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Wikipedia July 7, 2026 at 07:54 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel

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The pair were sold in 1930 to the Chase Manhattan Bank
Correction

This bank name is wrong for 1930. JPMorgan Chase’s own history says the pistols were bought in 1930 by the Bank of the Manhattan Company; Chase Manhattan Bank was not created until 1955.

Full reasoning

The article attributes the 1930 purchase to an institution that did not yet exist under that name.

JPMorgan Chase’s official corporate history states that:

  • "In 1955, the Bank of the Manhattan Company merged with Chase National Bank ... to form Chase Manhattan Bank."
  • In the duel-history transcript on the same official page, "The pistols survived and in 1930, the Bank of the Manhattan Company ... purchased them from the Church family."

Therefore, saying the pistols were sold in 1930 to the Chase Manhattan Bank is anachronistic and incorrect. The purchaser in 1930 was the Bank of the Manhattan Company; Chase Manhattan Bank was not formed until 1955.

2 sources
  • History | JPMorganChase

    The pistols survived and in 1930, the Bank of the Manhattan Company, JPMorgan Chase's earliest predecessor, purchased them from the Church family.

  • History | JPMorganChase

    In 1955, the Bank of the Manhattan Company merged with Chase National Bank, the third largest in the United States, to form Chase Manhattan Bank.

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which he had founded in 1789
Correction

The Federalist Party was not founded in 1789. Authoritative histories place its emergence in the 1790s, with formal Federalist labeling appearing later.

Full reasoning

This clause gives a specific founding year that does not match standard historical accounts.

  • The U.S. Senate’s official party-history page says organized political parties developed in the U.S. in the 1790s, and that supporters of the Washington administration in 1789–1791 were merely "pro-administration" figures who would eventually form the Federalist party.
  • HISTORY similarly explains that the Federalist Party emerged in the 1790s and became publicly well-defined only later; it explicitly says the party "cannot be considered the lineal descendant" of the pro-Constitution "federalist" grouping of the 1780s.

So while Alexander Hamilton was a leading Federalist, saying he had founded the Federalist Party in 1789 is historically inaccurate.

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  • U.S. Senate: Party Division

    Organized political parties developed in the U.S. in the 1790s... Those who supported the Washington administration were referred to as 'pro-administration' and would eventually form the Federalist party.

  • Federalist Party: Leaders, Beliefs & Definition | HISTORY

    The Federalist Party... emerged in the 1790s under new conditions and around new issues... Originally a coalition of like-minded men, the party became publicly well-defined only in 1795.

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