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appalachiablue

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9. I knew it, also the earliest records about Alexander Hamilton

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 07:03 PM

Aug 2019

are in Danish, noted in his mother's probate will in St. Croix 1768 when he was 13 yo.

AH was born on the island of Nevis, near St. Kitts, as you know M.

I saw those two, but never could get a flight to VI, they were always booked!

Thanks for posting, folks need to know Caribbean history incl. slavery which involved many powers besides England- eg France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, Denmark..

Wiki, Alexander Hamilton:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

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Do DUers know that the US Virgin islands were Danish? [View all] malaise Aug 2019 OP

I didn't know that. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #1

One of my former colleagues did a lot of historical work malaise Aug 2019 #5

"Those tricky Danes sold us the Virgin Islands when we thought we were buying Greenland!" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #2

How many know that there are 23 countries in North America AND... hlthe2b Aug 2019 #3

The view that North America means malaise Aug 2019 #7

It includes all of the Caribbean, including Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago & all of the Central America LeftInTX Aug 2019 #43

Ironic, isn't it? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #4

I'm betting he is clueless malaise Aug 2019 #6

We paid $25M in gold for them in 1917. One more history lesson you made ... marble falls Aug 2019 #8

I knew it, also the earliest records about Alexander Hamilton appalachiablue Aug 2019 #9

Yes I knew Hamilton had Caribbean connections malaise Aug 2019 #10

I haven't kept up but you've peaked interest appalachiablue Aug 2019 #11

Fascinating - there are many connections with both Barbados and St Kitts and the US malaise Aug 2019 #12

I've been to the house where Hamilton was born in Nevis. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #15

Thanks, here it is. *M, I just saw an article w many AH sites in NY appalachiablue Aug 2019 #31

It's a nice house. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #33

Fabulous malaise Aug 2019 #34

Yes and that businessmen stole Hawaii. Historic NY Aug 2019 #13

What do you mean,newspapermen? virgogal Aug 2019 #24

should have said businessman Historic NY Aug 2019 #45

Thanks,you had me a tad confused. virgogal Aug 2019 #50

I knew. It powered some of my snarky commentary Vogon_Glory Aug 2019 #14

Yep malaise Aug 2019 #17

And New York City used to be New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #16

That was Dutch malaise Aug 2019 #19

Was going for a joke but I obviously missed. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #20

LOL malaise Aug 2019 #21

I'm from Georgia. I lost the accent on purpose so it doesn't show. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #22

Ha malaise Aug 2019 #25

And yet you use a giant racist term yourself Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #46

I can say cracker because I come from a long line of... how many of your great uncles have klan uni? NightWatcher Aug 2019 #49

I have no relatives with Klan background, thank you very much Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #51

No dude, I was saying I'm prob the only one with the most unkles. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #54

Ah okay. Cool Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #55

Delaware was Dutch too treestar Aug 2019 #53

Bargain RussBLib Aug 2019 #18

Sure didn't, and thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2019 #23

Interestingly, Denmark Vesey was not Danish. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #26

Still I suspect that his name was connected to malaise Aug 2019 #27

Laurance Rockefeller actually owned half of St. John, then gifted it to the US government onetexan Aug 2019 #28

Very interesting malaise Aug 2019 #29

My Granddaughter is in her Junior year flotsam Aug 2019 #30

Ha - no choice there malaise Aug 2019 #32

Still a little rocky flotsam Aug 2019 #36

Those who love humanity can thrive anywhere malaise Aug 2019 #39

LOL. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #35

Could of been UMaine....N/T flotsam Aug 2019 #37

At least Maine has water and marine life. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #38

This matters less these days malaise Aug 2019 #42

She can learn to dive in a pool, of course. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #44

Interesting how colonialists can buy and sell what never actually belonged to them. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #40

with human being - lock stock and barrel malaise Aug 2019 #41

I've applied for a.Census job in the US VI Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #47

Good luck malaise Aug 2019 #48

Did not know treestar Aug 2019 #52