My Dear Hamilton

Although Hamilton supported Jefferson over Burr, his family feels that they need to keep their distance from society as Jefferson’s supporters are rioting in the streets. They move a short distance from Manhattan and take a house they call The Grange. Eliza’s sister Peggy suddenly dies, and shortly after their mother does as well. Angelica and Eliza take comfort in each other. A man named George Eacker slanders Hamilton in front of a crowd, a not uncommon occurrence but one Phillip takes to heart.

Eliza tells Angelica she is pregnant again and that if she delivers a daughter she will name her after Peggy. The wife of Hamilton’s law partner, Mrs. Pendleton, suddenly arrives and tells them that there is a commotion at Angelica’s house as someone has been shot. Once they reach the house, they learn that Phillip was shot while dueling Eacker. Phillip tries to convince his parents that he shot his pistol in the air, a way to honorably withdraw from a duel. Eliza and Hamilton climb into Phillip’s bloody bed and hold him as he dies.