The Bank of New York, now the New York Mellon, was founded in in 1784 by Alexander Hamilton following the Revolutionary war, a time of chaos. At that time there was only one bank in North America located in Philadelphia, a time where it was very difficult to conduct business. In the conclusion of the …
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Alexander Hamilton’s New York
Alexander Hamilton’s New York Alexander Hamilton, one of the nation’s founding fathers, was raised in the West Indies, orphaned and sent to the northern colonies in 1773 to obtain an education. He soon enrolled in New York’s very own King’s College, now known as Columbia University, to study law. While studying at King’s College he …