NEW YORK (WABC) -- Broadway's hottest show no doubt gave a big boost to an auction of Alexander Hamilton's letters in New York City.
Sotheby's says the documents from the founding father's desk sold for a total of $2.6 million.
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They include love letters between Hamilton and his wife, and an essay he wrote about America's neutrality in the midst of foreign tensions.
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Due to the success of the musical Hamilton's letters were auctioned for over $2 million