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"My Dear Betsey" The Courtship Correspondence of Alexander Hamilton
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The letters will be introduced and read by Mariana Oller and Thomas Oller. Mariana is Chair of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society. She is Associate Curator of Special Collections at Wellesley College. Tom is Vice Chair of the AHA Society and a Senior Lecturer in Writing at Boston University.
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2:00 pm - "My Dear Betsey" The Courtship Correspondence of Alexander Hamilton
Some of Hamilton’s most eloquent and engaging letters are addressed to Elizabeth (Betsey) Schuyler, whom Hamilton courted in 1780. He also writes letters to members of Betsey’s family to enlist their support in his amorous campaign. In the final letter in this selection, written a year and a half after Hamilton has won Betsey’s hand in marriage, he exults in the joys of married life and provides an engaging description of his infant son, Philip.
The letters will be introduced and read by Mariana Oller and Thomas Oller. Mariana is Chair of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society. She is Associate Curator of Special Collections at Wellesley College. Tom is Vice Chair of the AHA Society and a Senior Lecturer in Writing at Boston University.
Additionally, there will be an Anniversary Card for Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler, that you will be able to sign using quill and ink!
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