Project
Alexander Hamilton
Division of Public Programs
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Portrait of Alexander Hamilton.
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Photo caption
Portrait of Alexander Hamilton.
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton laid the groundwork for the nation’s modern economy. Read Hamilton’s Federalist Papers advocating the ratification of the Constitution, and learn about politics in the early American republic and Hamilton’s deadly duel with Aaron Burr.