 492

  AH’s loan to, 492

  as black sheep, 13–16, 526

  death of, 580

  family background of, 12–16, 40, 149, 218, 393, 526–27, 655

  family deserted by, 21–22, 24, 26, 28, 580

  immigration of, 14

  Hamilton, James Alexander (son), 203, 457, 726

  birth and childhood of, 203, 205, 261, 363, 367, 526

  education of, 205, 206, 692–93, 726

  on father, 186, 189, 205–6

  father’s death and, 708, 711, 713

  on mother, 205, 206–7, 582

  Hamilton, John, laird of Grange (uncle), 13–15, 21

  Hamilton, John Church (son), 2–3, 16, 63, 123, 454, 726, 727

  birth and childhood of, 413, 470, 472, 526, 567

  on Burr, 697–98

  education of, 205, 206

  on father, 29, 81, 95, 475, 490, 660, 679, 693, 695, 699

  father’s death and, 708, 711, 713

  health problems of, 470, 472

  Hamilton, Philip (eldest son), 526

  birth and childhood of, 165, 167, 173, 205, 282, 336, 363

  duel and death of, 650–55, 658, 660, 667, 685, 689, 701, 723, 726

  Hemings, Eston, 512

  Hemings, James, 318

  Hemings, Madison, 316, 512

  Hemings, Sally, Jefferson’s relationship with, 213, 314–15, 316, 407, 512, 513, 531, 663–64 Hemings, Tom, 663

  Henry, Patrick, 174, 244, 267, 350, 394, 510, 574 Hessian mercenaries, 76, 79–82, 84, 109, 163 Heth, William, 577

  Hickey, Thomas, 75–76

  Higginson, Stephen, 515–16, 617, 726

  History of the United States for 1796, The (Callender), 529, 537–38

  Hobbes, Thomas, 52, 110, 296

  Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 490, 576

  Holland, 347, 433, 519–20

  industrial secrets of, 14

  U.S. loan from, 175, 518

  Holland Company, 589, 633

  Holliday, Robert, 22

  Holly, Eliza Hamilton (daughter), 3, 206, 655, 726, 727 birth and childhood of, 641, 700

  father’s death and, 708, 711

  Holly, Sidney Augustus, 730

  Holt, John, 54, 70, 118

  Holy Ground, the, 49–50

  Hopkinson, Francis, 311

  Hosack, David, 52, 544–45, 642–43, 653

  Hamilton-Burr duel and, 696, 700, 701, 703–6, 708, 715

  Houdon, Jean Antoine, 311

  House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, 342

  House of Representatives, U.S., 408, 417, 539, 550, 565

  AH’s reports to, 288, 295–306, 480

  AH’s views on, 232–33, 238, 257, 264–65 assumption plan and, 321–31

  bank bill and, 349–51

  Beckley as clerk in, 408, 417, 422, 531, 532, 622 in Connecticut Compromise, 236

  Constitutional Convention and, 232–33, 236, 238, 239

  electoral ties settled by, 272, 515, 631, 636–38 Giles’s resolutions in, 425–28, 455

  Jay Treaty and, 497, 498, 499

  manufacturing and, 374, 375, 378

  in New York City, 280–81, 295–307, 319–31 in Philadelphia, 342–43, 349–51

  Republican control of, 626, 657

  residency requirement for, 238

  titles considered by, 278

  Treasury Department investigations by, 425–28, 455, 456–57, 468, 480

  Howe, Lord Richard, 76

  Howe, Sir William, 76, 83–84, 97, 98, 100, 112, 134

  Hudson River, 78, 82, 98, 101, 247, 263, 337, 389, 451, 641, 642

  immigration, immigrants, 393, 406, 482 AH as archetype of, 4, 39–40, 208, 482, 580 AH’s views on, 476, 572, 599–600, 658 Alien and Sedition Acts and, 570, 572, 599–600 Constitutional Convention debate over, 238 of French refugees, 463–67, 502–3

  German, 578–79, 607

  Jefferson’s views on, 658

  impeachment, 234, 257–58

  of Chase, 718–19

  implied powers, doctrine of, 353–55, 671

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p; industrial espionage, 14, 370–74

  infant and child mortality, 16, 45–46

  inflation, 108, 124, 137, 170, 348

  Ingram, Archibald, 14, 21

  interest rates, 297, 299, 301, 381, 404

  Irving, Peter, 662

  Italy, 347, 549

  Jackson, Andrew, 726

  Jackson, James, 303, 306

  Jackson, William, 180, 292, 615

  Jacobins:

  American, 432, 439, 470, 487, 488, 490, 515, 533, 569, 616, 633

  French, 432, 439, 446–47, 594, 602

  Jay, John, 44, 56, 61, 70, 72, 105, 110, 120, 202, 204, 217, 263, 295, 305, 508, 560, 644, 666, 674

  AH offered New York Senate post by, 554

  AH’s correspondence with, 68, 69, 90, 424

  background of, 247

  at Continental Congress, 57

  election of 1796 and, 509, 516

  as envoy to England, 461–62, 463, 485–86, 495, 498

  as Federalist, 421

  Federalist and, 247, 248, 251, 253, 254, 257, 261, 270, 310

  on Gouverneur Morris, 240

  as governor of New York, 486, 609–10

  Manhattan Company and, 587

  real estate investments of, 186

  slavery and, 216

  as Supreme Court justice, 288, 446, 461, 486 Jay, Peter, 585

  Jay, Sarah, 204

  Jay Treaty (1795), 485–503, 506, 507, 539, 546, 547, 626, 639

  AH’s defense of, 493–96, 499

  protests against, 487, 489–92, 495, 498–99

  signing of, 496

  Jefferson, Thomas (cont.)

  Madison’s correspondence with, see Madison, James, Jefferson’s correspondence with Madison’s relationship with, 88, 173, 319–22, 401, 511, 515, 525

  military rejected by, 552

  Monroe’s correspondence with, 316, 357, 436, 438, 637

  Monroe’s defense of, 408, 424

  Monroe’s relationship with, 538

  as president, 532, 565, 644–51, 657–60, 665–72, 677, 714, 718–19, 725, 727

  presidential ambition of, 453–54, 494, 515, 519, 634–35

  as Republican, 391–92, 426–28, 453–54, 510–15, 525 resignation of, 453–55, 458, 512, 519

  resignation offers of, 399, 408, 446

  Reynolds affair and, 414, 425, 529, 531, 532, 535 as secretary of state, 289, 290, 294, 310, 311, 314, 316, 318–31, 338, 339, 341, 342, 351–52, 356, 379–83, 392–408, 413, 424–29, 431–36, 438–47, 454, 458

  in selection of capital site, 325–28

  Shays’s Rebellion and, 225

  silence and secrecy of, 311, 320, 390, 395, 672 slavery and, 175, 210–13, 307, 312–16, 407, 512–14, 581, 628, 663–64

  as strict constructionist, 352, 379

  as vice president, 514, 515, 523, 547, 549–50, 572–73, 577–78, 593, 601, 612

 

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