Alexander Hamilton, New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention, major author of the Federalist papers, and first secretary of the treasury of the United States, who was the foremost champion of a strong central government for the new United States.

A collection of papers which includes both letters written and received by Hamilton, as well as his famous Treasury reports, contributions to The Federalist Papers, and other writings.

The papers of Alexander Hamilton consist of his personal and public correspondence, drafts of his writings (although not his Federalist essays), and correspondence among members of the Hamilton and Schuyler families. The collection, consisting of approximately 12,000 items dating from 1708 to 1917.

Alexander Hamilton rose from obscurity to help build a new nation—one where he earned friends and enemies at just about every turn. Here are 11 facts you might not know about him.