Historical Relationships – 18th Century Pride

The Hamilton-Laurens Letters

Gackler
posted on 01/08/202102/13/2022
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Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens met when Laurens joined George Washington’s military family, of which Hamilton was already a part, in August of 1777.¹ Though they came from different

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Baron von Steuben’s Family

Gackler
posted on 09/03/201906/16/2021
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In the late eighteenth century, queer men were supposed to feel strange, unwanted, and alone. That didn't stop Baron von Steuben from building his own kind of

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Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens

Gackler
posted on 07/25/201909/16/2023
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By the time Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens ended up on George Washington's staff, both had known more than their share of heartbreak. They did not know they were both about to find someone just