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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.
Jul 25, 2013 · Maria Reynolds, a 23-year-old blonde, came to Hamilton’s Philadelphia residence to ask for help. Her husband, James Reynolds, had abandoned her—not that it was a significant loss, for Reynolds...
Sep 10, 2020 · Hamilton on Disney+ features Jasmine Cephas Jones as Maria Reynolds, a married woman who carries on an affair with the title character portrayed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Rather than shamefully hiding the truth, Alexander documents his illicit behavior in the Reynolds Pamphlet.
Sep 17, 2023 · Indeed, before there was Monica Lewinsky, Maria Reynolds was the center of what is largely believed to be America’s first political sex scandal. Reynolds was just 23 when her husband seemingly abandoned her and she turned to one of the nation’s most powerful men — Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
Jan 13, 2016 · Alexander Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds, and his subsequent hush-hush payoffs to Maria’s husband James, have backfired, and rumors are beginning to circulate that Hamilton has been not...
The mistress of Alexander Hamilton and the wife of a con man, Maria Reynolds played a central role in one of the first sex scandals in American political history. Hamilton became involved with...
Apr 20, 2018 · Maria Reynolds Approaches Alexander Hamilton. According to Hamilton’s version of events, which he shared with the world in 1797, Maria (probably pronounced “Mah-rye-ah”) Reynolds came to his...
