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Film, Video 2024 National Book Festival: Exposing Alexander Hamilton's Redacted Letter to His 'Betsey'

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Title

  • 2024 National Book Festival: Exposing Alexander Hamilton's Redacted Letter to His 'Betsey'

Summary

  • 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.

Event Date

  • August 24, 2024

Running Time

  • 15 minutes 9 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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National Book Festival: Exposing Alexander Hamilton's Redacted Letter to His 'Betsey'. 2024. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11477/.

APA citation style:

(2024) National Book Festival: Exposing Alexander Hamilton's Redacted Letter to His 'Betsey'. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11477/.

MLA citation style:

National Book Festival: Exposing Alexander Hamilton's Redacted Letter to His 'Betsey'. 2024. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11477/>.