A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . nt of war. Thomas Jefferson was nominated to the first, AlexanderHamilton to the second, and General Henry Knox to tlie third. All were admi-rable appointments. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, was one of the most remarkablemen identified with the history of our country. He was born in the WestIndies in 1757, and, while a child, displayed extraordinary ability. Whenfifteen ye
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . nt of war. Thomas Jefferson was nominated to the first, AlexanderHamilton to the second, and General Henry Knox to tlie third. All were admi-rable appointments. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, was one of the most remarkablemen identified with the history of our country. He was born in the WestIndies in 1757, and, while a child, displayed extraordinary ability. Whenfifteen years old, he was sent to New York City and entered Kings (now Colum-bia) College. A patriotic speech made when he was only seventeen years oldheld his hearers spellbound by its eloquence. At twenty, he organized a com-pany of cavalry and performed excellent service on Long Island and at WhitePlains. Washington was so impressed by his brilliancy that he placed him onhis staff and made him his military secretary. Many of the best papers of thecommander-in-chief received their finishing touches from the master hand ofHamilton. He was in Congress in 1782-1783, and helped to frame the Consti-.
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