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4. “From Alexander Hamilton to James A. Bayard, 16 January 1801,” Founders Online, National Archives.

Alexander Hamilton (1755/7–1804) rose from an impoverished upbringing to become one of the founding fathers of America.

He stood trial for treason, but was acquitted, and died in 1836, aged 80 and unlamented.

The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.

The Madison Papers consist of approximately 12,000 items, spanning the period 1723-1859, captured in some 37,714 digital images.

The Rogal Family had begun selling insurance in Pittsburgh early in the 1920s.

Andrew W. Mellon Collection [1940.1.8]. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.

First held in 1950, Class & Charter Day is a convocation held on the last day of spring classes.

By his effort, Hamilton became the world leader in sample handling for the field of chromatography and in 1960 the fledgling company outgrew the family garage, proudly moving into its first of many rental facilities.

In 1968, Clark Hamilton founded an identical company in Bonaduz, Switzerland to enable production of these syringes for the European scientific community.

Today Hamilton Bonaduz AG continues to manufacture, design, and create new products in concert with Hamilton Company in the United States In 1970 the company in Whittier, California was relocated to Reno, Nevada where it remains today.

In 1972, a financial services company purchased Rogal Co., headed by Alvin Rogal, and eight other agencies, mainly based in the southeastern part of the country.

Starting in 1974 the management was turned over to Steve Hamilton, and with the support of his brothers, continues to drive the companies to this day.

1982 Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Co. is founded by three insurance executives.

By 1985, HRH revenues, primarily from commissions, had reached $25.4 million.

The Tax Reform Act of 1986, which resulted in double taxation on cash purchases of agencies prompted HRH to rethink its combination cash and stock acquisition transactions.

Based on its 1987 revenues of $36.1 million, the company held the number 12 spot among the nation's largest insurance agencies.

From January through October 1988, HRH acquired 14 United States insurance agencies: nine in Texas, two in Virginia, and one each in Florida, Georgia, and Maryland.

Revenue in 1989 topped $74 million.

By October 1990, the company operated 40 offices in 15 states and the District of Columbia.

In early 1993 HRH was planning a secondary offering to fuel the flow of more independent agencies into its fold.

HRH had purchased more than 140 agencies by late 1995.

1996 The company establishes a regional framework for its agencies.

HRH, which acted as an intermediary between midsize businesses and the insurance underwriters, experienced a spike in revenue and earnings and was rewarded with a corresponding rise in its price per share in 1997.

The top ten insurance broker recorded revenues of $262.1 million in 2000.

HRH embarked on expansion in the Midwest in the summer of 2001.

Author Ron Chernow discusses his biography of Alexander Hamilton at the 2004 National Book Festival.

Robert B. Lockhart, HRH president and COO and former head of the Hartford office and Northeast region, resigned in May 2005.

Birthplace of Bureaus by Mark WalstonCall Number: HJ261 .W358 2013ISBN: 9780615856919Published/Created: 2013-09-02The book presents a compendium of Treasury Department organizations from 1789 to the present

Though Hamilton was undoubtedly a key figure in shaping America and its constitution, and the country’s financial system owes him a huge debt of gratitude, he was not that well remembered in America prior to the hit musical which opened in New York in 2015.