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HAMILTON, Alexander & Philip – New-York Evening Post. New York: Michael Burnham, 24 November 1801. No.8.
Same-day news of Alexander Hamilton’s son’s death in a duel, printed in Hamilton’s own newspaper, the recently founded New York Post. The news of 20-year old Philip Hamilton’s murder by dueling was a leading article in the newspaper which his father had founded just a few weeks before. It includes a description of the quarrel which occasioned the duel though omitting the central fact that Philip’s murderer had made a public speech criticizing Alexander Hamilton which was infuriating to his son. The article concludes, “Reflections on this horrid custom must occur to every man of humanity; but the voice of an individual or of the press must be ineffectual without additional, strong and pointed legislative interference. Fashion has placed it upon a footing which nothing short of this can controul.”
In one of history’s great tragic ironies, Philip’s father, Alexander Hamilton, dueled in the same spot and his mortal wound was attended by the same doctor, less than three years later (see lot 266).
Four pages, folio (490 x 346mm). (Leaves detached.)
Same-day news of Alexander Hamilton’s son’s death in a duel, printed in Hamilton’s own newspaper, the recently founded New York Post. The news of 20-year old Philip Hamilton’s murder by dueling was a leading article in the newspaper which his father had founded just a few weeks before. It includes a description of the quarrel which occasioned the duel though omitting the central fact that Philip’s murderer had made a public speech criticizing Alexander Hamilton which was infuriating to his son. The article concludes, “Reflections on this horrid custom must occur to every man of humanity; but the voice of an individual or of the press must be ineffectual without additional, strong and pointed legislative interference. Fashion has placed it upon a footing which nothing short of this can controul.”
In one of history’s great tragic ironies, Philip’s father, Alexander Hamilton, dueled in the same spot and his mortal wound was attended by the same doctor, less than three years later (see lot 266).
Four pages, folio (490 x 346mm). (Leaves detached.)