Alexander Hamilton

Christina G. Villegas, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino.

• IntroductionSection I Early LifeLetter to Edward Stevens on Ambition (November 11, 1769)Letter to Nicholas Cruger on Duties as a Clerk (February 24, 1772)Letter to the Royal Danish American Gazette Describing a Hurricane (September 6, 1772)Section II Pre-RevolutionA Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress (December 15, 1774)The Farmer Refuted (February 23, 1775)Letter to John Jay on Lawlessness of a Mob (November 26, 1775)Section III During the WarLetter to the New York Congress on Merit-Based Promotions (August 12, 1776)Letter to the New York Congress on Leaving the Artillery (March 6, 1777)Letter to George Clinton on the Failures of Congress (February 13, 1778)Letter to John Jay on Slaves as Soldiers (March 14, 1779)Letter to James Duane on the Defects of the Confederation (September 3, 1780)Letter to George Washington Requesting Field Command (November 22, 1780)Letter to John Laurens on Service in Congress (August 15, 1782)Section IV Family LifeLetter to Margarita Schuyler on Courtship with Elizabeth (February 1780)Letter to Elizabeth Schuyler on Being a Poor Man's Wife (August 1780)Letter to James Hamilton Regarding Their Father (June 22, 1785)Letter to Elizabeth Hamilton on Being Away (September 8, 1786)Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church on Her Departure (November 8, 1789)Letter to Philip Hamilton on Being at School (December 5, 1791)Letter to William Hamilton on Relations in Scotland (May 2, 1797)Section V Legal PracticeThe Phocion Letters on the Treatment of Tories (1784)Rutgers v. Waddington, Brief No. 6 (1784)Speech in the Case of People v. Croswell (1804)Section VI Creating and Defending the ConstitutionAddress to the Annapolis Convention (September 14, 1786)Speech in the Constitutional Convention on a Plan of Government (June 18, 1787)Letter to George Washington on the Constitutional Convention (July 3, 1787)The Federalist (1787–1788)Letter to George Washington on the Office of the President (September 1788)Section VII Secretary of the TreasuryReport Relative to a Provision for the Support of Public Credit (January 14, 1790)Opinion on the Constitutionality of an Act to Establish a Bank (February 23, 1791)Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of Manufactures (December 5, 1791)Section VIII The Rise and Fall of the FederalistsLetter to Edward Carrington on Political Adversaries (May 26, 1792)Pacificus No. I on Neutrality (June 29, 1793)Tully No. II on the Whiskey Rebellion (August 26, 1794)Letter Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams (October 24, 1800)Letter to James A. Bayard Favoring Jefferson over Burr (January 16, 1801)Section IX The Nation's First Sex ScandalThe Reynolds Pamphlet (July 1797)Section X DeathLetter to Aaron Burr Refusing to Disavow (June 20, 1804)Statement on the Impending Duel with Aaron Burr (June 28–July 10, 1804)Letters to Elizabeth Hamilton Delivered after the Duel (July 4 and 10, 1804)Timeline of EventsFurther ReadingIndex

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