11-02-200211-02-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2195Boston
November 2, 2002 11:00 AMCalender
949

American School, 19th Century, The Spot Where Hamilton Fell.

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$705$600
Auction: Sale #2195 - 2195Location: BostonDate / Time: November 02, 2002 11:00AM

Description:

American School, 19th Century,

The Spot Where Hamilton Fell. Indistinctly signed l.r. Chalk on sandpaper depicting a monument, rocks and trees overlooking the Hudson River, 16 x 20 in. framed. Condition: crease l.l. a few smudges.

Note: Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the United States Treasury met his death on July 11,1804, while participating in, but withholding fire in a duel with then Vice-president Aaron Burr, in Weehawkin, New Jersey.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

American School, Hudson River, Alexander Hamilton, Vice-president , Weehawkin, first Secretary , Aaron Burr