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Alexander Hamilton’s writings auctioned off for nearly $2.6M

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Hamilton Trove Auction
Letters penned by or pertaining to Alexander Hamilton are displayed in cases. AP
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Selby Kiffer
Sotheby’s books and manuscripts expert Selby Kiffer arranges documents pertaining to or written by Alexander Hamilton. AP
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Hamilton Trove Auction
A lock of Alexander Hamilton’s hair displayed with a autographed letter written by Elizabeth (Eliza) Schuyler Hamilton presenting the hair from her late husband to sister-in-law Mary Ann Sawyer Schuyler. AP
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Hamilton Trove Auction
A letter written by Alexander Hamilton’s son Philip to his father begins with “Dear Papa.” AP
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Javier Munoz
Javier Munoz reads a letter from Hamilton’s son Philip to his father. AP