This issue, no. 40, July 18, 1804, contains a two-page spread of Hamilton content including: “the correspondence that passed between General Hamilton and Colonel Burr, together with an explanation of the conduct, motives and views of General Hamilton, written with his own hand the evening before the meeting took place and only to have been seen in the deplorable event that followed,” and coverage of the funeral procession for Hamilton “That distant readers may form some idea of what passed on this mournful occasion, we shall here present them with a regular and correct account of the whole scene” with a woodcut engraving of his coffin. Library also has no. 101 (Dec. 19, 1802) (L2012M135): includes an article about the statue of General Washington and the New York State Society of the Cincinnati (p. 3, col. 3-4), also an obituary for John Baptista Ashe, an original member of the North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati (p. 3, col. 5). No. 224 (Feb. 22, 1804) (L2018G58.51): an article about the People v. Croswell libel case. Alexander Hamilton represented the editor pro bono; no. 225 (Feb. 25, 1804) (L2018G58.52): an article by the editors of the paper about Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr; no. 233 (Mar. 24, 1804) (L2018G58.53): an article about the election for New York Governor. Alexander Hamilton supported the opposing candidate to Aaron Burr; no. 265 (July 14, 1804) (L2018G58.54): memorial events for the death of Alexander Hamilton, within mourning border; no. 267 (July 21, 1804) (L2018G58.56): details about memorials to Alexander Hamilton, including the Society of the Cincinnati memorial, within mourning border; no. 268 (July 25, 1804) (L2018G58.57): verses and elegies to Alexander Hamilton; no. 269 (July 28, 1804) (L2018G58.58): details about Hamilton and Burr and comments about the duel from other newspapers; no. 270 (Aug. 1, 1804) (L2018G58.59): details about Hamilton and Burr; no. 271 (Aug. 4, 1804) (L2018G58.60): tributes made to honor Alexander Hamilton, including the Society of the Cincinnati ceremony; no. 272 (Aug. 8, 1804) (L2018G58.61): tribute to Alexander Hamilton by the citizens of Boston; no. 273 (Aug. 11, 1804) (L2018G58.62): an article by the Albany Centinel entitled "A brief review of the public life and writings of General Hamilton"; no. 274 (Aug. 15, 1804) (L2018G58.63): details of the life of Alexander Hamilton from the "Boston repertory"; no. 275 (Aug. 18, 1804) (L2018G58.64): details about Hamilton and Burr; no. 276 (Aug. 22, 1804) (L2018G58.65): details about Aaron Burr; no. 277 (Aug.25, 1804) (L2018G58.66): eulogy poetry on Alexander Hamilton; no. 278 (Aug. 29, 1804) (L2018G58.67): tributes from the Charleston Courier and Boston Centinel and a reprint of George Washington’s letter to President Adams about Hamilton; no. 279 (Sept. 1, 1804) (L2018G58.68): discussion of the creation of portraits of Alexander Hamilton; no. 280 (Sept. 5, 1804) (L2018G58.69): tribute to Alexander Hamilton by the citizens of Charleston; no. 281 (Sept. 8, 1804) (L2018G58.70): tribute written by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina; nos. 265-281 bound together; no. 304 (Nov. 28, 1804) (L2018G58.73): eulogy on Hamilton from the Albany register. This paper and the above papers with accession numbers L2018G58 are part of the Hamilton Newspaper and Ephemera Collection of Antonia Chambers, Esq.
Semiweekly ed. of the New-York evening post, 1802-1817 This issue, no. 40, July 18, 1804, contains a two-page spread of Hamilton content including: “the correspondence that passed between General Hamilton and Colonel Burr, together with an explanation of the conduct, motives and views of General Hamilton, written with his own hand the evening before the meeting took place and only to have been seen in the deplorable event that followed,” and coverage of the funeral procession for Hamilton “That distant readers may form some idea of what passed on this mournful occasion, we shall here present them with a regular and correct account of the whole scene” with a woodcut engraving of his coffin. Library also has no. 101 (Dec. 19, 1802) (L2012M135): includes an article about the statue of General Washington and the New York State Society of the Cincinnati (p. 3, col. 3-4), also an obituary for John Baptista Ashe, an original member of the North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati (p. 3, col. 5). No. 224 (Feb. 22, 1804) (L2018G58.51): an article about the People v. Croswell libel case. Alexander Hamilton represented the editor pro bono; no. 225 (Feb. 25, 1804) (L2018G58.52): an article by the editors of the paper about Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr; no. 233 (Mar. 24, 1804) (L2018G58.53): an article about the election for New York Governor. Alexander Hamilton supported the opposing candidate to Aaron Burr; no. 265 (July 14, 1804) (L2018G58.54): memorial events for the death of Alexander Hamilton, within mourning border; no. 267 (July 21, 1804) (L2018G58.56): details about memorials to Alexander Hamilton, including the Society of the Cincinnati memorial, within mourning border; no. 268 (July 25, 1804) (L2018G58.57): verses and elegies to Alexander Hamilton; no. 269 (July 28, 1804) (L2018G58.58): details about Hamilton and Burr and comments about the duel from other newspapers; no. 270 (Aug. 1, 1804) (L2018G58.59): details about Hamilton and Burr; no. 271 (Aug. 4, 1804) (L2018G58.60): tributes made to honor Alexander Hamilton, including the Society of the Cincinnati ceremony; no. 272 (Aug. 8, 1804) (L2018G58.61): tribute to Alexander Hamilton by the citizens of Boston; no. 273 (Aug. 11, 1804) (L2018G58.62): an article by the Albany Centinel entitled "A brief review of the public life and writings of General Hamilton"; no. 274 (Aug. 15, 1804) (L2018G58.63): details of the life of Alexander Hamilton from the "Boston repertory"; no. 275 (Aug. 18, 1804) (L2018G58.64): details about Hamilton and Burr; no. 276 (Aug. 22, 1804) (L2018G58.65): details about Aaron Burr; no. 277 (Aug.25, 1804) (L2018G58.66): eulogy poetry on Alexander Hamilton; no. 278 (Aug. 29, 1804) (L2018G58.67): tributes from the Charleston Courier and Boston Centinel and a reprint of George Washington’s letter to President Adams about Hamilton; no. 279 (Sept. 1, 1804) (L2018G58.68): discussion of the creation of portraits of Alexander Hamilton; no. 280 (Sept. 5, 1804) (L2018G58.69): tribute to Alexander Hamilton by the citizens of Charleston; no. 281 (Sept. 8, 1804) (L2018G58.70): tribute written by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina; nos. 265-281 bound together; no. 304 (Nov. 28, 1804) (L2018G58.73): eulogy on Hamilton from the Albany register. This paper and the above papers with accession numbers L2018G58 are part of the Hamilton Newspaper and Ephemera Collection of Antonia Chambers, Esq.
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