Face-off: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Artist's depiction of the 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. Beacon Lights of History, Vol. XI, by John Lord, 1902 Hamilton-Burr duel Statues of Alexander Hamilton (foreground) and Aaron Burr with dueling pistols, Museum... Ter...
Alexander Hamilton - Financial Reform, US Economy, Treasury: When President Washington in 1789 appointed Hamilton the first secretary of the treasury, Congress asked him to draw up a plan for the “adequate support of the public credit.” Envisaging hims
To the extent that dueling later entranced Hamilton to an unhealthy degree, this fascination may have originated in the most fabled event in Nevis in the 1750s. In 1752, John Barbot, a young Nevis lawyer, and Matthew Mills, a wealthy planter from St. Kitts, were bickering over a land ...
Hamilton, unable to escape the duel due to political pressure, confronted Burr on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey. Both fired shots .56 caliber dueling pistols. Burr remained unharmed; Hamilton was severely wounded and died the next day. The duel had serious conseq...