Introduction
"General Hamilton was this morning woun[d]ed by that wretch Burr"
Mere hours after the duel, Angelica Church writes in haste to her brother Philip Schuyler to break the news to him, expressing her futile hope that Hamilton would recover. The hasty scrawl of her handwriting suggests the degree of her distress.
Transcript
My dear Brother
I have the painful task to inform you that General Hamilton was this morning woun[d]ed by that wretch Burr but we have every reason to hope that he will recover. May I advice that you repair immediately to my father, as perhaps he may wish to come down -- my dear Sister bears with saintlike fortitude this affliction.
The town is in consternation, and there exists only the expression of grief & indignation.
Adieu my dear Brother remember me to Sally [?], ever yours
A Church
Item Description and Credits
GLC 07882. Angelica Church to Philip J. Schuyler, July 11, 1804.
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