Hamilton gay

His long-time adversary, Vice President Aaron Burr, killed him in a duel in The aristocratic Southerner John Laurens —also an aide to General Washington, once fought a duel to defend Washington's honour. An exhibit on eighteenth century U. Multiple historians consider how to interpret the intimacy between Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens during the American Revolution.

Flexner, Young Hamilton: January 1, Alexander Hamilton — was a pamphleteer in support of Colonial freedom, and fought in the American Revolutionary Army under George Washington and Lafayette.

Rictor Norton, ed. In he was held prisoner of war by the British at the defeat of Charleston, South Carolina. From Alexander Hamilton to Abraham Lincoln, discover the untold stories of same-sex relationships in early American society.

Donate Fundraising Appeal Donate via Stripe. Unfortunately, Hamilton has never stated or talked about his sexuality on any public platform. After the war he helped to found the Federalist Party writing many noted essays in The Federalist and influenced national politics.

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Hamilton certainly had a colorful career and death, but this accusation is based on amateur psychoanalysis and extremely circumstantial evidence. Those letters are presented on OutHistory as Katz presented them in Since then Katz has studied what other historians have said about Hamilton's and Laurens' relationship and he presents excerpts from those historians here on OutHistory, along with his own later essay "Alexander Hamilton's Nose.

He served in the Continental Congress —83, then began a law practice in New York. Myth: Alexander Hamilton Was Gay. One often gets the impression that myths like this are perpetrated to justify modern moral values. My friendship for you will burn with that pure flame which has kindled you your virtues.

On his release, he went to France to raise funds for the Revolutionary Army, which he rejoined on his return. He was killed in a minor foraging party on August 27, Hamilton wrote to Laurens while Laurens was organizing black slaves to fight the British in South Carolina inand after Laurens' capture in Laurens had married inbut his letters were passionate on the subject of friendship, as when he wrote to his friend Richard Meade: "Adieu: I embrace you tenderly.