Alexander Hamilton: Who Tells Your Story?
Hamilton: An American Musical. The phenomenon has finally reached the stage in Philadelphia. The story it tells, the story that has stirred more interest in the history of our nation’s founding than anything in recent memory, also lives in the holdings of the Library Company. Curated by our Curator of Printed Books, Rachel D’Agostino, and currently on display in our mini exhibition cases are items from our collection that tell Hamilton’s story. The items were chosen both for their historical significance and for their direct connection to the musical. It is our hope that this exhibit will afford Hamilton fans the opportunity to see the real objects that inspired the musical, while encouraging those who have not (yet) memorized every line (many written by Hamilton himself) to learn more about the man who inspired a sensation and helped found a nation.
Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted … In Answer to a Letter from A.W. Farmer, Intitled “A View of the Controversy between Great-Britain and Her Colonies” (New York, 1775).
Under the pseudonym A.W. Farmer, Seabury pleaded with the colonists regarding congress, “Don’t let them lead you astray” while Hamilton countered by asking “Why should a tiny island across the sea regulate the price of tea?”
