Hamilton/Burr Dueling Pistols on Display at New-York Historical Society

The New York Times reports that The New-York Historical Society's current exhibition, THE ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER OF ALEXANDER Hamilton, displays the pair of walnut and brass Wogdon of London pistols that were used in the infamous 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. They were last publically displayed in 2011.

The pistols are on loan from J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, whose origins go back to The Manhattan Company, founded by Aaron Burr in 1799. The company was intended to provide lower Manhattan with fresh water during a yellow fever epidemic, but Burr used a clause in its state charter to establish a bank to compete with Hamilton's Bank of New York.

The exhibition run until November 29th. Click here for further information.

The new musical Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composerLin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander Hamilton."

HAMILTON is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death byAaron Burr in their legendary duel.