Debunking History: Alexander Hamilton and the June 1775 raid on the Sandy Hook lighthouse

In addition to discovering many interesting facts pertaining to Alexander Hamilton, which I’ve been sharing with you over the past few weeks, another major goal in writing Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years was to check on stories told about Hamilton, either to verify their accuracy or to debunk them. One such story involving Hamilton was introduced by RonChernow in his Alexander Hamilton (page 75). The following extract from Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Yearsanalyzesthis story:

On...