Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna. “William Duer (Continental Congressman).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 June 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Duer_(Continental_Congressman). He again is making the point of Reynolds being the last person he would have confided in for such a serious crime. It is curious, that this rapacious secretary should at one time have furnished his speculating agent with the paltry sum of fifty dollars, at another, have refused him the inconsiderable sum of 300 dollars, declaring upon his honor that it was not in his power to furnish it [28]. Although, there is speculation as to whether or not Maria herself was in on the scheme to begin with as seen by this quote, “It is impossible to know whether James and Maria Reynold’s concocted the blackmail scheme together or if James had indeed temporarily deserted Maria, returning only to find his wife in a relationship with the secretary of the treasury.”(Gross). 10631697 The College of William and Mary, 2014. The first reflection which occurs on a perusal of the documents is that it is morally impossible I should have been foolish as well as depraved enough to employ so vile an instrument as Reynolds for such insignificant ends [10], as are indicated by different parts of the story itself. “To Alexander Hamilton from Maria Reynolds, [January 23–March 18 1792],”, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-10-02-0125, “William Duer (Continental Congressman).”. My real crime is an amorous connection with his wife, for a considerable time with his privity and connivance, if not originally brought on by a combination between the husband and wife with the design to extort money from me [2]. Moreover, the sentence highlights the extreme magnitude of his affection for Maria as he is still troubled by confessing his affair–as seen in the previous sentence–yet still refuses to apologize. 3, 1996, pp. Only to he avoid misunderstandings, I must say that even last year, when I wrote my pamphlet, I heartily wished that Prussia should declare war against Napoleon. [10] James Reynold’s life was not documented much, as he was not someone of high class or much importance.

Photo: Courtesy of the New-York Historical Society. But, moreover, the scale of the concern with Reynolds, such as it is presented, is contemptibly narrow  for a rapacious speculating secretary [20] of the treasury. [17] The Mr. Duer that Hamilton is referring to here is the man William Duer, who was appointed by Hamilton to be Secretary to the Board of the Treasury. “Hamilton and Monroe.” The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, vol. It is very extraordinary, if the head of the money department of a country, being unprincipled enough to sacrifice his trust and his integrity, could not have contrived objects of profit sufficiently large to have engaged the co-operation of men of far greater importance than Reynolds [18], and with whom there could have been due safety, and should have been driven to the necessity of unkennelling such a reptile to be the instrument of his cupidity [19]. On December 15, 1792 James Monroe and two of his colleagues came to Hamilton’s home, expecting to destroy this man’s career as one of the most financially influential figures in history. You all know who she is.