Event Hosted By_______________________
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society
Official website: The-AHA-Society.com
About Alexander Hamilton: AllThingsHamilton.com
Special Thanks To_____________________
Trinity Church
Celebrate
HAMILTON
Museum of American Finance
David Cowen, President
John Herzog, Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Dr. Joanne Freeman, Yale University
Peter Dodge, President of New York Society of the Cincinnati
United States Coast Guard Sector New York Color Guard
Doug Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton descendant
Arthur Piccolo, Chairman, Bowling Green Association
Upcoming Hamilton Celebrations_________
225th Anniversary of Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury
September 2014 in New York City
September 11, 2014 marks the 225th anniversary of Alexander
Hamilton being nominated and confirmed as the nation’s first
Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander
Hamilton created solid and complex economic foundations for the
nation. The AHA Society is celebrating these achievements as
Treasury Secretary with commemorative events in September.
Visit the ‘Official Events’ page at The-AHA-Society.com
Honoring the life and legacy of
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton
July 14, 2014
Trinity Church, New York City
Alexander Hamilton
January 11, 1757 – July 12, 1804
210 years ago today, Alexander Hamilton was laid to rest in the churchyard
of Trinity Church. His funeral procession was the largest held up to that
point in New York City history. Arranged by the Society of the Cincinnati,
a fraternal organization of Revolutionary War officers, the funeral was
attended by a diverse population, showing the many lives that he touched:
“The streets were lined with people; doors and windows were filled,
principally with weeping females, and even the house tops were covered
with spectators, who came from all parts to behold the melancholy
procession…[t]hrough the avenue thus formed, the corpse, preceded by
the clergy of different denominations, the Society of Cincinnati, and
followed by the relations of the deceased, and different public bodies,
advanced to the church, the band, with drums muffled, playing all the
time a pensive, solemn air.” –the New-York Evening Post, July 17, 1804
Alexander Hamilton died as a result of an “affair of honor.” The dueling
culture of the 18th century was based on the concept of preserving honor.
Alexander Hamilton placed high importance on honor throughout his life,
and though he “abhor[ed] the practice of Duelling,” he felt that in order to
maintain his honor, he must not “decline the call.” Thus, he met Aaron
Burr on the banks of Weehawken for the duel that would take his life.
Today, we remember the honor-led life of this influential Founding Father.
About the Speaker:
Joanne B. Freeman, Professor of History at Yale University, specializes in
the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and early national
periods of American History. Her most recent book, Affairs of Honor:
National Politics in the New Republic (Yale University Press), won the Best
Book award from the Society of Historians of the Early American Republic,
and her edited volume, Alexander Hamilton: Writings (Library of America)
was one of the Atlantic Monthly's "best books" of 2001. She also curated
the Museum of American Finance’s 1989 exhibit “Alexander Hamilton:
Secretary of the Treasury” for the 200th anniversary of his Secretaryship.
About the AHA Society:
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society (the AHA Society) was created
to promote a more accurate and widespread understanding of one of the
United States' most influential Founding Fathers - Alexander Hamilton.
Officially formed in October 2011, the AHA Society raises awareness on
Hamilton and the Founding period through a variety of initiatives,
including annual events, informational websites, exhibits, and outreach.
Order of Programming
Trinity Church, Churchyard 1:00 PM
Blessing of Hamilton’s Grave……………………...Canon Anne Mallonee
Vicar of Trinity Church
Master of Ceremonies………………………………………Rand Scholet
President and Founder of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society
Presentation of the Colors…………. …….Sector New York Color Guard
of the US Coast Guard
National Anthem…………………………………………….Louis DiLeo
‘History of the Society of the Cincinnati and Alexander Hamilton’
By Peter Dodge, President of the New York Society of the Cincinnati
Memorial Wreath donated by the Museum of American Finance
Trinity Church, Sanctuary 1:45 PM
Welcome……………………………………………………Rand Scholet
Introduction of Keynote Speaker…………………………...David Cowen
President and CEO of the Museum of American Finance
“Alexander Hamilton: Man of Honor”………………Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor of History, Yale University
Closing Remarks…………………………………………...Nicole Scholet
Vice-President of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society
Immediately Following the Talk:
At the Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street
2:45 - Meet Joanne Freeman and visit Alexander Hamilton Room
3:30 - “New Discoveries in the Life of Alexander Hamilton”
Hamilton scholar Michael E. Newton presents discoveries made during
his extensive research on Alexander Hamilton’s youth, young adulthood,
and military career (through 1781) in preparation for his upcoming book.