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American Documentary History Collection:
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton Digital Edition

Hrsg. v. Harold C. Syrett

Online

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The University of Virginia Press, Rotunda

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American Documentary History Collection

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10928407

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Rotunda is the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press. It was conceived as an experiment in the feasibility of electronic academic publishing at the dawn of the Internet age, launching its first Founding Era publication in 2004, The Dolley Madison Digital Edition. Today, Rotunda continues to legitimize and preserve digital scholarly editions by integrating them with an established university press.

Rotunda’s American History Collection is a comprehensive archive of America's documentary legacy, spanning from George Washington’s earliest surveying journals to Ronald Reagan’s Oval Office recordings. Comprising over 300,000 primary source materials, these authoritative editions, trusted by over 200 universities worldwide, bridge the gap between the meticulous scholarship of printed volumes and the ever-increasing potential of digital discovery. As the collection expands, it will look to increase its coverage of presidential correspondence, as well as introduce new, vital voices that enrich our understanding of the American experience.

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton Digital Edition

Killed before he was fifty in the most famous duel in American history, Alexander Hamilton had the shortest life of all the major founding fathers and experienced a career filled with as much controversy as triumph. His influence on our nation, however, has been consistent and profound. We remember him above all as the nation’s first great fiscal voice, but his accomplishments extend into the arenas of diplomacy, law, warfare, and political strategy. Though never a president himself, he was a crucial advisor in Washington’s administration—where he served as the nation’s first secretary of the Treasury—and greatly influenced, not always benevolently, the elections of both Adams and Jefferson. Despite his reluctance to see America split into factions, Hamilton’s Federalists—who called for a strong central government and a national bank—signaled the emergence of political parties in the young nation.

Hamilton remains one of the key figures in American legal history. A lawyer in his private life, he was the only person from New York to sign the Constitution and fought tirelessly for its ratification. Hamilton was also the primary author of the Federalist Papers, to this day perhaps the most consulted commentary on the Constitution both in the academy and in our courts. Hamilton’s writings take us from the front lines of the Revolutionary War to the Congress of the Confederation to the early days of Manhattan Island. The cast comprises the most notable personages of the era, including the early presidents, the Marquis de Lafayette, John Jay, and arch rival Aaron Burr, with whom he had his fatal duel.

This digital edition contains all 27 volumes of the print edition of the Papers—all the writings by and to Hamilton known to exist, some 19,000 documents—including all editorial annotations. Additional content that, in the print edition, was collected in appendices appears here in its proper chronological place; there is also a cumulative index, and all cross-references are linked.