Nearly everyone now knows the story of Alexander Hamilton thanks to the popular Hamilton: An American Musical. What many people don’t know about are Hamilton’s connections to Albany. From the moment he married Elizabeth Schuyler, Hamilton’s history would be forever intertwined with Albany’s. Hamilton was not only Eliza’s husband, but he was Major General Philip Schuyler’s son-in-law. Hamilton was frequently in Albany, both at the Schuyler Mansion and trying cases in the Supreme Court. He, Eliza, and their children often visited the home. Abraham Ten Broeck's son Dirck was a mentee and former clerk of Hamilton's, who had a lunch date with the patriot on July 11th, 1804 - a lunch date that Hamilton, tragically, would not keep.

When Alexander Hamilton died on July 12, 1804, 214 years ago today, it wasn’t just New York City, the place he’d most recently called home, that mourned for him. The citizens of Albany, including the Schuylers and the Ten Broecks, all deeply felt his loss.

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In partnership with the Albany County Historical Association

Tales of Old Albany

Series One: The Schuylers and the Ten Broecks

Episode One: “My Now Departed Friend - The Death of Alexander Hamilton”

Presented by

Aaron Holbritter and Casey Polomaine

Written by

Jessie Serfilippi

Conceived and edited by

Aaron Holbritter

Produced by

Aaron Holbritter and Casey Polomaine

Recorded by

Isaac Newberry

Featuring:

Ian LaChance*………….... Dirk Ten Broeck

Isaac Newberry*……….... Alexander Hamilton

Matthew G. Hamm**......... William Bayard, NYC Man #2

Evan Jones………............ Dr. Hosack, NYC Man #1, Common Council Member, Eliphalet Nott

Krysta Dennis**....……..... Angelica Schuyler Church

Samantha Hall-Saladino… NYC Woman, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

Patrick White……………… General Philip Schuyler

Chris Foster……………..... General Abraham Ten Broeck

Angela Buesing Potrikus.. . Elizabeth VR Ten Broeck

*Creative License founding member

** Albany County Historical Association Board Trustee

Music Credits:

Theme song: Chase, Epic AdventureComposer: Johannes Bornloffhttp://audiograb.com/T2hGvDX5Fn

Additional Music:

Cinematic Piano by AShamaluevMusic. https://youtu.be/6Sq5Y2HzF1c

"Forgotten" by Whitesandhttps://www.patreon.com/Whitesand

"A Mothers Sacrifice"Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

All music licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Resources:

Founders Archive Online (https://founders.archives.gov/)

People of Colonial Albany (http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov//albany/)

The Essential Hamilton: Letters & Other Writings: A Library of American Special Publication Edited by Joanne Freeman

Hamilton by Ron Chernow

New York State Library Schuyler Family Papers

NYPL Philip Schuyler Papers (https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/philip-schuyler-papers-2#/?tab=navigation)

Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site

Ten Broeck Mansion

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Albany County Hall of Records

Eliphalet Nott Sermon http://www.firstpresalbany.org/events/nott-sermon.html)

University of Virginia Library (https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/church/legacy/legacy)

Sotheby's

Dirck Ten Broeck letter; Vault MSS 511; Weir family papers; L. Tom Perry Special Collections; Arts & Communications Archives; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/ (https://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/Vault%20MSS%20511/Series%205/Item%201/box%201/folder%2011/)