An Address On The Genius Public Life And Opinions Of Alexander Hamilton Delivered At Richmond Va May 9 1856 By Request Of The Ladies Of The Central Mount Vernon Association And In Aid Of The Purchase Of Mount Vernon

Author : Fernando Wood
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484022583
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Address on the Genius, Public Life, and Opinions of Alexander Hamilton written by Fernando Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Address on the Genius, Public Life, and Opinions of Alexander Hamilton: Delivered at Richmond, V. A., May 9, 1856, by Request of the Ladies of the Central Mount Vernon Association, and in Aid of the Purchase of Mount Vernon On the 1st of March, 1777, he wasinvited by General Washing ton into his military family as aid - de-camp, with the rank of Lieu tenant Colonel, which he accepted with reluctance, preferring to await the certain promotion which he well knew his success in the line of the army would command. He retained this position through out the most trying periods of the war, serving his chief with a. Devotion and constancy that have never been surpassed. It is well known that many of the dispatches and official papers, which bore the signature of Washington during this relation, were prepared by Hamilton. In the difficulty with General Gates, grow ing out of the correspondence of that officer with Gener al Conway, Hamilton rendered essential aid, and in the subsequent attempts of minds to supplant the Commander-in-chief, he served him with fidelity and skill; and not only Hamilton, but the whole Colony of New York, sustained him also, when his good name was thus assailed. His biographer says: Whilst Penn sylvania hesitated to continue her confidence in him, and the votes of Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia were divided in their support - his native Virgnia misrepresented - the whole of Maryland marshalled under adverse leaders, New York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.