I read somewhere that Eliza asked Governeur Morris to pray with her for her death after Hamilton’s. Is this true? And if so, could I be given some details on the interaction?
Sadly, yes, that does seem to be a true story, based on the account recorded by David Ogden after Hamilton's death. Eliza stayed by Hamilton's side throughout the night and through the following day after he was shot. Once Hamilton passed away, Ogden describes the heart-wrenching scene that followed: "The poor woman [Eliza Hamilton] was almost distracted [and] begged Uncle Gouverneur Morris might come into her room. She burst into tears, told him he was the best friend her husband had, begged him to join her in prayers for her own death, and then to be a father for her children.
Mr. Morris had been already almost overcome with grief at witnessing the last moments of the man of whom of all others he loved most on earth.
This last scene with the bereaved widow was almost too much for him to bear, and the big tears that flowed down his cheeks bespoke the anguish of his soul."
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