Inside the Vault: The Schuyler Sisters
by Gilder Lehrman Staff
Originally broadcast on June 12, 2020, in this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection curators discussed documents relating to history’s favorite sisters: Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy. Paige Smallwood from Hamilton and Gena Oppenheim, Hamilton Education Program Senior Education Fellow at the Gilder Lehrman Institute and educator at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, helped explore a love letter from Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler and Angelica Church’s letter announcing Alexander Hamilton was shot by Aaron Burr.
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Classroom-ready resources for the documents presented
- A love letter from Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler
- Angelica Church’s letter announcing that Alexander Hamilton was shot by Aaron Burr
Use the timestamps below to jump to the documents you want to view
- A love letter from Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler: 4:40–29:46
- Angelica Church’s letter announcing that Alexander Hamilton was shot by Aaron Burr: 39:55–1:02:12