On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel ...

On July 11, 1804, U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr killed longtime political foe Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary, in a duel at Weehawken, N.J.

The fourth of Alexander Hamilton’s children, James Alexander Hamilton was born on April 14, 1788. He described his childhood as idyllic and loving, though of course it was punctured by tragedy.

Object Details author Sedgwick, John 1954- Subject Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804 Burr, Aaron 1756-1836 Contents Part I. The roots of hatred -- In the hands of an angry God -- Contentment -- Platonic ...

Douglas Hamilton, left, a fifth-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton and Antonio Burr, right, a descendant of Aaron Burr's cousin, walk to their positions for the reenactment marking the 200th ...

Hamilton only lived in the home for two years before he was killed in a duel with rival Aaron Burr in 1804, but his wife, Eliza Hamilton, lived there for another 30 years.

Examines the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting vice-president into a fugitive. Date 2015 1801-1809 Type Books ...