About This Place
This colonial-era house, located on Olyphant Place in Morristown, is where Alexander Hamilton courted Elizabeth Schuyler during the winter encampment of 1779-1780. Dr. Jabez Campfield owned the house, and the Schuyler family — including Elizabeth and her sister — were guests during the social season that accompanied the army's presence in Morristown. Hamilton, serving as Washington's aide-de-camp, visited frequently, and the courtship that began here led to their marriage in December 1780. The house is maintained by the Daughters of the American Revolution and is open for tours by appointment.
Revolutionary Significance
The Schuyler-Hamilton House is the site where one of the Revolution's most consequential personal relationships began. Alexander Hamilton's marriage to Elizabeth Schuyler connected him to one of New York's most powerful families and provided the social and political foundation for his later career as the first Secretary of the Treasury. The courtship took place amid the suffering of the Hard Winter, a contrast between the social world of the officer class and the privations endured by common soldiers in Jockey Hollow.
Location
5 Olyphant Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Events at This Location
1777
Continental Army Arrives in MorristownGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr.
1777
First Winter Encampment at MorristownNathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr., Theodosia Ford
1777
Washington Establishes Headquarters at Ford MansionGeorge Washington, Theodosia Ford, Alexander Hamilton
1777
Morristown Intelligence Network OperationsGeorge Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Martha Washington
1777
Continental Army Smallpox Inoculation ProgramDr. John Cochran, George Washington, Martha Washington
1777
Construction of Fort NonsenseGeorge Washington, Martha Washington
1777
Continental Army Departs Morristown (First Encampment)George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Martha Washington
1779
Continental Army Returns to Morristown for Second EncampmentGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1779
The Hard Winter: Second Encampment at MorristownNathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Temperance "Tempe" Wick
1779
Soldier Hut Construction at Jockey HollowGeorge Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Martha Washington
1779
Martha Washington Arrives at MorristownMartha Washington, George Washington, Theodosia Ford
1780
Supply Crisis and Starvation at Jockey HollowGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene, Joseph Plumb Martin
1780
Great Snowstorms of January 1780Joseph Plumb Martin, Nathanael Greene
1780
Alexander Hamilton Courts Elizabeth SchuylerAlexander Hamilton, Martha Washington, George Washington
1780
Continental Currency CollapseNathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington
1780
Continental Army Departs Morristown (Second Encampment)George Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Anthony Wayne
1780
Knyphausen Raids Connecticut FarmsGeorge Washington
1780
Battle of SpringfieldGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene
1780
Benedict Arnold's Treason DiscoveredAlexander Hamilton, George Washington, Martha Washington
1781
Pennsylvania Line MutinyAnthony Wayne, Temperance "Tempe" Wick, George Washington