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Reynolds Pamphlet (Paperback)
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The Reynolds Pamphlet (1797) is an essay by Alexander Hamilton.
Written while Hamilton was serving as Secretary of the Treasury,
the Pamphlet was intended as a defense against accusations that
Hamilton had conspired with James Reynolds to misuse funds meant to
cover unpaid wages to Revolutionary War veterans. Admitting to an
affair with Maria, Reynolds' wife, Hamilton claims that the
accusation is nothing more than an attempt at blackmail. This
revelation not only endangered Hamilton's career as a public
figure, but constituted perhaps the earliest sex scandal in
American history. "The bare perusal of the letters from Reynolds
and his wife is sufficient to convince my greatest enemy that there
is nothing worse in the affair than an irregular and indelicate
amour. For this, I bow to the just censure which it merits. I have
paid pretty severely for the folly and can never recollect it
without disgust and self condemnation. It might seem affectation to
say more." Accused of corruption in his role as Secretary of the
Treasury, Alexander Hamilton was forced to confess his adultery,
bringing shame to himself as a married man and supposedly honorable
public figure, yet saving his political career in the process.
Looking back on his affair with Maria Reynolds from a distance of
five years, Hamilton expresses regret for his foolishness, yet
wholeheartedly denies her husband's accusation that he had been
involved in his scheme to misuse government funds. Perhaps the
first sex scandal in American history, the Reynolds affair sent
shockwaves throughout the burgeoning republic, leaving many to
question the motives and character of their leaders for the first
time, though certainly not the last. With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Alexander Hamilton's Reynolds Pamphlet is a classic of American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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