HISTORICAL INACCURACIES IN HAMILTON: WHAT THEY CHANGE
The alleged love triangle between Alexander, his wife Elizabeth Schuyler, and Elizabeth's sister Angelica contains aspects of Hamilton that are largely fictionalized (Angelica was genuinely already espoused by the time she first met Alexander). Despite the pristine historical figures being white, the musical features a diverse cast by design, with the founding fathers portrayed primarily by people of color.
HE WAS NEVER ACCEPTED TO PRINCETON
Hamilton is predicated on a narrative first published in the 1834 biography, The Life of Alexander Hamilton, by Hercules Mulligan. Hamilton was admitted to the College in 1772, according to Mulligan, only to see his enrollment revoked after he endeavored to follow an advanced course of study similarly to how Burr had. There is, however, no inscribed evidence to show that Hamilton was ever admitted in the first place by Princeton, or that his admission was revoked, so the veracity of the claim is remotely in doubt.
"WE KNOW" NEVER HAPPENEDThomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and James Madison were not the three men who came before him, though Alexander Hamilton was indeed questioned over his payments to James Reynolds, which lead to the publication of the Reynolds Pamphlet. Future President James Monroe, Virginian Senator Abraham B. Venable, and Frederick Muhlenberg, the first Speaker of the House of Representatives, were the ones who approached him instead.
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PHILLIP HAMILTON'S AND GEORGE EACKER'S CONFUSION
In the play, Phillip Hamilton and George Eacker propose a duel, where Phillip Hamilton immediately gets shot at the count of 10. However, that is not the case. They counted to 10 in real life, and were genuinely uncertain about what to do for a few minutes before Phillip chose to lift his gun to the ceiling, and Eacker figured it was about shooting him and shooting him quickly in defense.
HAMILTON WASN'T KILLED BECAUSE OF THE ELECTION OF 1800The true tipping point that prompted Burr to challenge Hamilton to a duel was the New York government election in 1804, in which Hamilton stood on behalf of Morgan Lewis, Burr's rival. Burr wrote a letter demanding an apology ("Your Obedient Servant") just after he was defeated again in a parliamentary contest due to Hamilton's intervention. Hamilton replied saying he was unable to apologize due to the fact that he doesn’t know which instance Burr was referring to. The election about NY Governor in 1804 was the very last strike.
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