Extreme fans of the musicalHamilton — and of the Founding Father in general — can now contend for a little slice of his life ( including a bit of his hair ) . A lock pluck from Hamilton ’s head is presently on display and for sales agreement at theNew York Antiquarian Book Fairalong with a treasure treasure trove of personal written document and varsity letter from Alexander Hamilton and other Founding Fathers .
The Alexander Hamilton Collection , put together by diachronic written document expertSeth Kaller , let in such treasure as a sexy love life letter Hamilton wrote to wife Eliza , the infamous Reynolds Pamphlet in which he refuted accusation of financial improperness by admitting that he had been blackmailed over an extramarital function , note he wrote on his legal clients , and multiple document cite to his bad drug abuse of dueling . There are also excerpts from the newspaper Hamilton plant , theNew York Post , reporting on his death at the hands of Aaron Burr .
In the catalogavailable online , you could see paradigm of the text file and study transcripts of letters like the one Hamilton sent Eliza during their courting , depict his angst over being apart from her . “ You are sure a little sorceress and have bewitched me , ” he publish , “ for you have made me disrelish every affair [ sic ] that used to please me , and have rendered me as restless and unsatisfied with all about me , as if I was the inhabitant of another earthly concern . ”
Then , of course , there ’s the hair , a whorl that “ consists of just about 20 auburn strands , with a few graying or whitening , ranging between 4 and 5 inches in duration . ” Would anyone worry to double check that strand number ?
The documents and artifacts will be on exhibit at the book fair until March 12 , but are still in lookup of a permanent home . Whoever buys them also gravel the domain ahamliton.com .
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