Quotes from Alexander Hamilton's books, and about them
Alexander Hamilton on A Full Vindication: “After Seabury rebutted “A Full Vindication,” Hamilton struck back with “The Farmer Refuted,” an eighty-page tour de force that Rivington brought out on February 23, 1775.”
Alexander Hamilton on An American: “Many readers must have guessed the identity of the author hiding behind the mask of “An American.” Now in the fray, Hamilton published two more installments of “An American” on August 11 and 18.”
Alexander Hamilton on No Jacobin: “In late July, the American Daily Advertiser printed his piece called “No Jacobin,” the first of yet another nine essays that issued from Hamilton’s fluent pen over a four-week period.”
Alexander Hamilton on Philo Camillus: “He began to publish, in the same paper, a parallel series as “Philo Camillus.” For several weeks, Philo Camillus indulged in extravagant praise of Camillus and kept up a running attack on their Republican adversaries.”
Washington: A Life on Report on Manufactures: “Throwing caution to the wind, Jefferson said Hamilton had suborned congressmen who “feathered their nests with [government] paper” and therefore voted for his system.32 Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures, Jefferson claimed, would destroy any pretense of limited government and enable the government to undertake any measure it liked.”
Alexander Hamilton on The Continentalist: “In July and August 1781, he published a quartet of essays in The New-York Packet entitled “The Continentalist.””
Alexander Hamilton on The Defence: “As with The Federalist Papers, “The Defence” spilled out at a torrid pace, sometimes two or three essays per week.”
Alexander Hamilton on The Examination: “The scalding debate over repeal of the Judiciary Act prompted Hamilton to lambast Jefferson in a series of eighteen essays entitled “The Examination.””
Alexander Hamilton on The Farmer Refuted: “After Seabury rebutted “A Full Vindication,” Hamilton struck back with “The Farmer Refuted,” an eighty-page tour de force that Rivington brought out on February 23, 1775.”
Washington: A Life on The Farmer Refuted: “In the last advertisement he placed in the Boston Gazette, he announced the sale of an anti-British tract, “The Farmer Refuted,” an anonymous work written by a King’s College student in New York named Alexander Hamilton.”