Hamilton’s Best Friend at His Funeral
BUST OF GOUVERNEUR MORRIS
What would your best friend say at your funeral? Would he or she delve into those times of your life you’d rather hide? Or would they praise and glorify you because that’s what your friends and family want to hear?
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Jack Casey
July 14, 2020
Hamilton’s Funeral
THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL ALEXANDER HAMILTON
“THE CORPSE WITH PALL BEARERS”
ILLUSTRATION FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST, JULY 13, 1804
With the usual arrogance of sociopaths, Aaron Burr did not accurately foresee the consequences of his actions. He grossly underestimated Alexander Hamilton’s popularity when he shot and killed him over an imaginary insult. Burr thought that if he strictly observed the rules of code duello, he would be blameless. Full story Hamilton’s Funeral
Jack Casey
July 13, 2020
The June 18 Letter
GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER
NEW YORK, JUNE 18, 1804 – Somehow a published letter landed on Aaron Burr’s desk
seven weeks after he suffered a 16-point loss in his New York gubernatorial bid. The letter had been published in the Albany Register during the three-day voting period, April 24, 1804 in fact, and was signed by Charles D. Cooper, MD. One sentence of the letter glowed like a live coal to Burr’s eyes: Full story The June 18 Letter
Jack Casey
June 18, 2020
Happy 265th Birthday Hamilton
It must be karma because today Victoria and I saw the print version of HAMILTON’S CHOICE published on Amazon and the digital version will be out in ten days. Full story Happy 265th Birthday Hamilton
Jack Casey
January 11, 2020