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After Hamilton had shown unequivocal signs that he wanted to end the affair in autumn 1791, [5] Hamilton received two letters on December 15, 1791, one each from Mrs. and Mr. Reynolds. [6] The first letter, from Maria, [ 7 ] warned of her husband's knowledge and of James' attempting to blackmail Hamilton.
Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854 [2]) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Maria Reynolds (née Lewis; March 30, 1768 – March 25, 1828) was the wife of James Reynolds, and was Alexander Hamilton's mistress between 1791 and 1792. She became the object of much scrutiny after the release of the Reynolds Pamphlet and central in America's first political sex scandal.
The letter was reputedly stolen between 1938 and 1945 by a “kleptomaniacal cataloguer” who worked at the archives, according to the court decision. Alexander Hamilton letter at center of legal ...
Angelica Hamilton (September 25, 1784 – February 6, 1857) was the second child and eldest daughter of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
After an initial request of $1,000 [180] to which Hamilton complied, Reynolds invited Hamilton to renew his visits to his wife "as a friend" [181] only to extort forced "loans" after each visit that, most likely in collusion, Maria solicited with her letters. In the end, the blackmail payments totaled over $1,300 including the initial extortion.
Philip Schuyler Church (1778–1861), who served as a U.S. Army captain and aide de camp to Alexander Hamilton in 1798–1800, when Hamilton was Major General of the Army during the Quasi-War with France. [7] [20] Philip was a lawyer and judge, and founder of the town of Angelica, New York. [7]
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