An exhibit about Alexander Hamilton at the Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St., includes some touching mementos of that time. A golden eagle enameled in blue and white dangles from a faded blue and white ribbon, torn and carefully mended. It is the medal of the Society of the Cincinnati and belonged to Hamilton — a Major-General in the Continental Army, aide de camp to Gen. Washington, first Secretary of the Treasury, a framer of the U.S. Constitution, founder of a predecessor of the U.S. Coast Guard, founder of the Bank of New York, founder of the New York Evening Post — and more.
For those who, like Hamilton, can eschew some sleep, James Kaplan will be leading his 15th annual July 4 walk starting at 2 a.m. and ending at 6 a.m. after visiting a number of sites that were important in Revolutionary War New York. The walk includes Hamilton’s grave, of course, in the southern graveyard of Trinity Church, but it also includes sites related to Thomas Paine, Nathan Hale, Gen. Richard Montgomery, and one of Kaplan’s heroes, Gen. Horatio Gates. The walk is under the auspices of Fraunces Tavern, where the expedition ends at dawn. The Porterhouse Restaurant in Fraunces Tavern will have a pot of coffee on and will be serving breakfast.
Tickets for the walk are $20. For more information go to https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/ The Alexander Hamilton exhibit, “Alexander Hamilton: Lineage and Legacy,” continues at the Museum of American Finance through Dec. 30, 2011. For more information, go to https://www.moaf.org/index
