Eliza Hamilton

Eliza Hamilton has seen a recent burst of fame thanks to the musical Hamilton. But she was more than just the wife of Alexander - born to a prominent Dutch family in the Province of New York, she grew up amongst the conflict known as the French and Indian war. She lived to the astonishing age of 97, and saw the founding of a nation first hand - dancing at the first inaugural ball with George Washington, living with the early government in Philadelphia and witnessing the growth of Washington DC and New York City. She founded the first orphanage in New York City, and set off for a cross country adventure in her 80s. She was a remarkable lady.Sources/Further ReadingMazzeo, Tilar J: Eliza Hamilton, the Extraordinary Life and TImes of the Wife of Alexander HamiltonChernow, Ron: Alexander HamiltonThe Founders Online https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0095The Founders Online/Alexander Hamilton: The Reynolds Pamphlet https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002Calendar, James Thompson: The history of the United States for 1796 : including a variety of interesting particulars relative to the Federal government previous to that periodhttps://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds00callGood, Cassandra: That Time When Alexander Hamilton Almost Duelled James Monroe https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/time-when-alexander-hamilton-almost-dueled-james-monroe-180957045/Eliza’s Story https://www.elizasstory.org/Graham WIndham: https://www.graham-windham.org/Wikipedia: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_HamiltonWikipedia: Alexander Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_HamiltonBrittanica: French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.