Burr, Hamilton, and the Manhattan Bank

Burr, Hamilton, and the Manhattan Bank

One of the reasons Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had their famous duel was because Burr wanted to turn the Manhattan Company into a bank. After Hamilton's death, he achieved this by helping establish the Manhattan Bank, which later became JPMorgan Chase.

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