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Church, Angelica, 1756-1814 to Philip Schuyler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07882 Author/Creator: Church, Angelica, 1756-1814 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 July 1804 Pagination: Order a Copy

Writes from Greenwich Village, New York about the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. "I have the painful task to inform you that General Hamilton was this morning wouned [sic] by that Wretch Burr but we have every reason to hope that he will recover."

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