| Inclusive Dates |
1708-1917 |
| Bulk Dates |
1777-1804 |
| ID No. |
MSS24612 |
| Creator |
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 |
| Extent |
12,000 items |
| Extent |
44 containers plus 3 oversize |
| Extent |
22.4 linear feet |
| Extent |
34 microfilm reels |
| Language |
Collection material in English |
| Location |
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink |
Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003014 |
| LCCN Permalink |
LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81024612 |
| Summary |
Delegate from New York to the United States Continental Congress, United States secretary of the treasury, United States army officer, statesman, and lawyer. Correspondence, speeches and writings, legal and financial papers, printed matter, and other papers relating to Hamilton's personal life and public career, especially his service as an aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War, his participation in the United States Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, his service as United States secretary of the treasury, his New York law practice, and his service as inspector general of the army. |
| Online Content |
The papers of Alexander Hamilton are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000059. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available. |