Young Hamilton: A Biography

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Hamilton's next report was his Report on Manufactures. Although he was requested by Congress on January 15, 1790, for a report for manufacturing that would expand the United States' independence, the report was not submitted until December 5, 1791. [95] :274,277 In the report, Hamilton quoted from Wealth of Nations and used the French physiocrats as an example for rejecting agrarianism and the physiocratic theory, respectively. [45] :233 Hamilton also refuted Smith's ideas of government noninterference, as it would have been detrimental for trade with other countries. [45] :244 Hamilton also thought that the United States, being a primarily agrarian country, would be at a disadvantage in dealing with Europe. [139] In response to the agrarian detractors, Hamilton stated that the agriculturists' interest would be advanced by manufactures, [95] :276 and that agriculture was just as productive as manufacturing. [45] :233 [95] :276 a b Brookhiser, Richard (2000). Alexander Hamilton, American. Simon and Schuster. p.212. ISBN 978-1-4391-3545-7– via Google Books. Main article: Hamilton–Reynolds affair The Democratic-Republican congressman and Hamilton's political rival James Monroe Young, Christopher J. (Fall 2011). "Connecting the President and the People: Washington's Neutrality, Genet's Challenge, and Hamilton's Fight for Public Support". Journal of the Early Republic. 31 (3): 435–66. doi: 10.1353/jer.2011.0040. S2CID 144349420. Cardozo, Ernest Abraham (1902). A History of the Philolexian Society of Columbia University from 1802–1902. New York: Philolexian Society. p.23.

As a trusted member of President Washington's first cabinet, Hamilton served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He envisioned a central government led by an energetic president, a strong national defense, and an industrial economy. He successfully argued that the implied powers of the Constitution provided the legal authority to fund the national debt, assume the states' debts, and create the First Bank of the United States, which was funded by a tariff on imports and a whiskey tax. He opposed American entanglement with the succession of unstable French Revolutionary governments and advocated in support of the Jay Treaty under which the U.S. resumed friendly trade relations with the British Empire. He also persuaded Congress to establish the Revenue Cutter Service. Hamilton's views became the basis for the Federalist Party, which was opposed by the Democratic-Republican Party led by Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton and other Federalists supported the Haitian Revolution, and Hamilton helped draft the constitution of Haiti. a b c Hamilton, Alexander. "Printed Version of the "Reynolds Pamphlet", 1797". Founders Online. National Archives . Retrieved July 17, 2016.Fatovic, Clement (2004). "Constitutionalism and Presidential Prerogative: Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian Perspectives". American Journal of Political Science. 48 (3): 429–44. doi: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00079.x. Hamilton proposed that the U.S. dollar should have fractional coins using decimals, rather than eighths like the Spanish coinage. [126] This innovation was originally suggested by Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris, with whom Hamilton corresponded after examining one of Morris's Nova Constellatio coins in 1783. [127] He also desired the minting of small value coins, such as silver ten-cent and copper cent and half-cent pieces, for reducing the cost of living for the poor. [45] :198 [116] One of his main objectives was for the general public to become accustomed to handling money on a frequent basis. [45] :198 Stories were circulated that Hamilton had made two quips about God at the time of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. [227] During the French Revolution, he displayed a utilitarian approach to using religion for political ends, such as by maligning Jefferson as "the atheist", and insisting that Christianity and Jeffersonian democracy were incompatible. [227] :316 After 1801, Hamilton further attested his belief in Christianity, proposing a Christian Constitutional Society in 1802 to take hold of "some strong feeling of the mind" to elect " fit men" to office, and advocating "Christian welfare societies" for the poor. After being shot, Hamilton spoke of his belief in God's mercy. [d] Gregory D. Massey, John Laurens and the American Revolution; University of South Carolina Press, 2000. McDonald, Forrest (1982). Alexander Hamilton: A Biography. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 373 ( Footnotes). ISBN 978-0-393-30048-2.

