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The Works of Alexander Hamilton

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A digitized scan of a bound volume of Hamilton's collected writings, held originally at Harvard University.

A collected volume of Hamilton's own writings, preserving his ideas in his own words.

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Front cover of a dark maroon bound book with a white barcode label near the top showing the number 3 2044 004 494 597. The cover is plain with no visible title text.
The Works of Alexander Hamilton, digitized book cover. Internet Archive, from Harvard University library.

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What it is

This is a digital scan of a bound book titled The Works of Alexander Hamilton, originally held in the library of Harvard University and digitized by Google before being uploaded to the Internet Archive. The volume collects Hamilton's own writings.

Why it matters

This book preserves Hamilton's own words for later readers, making it a primary source for studying his ideas and arguments in his own voice. Note that what is shown here is only a photographed cover of the digitized book, not the text itself.

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