An investigation into their lives reveals that, although Miranda fudged many of the biographical details , the real Schuyler sisters were truly as unforgettable as the fictionalized characters in the musical. Yet in the matter of stealing hearts, the love triangle depicted in Hamilton takes some creative license with the historical record. Yet even so, the suitor Angelica chose was far from a satisfactory match.
Angelica was already married to her husband, John Church, when she met Hamilton.
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The Schuyler sisters were looking for a mind at work. Fittingly, the New York socialites were a significant part of the real Alexander Hamilton's life. Hamilton married one sister, Elizabeth , in However, he kept up lifelong correspondences with the other two Schuyler sisters, Angelica and Margarita a. As Hamilton depicts, the Founding Father's epistolary relationship with his sister-in-law, Angelica, had an undeniable flirtatious undertone.
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She was a prominent member of the social elite everywhere she lived, which included Albany and New York City, as well as Paris and London. Some of her correspondence with eminent friends have been preserved, including notable exchanges with Thomas Jefferson , Alexander Hamilton , and the Marquis de Lafayette. The village and surrounding town of Angelica, New York were named after her. Angelica Schuyler was born in Albany, New York.
The sisterhood has captivated women across America. Of course, art interprets a life story for its humanist statements. How much of what Miranda presents about the sisters is true? Few could. Read them here. In his love letters, Hamilton often chided Eliza for not writing him more frequently and more candidly. His are quite candid! Family letters that do survive reveal the younger Eliza could be prone to bouts of anxiety. Eliza was an accomplished artist in other mediums as well. Although that fact may upset diehard Angelica-fans, to be fair, there are only so many details, characters, and subplots that can be crammed into a two-and-a-half hour musical!
