In one letter Angelica told Elizabeth that she loved Hamilton "very much and, if you were as generous as the old Romans, you would lend him to me for a little while." There were 14 siblings in total. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton was the wife of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers. Q: Can you introduce us to Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton? Her father, Philip Schuyler, was a revered American Revolutionary war general, and her mother was. How Alexander Hamilton's Widow, Eliza, Carried on His Legacy Hamilton rose to become a Revolutionary War hero, an advocate for the Constitution, and a rescuer of the nascent American government from financial ruin. After Vice President Aaron Burr killed Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, Hamiltons widow, Elizabeth Schuyler Eliza Hamilton, had to find a way to go on without her beloved husband. Judging by Hamilton's correspondence at the time, the feeling was mutual. Eliza was supportive of her husband throughout his career and aided him with his political writings. But while his brilliance was apparent to those who met him, Hamilton was eager to prove himself on the field, not just with the pen. The following year, a group of her husbands deep-pocketed friends bought the house and property from Eliza for $30,500 and promptly sold it back to her for $15,000, so that she would have money to take care of herself and her family. Flitner recalled that the school provided students with textbooks, and that they studied arithmetic by doing calculations on slates. Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. Peggy Schuyler: Things You Probably Don't Know | Mental Floss Hamilton, who had resigned as Treasury Secretary six years before, was in Albany on business that March when Peggy took a. Eliza personally went out and solicited donations, and with the help of $10,000 provided by state legislators, the cornerstone was laid for a three-story orphanage in July 1807. In his 2004 biography of Hamilton, which Miranda used as the basis for the show, Ron Chernow wrote that Eliza destroyed her own letters to Hamilton, but her reasons remain unknown. Its unlikely that Eliza was involved on a day-to-day basis, according to Mazzeo. Eliza Hamilton Family, Life & Death | Who was Alexander Hamilton's Wife The Full Lyrics to Look at Us Now (Honeycomb), Inside Riley Keoughs 'Daisy Jones' Transformation, Tracy Oliver on That Harlem Season 2 Finale, Aminah Nieves on Those Shocking 1923 Scenes.