Hamilton Historical Innacuracies

Philip died November 24, 1801, at age 19.

While the Schuyler sisters did have brothers, they were much younger. Angelica was, in fact, the oldest sibling.

Laurens actually led a joint command with Hamilton in Yorktown, VA and was not "in South Carolina, redefining bravery" as the musical would lead us to believe.

Hamilton and Burr really didn't cross paths until much, much later than the musical tells us. They likely only became acquainted in the years following the war, when they both became lawyers in NYC.

Eliza was actually the only one of the "Schuyler Sisters" trio to ask for her father's permission to marry. Angelica and Peggy both eloped with their husbands.

Laurens married Martha Manning after she revealed she was pregnant with his child. He left for America before his daughter, Fanny, was born and died before he could bring either of them to America.

Hamilton and Laurens faced no repercussions for their participation in the duel. Hamilton and Washington had a separate, unrelated dispute many years later related to Washington's reluctance to award Hamilton a command.

The three of them actually worked out the Capitol/Bank trade (known colloquially as the Compromise of 1790) over a dinner that Jefferson planned and Madison mediated. It's still unknown exactly what ensued that night.

The Hamilton-Laurens letters were discovered and censored by John Hamilton, Alexander's son, years after Hamilton's death. John published these censored letters and went on to name one of his sons "Laurens," which became a recurring Hamilton family name.

While Burr was arrested multiple times in the years following the duel, these arrests were in connection to attempted treason. He died in New York, after successfully restarting his law practice and remarrying.

Both men had multiple illegitimate children with their slave/servant. Jefferson fathered 5 or 6 with Sally Hemmings, his 14 year old slave, while Burr fathered 2 with Mary Emmons, his servant.