New York's part in history . ricane swept over the island—the severest stormthe people had ever experienced. The sea was lashed intofury, the storm swept across the land uprooting trees andcarrying devastation in its path. Even the bravest of theinhabitants were greatly frightened and many were terror-stricken, but young Hamilton watched the storm with thegreatest interest and wholly without fear. A few days lateran account of the storm appeared in a paper printed in aneighboring island. The account was so vivid, the wordpainting so marvelous, that the people were certain somewriter of note mu
New York's part in history . ricane swept over the island—the severest stormthe people had ever experienced. The sea was lashed intofury, the storm swept across the land uprooting trees andcarrying devastation in its path. Even the bravest of theinhabitants were greatly frightened and many were terror-stricken, but young Hamilton watched the storm with thegreatest interest and wholly without fear. A few days lateran account of the storm appeared in a paper printed in aneighboring island. The account was so vivid, the wordpainting so marvelous, that the people were certain somewriter of note must have been among them without theirknowledge and when they learned that the account waswritten by one of their number, and he a mere boy, they weregreatly astonished. They felt that such a lad should have abetter chance for education than St. Croix could afford and awider field in which to exercise his talents. His friends raised a fund for him and he was sent toAmerica. He landed at Boston but soon went to New York. 284. Alexander Hamilton HAMILTON AND THE CONSTITUTION He brought letters of introduction to Rev. Hugh Knox andWilliam Livingston. The former advised him to prepare for/college, so he entered a preparatory school at made his home with Livingston, who afterward becamegovernor of New Jersey. Here he met John Jay and othermen of note. In the winter of 1773-1774 he was ready toenter college and applied at Princeton for admission, askingthat he be advanced as fast as he could pass his examinations,and saying that he could not afford to spend as much timeat college as other boys could and that he was willing towork harder than most boys were; but the trustees of thecollege denied his request, saying it was vain and unreason-able. Hamilton then went to New York and entered KingsCollege. At this time he was disposed to side with thefriends of the King in the controversy between the colonistsand the mother country, but after he had been at college forhal
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