In 1787, Hamilton served as assemblyman from New York County in the New York State Legislature and was chosen as a delegate at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia by his father-in-law Philip Schuyler. [95] :191 [96] Even though Hamilton had been a leader in calling for a new Constitutional Convention, his direct influence at the Convention itself was quite limited. Governor George Clinton's faction in the New York legislature had chosen New York's other two delegates, John Lansing Jr. and Robert Yates, and both of them opposed Hamilton's goal of a strong national government. [97] [98] Thus, whenever the other two members of the New York delegation were present, they decided New York's vote, to ensure that there were no major alterations to the Articles of Confederation. [95] :195 Before they became senators, Lodge and Arthur H. Vandenberg wrote highly favorable biographies. See also Peterson, Merrill D. (1960). The Jefferson Image in the American Mind. University of Virginia Press. pp.114, 278–80. ISBN 978-0-8139-1851-8. Soon after Lewis' gubernatorial victory, the Albany Register published Charles D. Cooper's letters, citing Hamilton's opposition to Burr and alleging that Hamilton had expressed "a still more despicable opinion" of the vice president at an upstate New York dinner party. [198] [199] Cooper claimed that the letter was intercepted after relaying the information, but stated he was "unusually cautious" in recollecting the information from the dinner. [200] Murray, Joseph A. (2007). Alexander Hamilton: America's Forgotten Founder. Algora Publishing. p.74. ISBN 978-0-87586-502-7.We opened our doors early 2014, In 2016 we were nominated as best new UK funeral director, achieving runner up from a shortlist of funeral care providers from across the UK. In 2017 our colleague and friend Lorraine Aitken was recognised as the UK's best funeral arranger. We are proud to provide the very best funeral-care available from our base in Hamilton.

Knott, Stephen F. (2002). Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1157-7. a b Madison, James (2005). Larson, Edward J.; Winship, Michael P. (eds.). The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison. New York: Modern Library. pp.50–1. ISBN 978-0-8129-7517-8.Larsen, Harold (1952). "Alexander Hamilton: The Fact and Fiction of His Early Years". William and Mary Quarterly. 9 (2): 139–51. doi: 10.2307/1925345. JSTOR 1925345. Porwancher, Andrew (2021). The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton. Princeton. p.1. ISBN 978-0-691-21115-2. OCLC 1240494084. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Green, Richard T. (November 2002). "Alexander Hamilton: Founder of the American Public Administration". Administration & Society. 34 (5): 541–62. doi: 10.1177/009539902237275. S2CID 145232233. Nettels, Curtis P. (1962). The Emergence of a National Economy, 1775–1815. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Reynolds, James. "Letter from James Reynolds to Alexander Hamilton, 19 December 1791". Founders Online. National Archives.

Weston, Rob N. (1994). "Alexander Hamilton and the Abolition of Slavery in New York". Afro-Americans in New York Life and History. 18 (1): 31–45. ISSN 0364-2437. An undergraduate paper, which concludes that Hamilton was ambivalent about slavery.Brookhiser, Richard (2011). Alexander Hamilton, American. Simon and Schuster. p.3. ISBN 978-1-4391-3545-7. Freeman, Joanne B., ed. (2001). Alexander Hamilton: Writings. The Library of America. p. 1108. ISBN 978-1-931082-04-4. (all of Hamilton's major writings and many of his letters) Sheehan, Colleen (2004). "Madison v. Hamilton: The Battle Over Republicanism and the Role of Public Opinion". American Political Science Review. 98 (3): 405–24. doi: 10.1017/S0003055404001248. S2CID 145693742. Kohn, Richard H. (1970). "The Inside History of the Newburgh Conspiracy: America and the Coup d'Etat". The William and Mary Quarterly. 27 (2): 188–220. doi: 10.2307/1918650. JSTOR 1918650. A review of the evidence on Newburgh; despite the title, Kohn is doubtful that a coup d'état was ever seriously attempted.