Episode 2 of 2

Hamilton's Death

When: July 12, 1804
Where: Bayard's home, Greenwich Village, New York City
Part of: Aaron Burr shoots Alexander Hamilton in the Weehawken duel (July 1804)

Alexander Hamilton died on July 12, 1804, at Bayard's home in Greenwich Village, New York City, following the duel.

Hamilton suffered for at least 31 hours after being shot. He died at two o'clock in the afternoon on July 12, 1804. Before dying, he spoke of his belief in God's mercy. The death occurred at Bayard's home, located just below present-day Gansevoort Street.

Sources

Alexander Hamilton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.