Event Lectures and Symposia Reading Under the Lines: Exposing Alexander Hamilton's Redacted Letter to His "Betsey"
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 24, 2024
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
Part of National Book Festival ; 2024 National Book Festival
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Discover historical secrets with the Library of Congress' Preservation Research and Testing Division as they unveil the original text of a heavily redacted letter by Alexander Hamilton to then-fiancée, Elizabeth Schuyler. Explore how advanced technology has revealed the redactions, thought to be made by their son, who wished to share his father's war correspondence but considered some personal family details too much for history.