…Hamilton’s “dear” friend Edward Stevens. He is listed as 61 years old, born February 21, 1754, in Antigua. Edward Stevens’s Birthday With this newly discovered contemporary record, February 21, 1754, must be considered the most reliable date of birth for Edward Stevens rather than the February 1752 date given without…

…date from around this same time period, i.e., circa 1758–1759, and these records tell us nothing about him or his life. I have not conducted an exhaustive search, but my previous investigations and additional cursory searches through St. Croix’s matrikels (census, land, and tax registers), church registers, and probate records…

…found regarding Iles’s later life, including the date and location of his death. Relying on scattered records from multiple islands give us a partial but incomplete picture of this first cousin of Alexander Hamilton. Perhaps a more thorough search of the records of St. Thomas or Montserrat will yield additional…

…Hamilton was not a large player on St. Eustatius, nor was he a mere shopkeeper dealing in trifles eking out a living. Whether he made money on these transactions is not known, but at least at this time, he did a fairly significant business for someone who in 1753 had…

…Cruger and Hamilton, who then signed the document as witnesses. For those not aware, Nicholas Cruger and David Beekman were business partners and Alexander Hamilton was one of their employees. To see an Alexander Hamilton together with both Beekman and Cruger at this time is clear evidence that this is…

…set foot on Tobago. * I would like to thank Susan Moore (www.susanmooreresearch.co.uk) for locating and photographing at my request the above documents within the collections of the U.K. National Archives. James Hamilton on Bequia By 1774, James Hamilton had moved to Bequia, the northernmost and second largest island of…

…I would like to thank Rhiannon Markless (www.legalarchiveresearch.com) for locating and photographing at my request the above documents within the collections of the U.K. National Archives. Thus, when the pre-teen James Lytton[1] inherited his father in 1714, he suddenly became one of Nevis’s wealthiest citizens. And when Ann Faucett, Alexander…

…Early Biography, and More” and launched his new book Discovering Hamilton at an event hosted by the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society and The Colonial Dames of America. In this talk, Michael E. Newton shared new evidence and conclusions about Alexander Hamilton’s birthdate, places of residence, religion, parents, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPJklCyj8tA…

© Posted on March 30, 2021, by Michael E. Newton. Photo source: https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/experience/caribbean/2016/03/10/caribbean-campaign-presidential-history-in-the-islands/81605632/ According to local tradition, Alexander Hamilton’s mother, Rachel Faucett, inherited a house from her father, John Faucett, in Charlestown on the British West Indian island of Nevis. The tradition also states that it was in this house…

…partly on the research presented in our essay but Marianne Als did her own extensive research on the topic and has shared many facts regarding Hamilton and slavery that we had not. Marianne Als’s artful synthesis of imagery and music makes this documentary video both educational and entertaining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFVVMjaf_g  …