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Schuyler/Hamilton House, Olyphant Place, circa 1923-1930 Morristown, NJ

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Title	Schuyler/Hamilton House, Olyphant Place, circa 1923-1930 Morristown, NJ
Description	Note on back of photo: "1923 as it was when bought by the D.A.R." [This house, Jabez Campfield House, was built in 1760. It is now named the Schuyler- Hamilton House in honor of Betsy Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, who courted here. It is owned by the Morristown chapter of the D.A R., who purchased it in 1923. Dr. John Cochrane was assigned to General Washington during the winter of 1779 and 1780, and he was stationed at this house. Dr Cochrane's wife was the sister of General Philip Schuyler, whose daughter Betsy was courted by Alexander Hamilton here. Schuyler and Hamilton were married in 1780.]
Subjects	Historic Buildings, Houses, and Sites Revolutionary War History
Names	Schuyler/Hamilton House; D.A.R.
Geographic Location	Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
Format	Monochrome photograph
Rights	North Jersey History Center Policy: http://38.109.66.54/polimage.cfm?doc_Id=413&size_code=Doc
Image ID	MO1502
Holding Institution	The Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center

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