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The Hamilton–Reynolds affair was the first major sex scandal in United States political history. It involved Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who conducted an affair with Maria Reynolds from 1791 to 1792, during the presidency of George Washington.
Apr 20, 2018 · Complete with illicit meetings, payments of “hush money” and allegations of corruption, the Reynolds Affair had all the trappings of a modern-day political sex scandal, and was all the more ...
- Sarah Pruitt
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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 ...
- City Editor, New York Magazine
In 1792, when James Reynolds was imprisoned on forgery charges, Hamilton refused to help him. In retaliation, Reynolds not only shared details of the affair with Hamilton’s political adversaries, the Republicans, he also implicated Hamilton in a financial speculation scheme.
Dec 25, 2015 · In the summer of 1791, Alexander Hamilton — a little less than two years into his tenure as the United States' first-ever Treasury Secretary — was approached by the 23-year old Maria Reynolds,...
- Andrew Prokop
Jan 10, 2002 · James Reynolds. Mr. Alexander Hamilton. “Reynolds Pamphlet,” August 31, 1797. 1. Reynolds was the husband of Maria Reynolds, H’s mistress in one of the most famous and sordid affairs in American history.
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Jan 21, 2002 · James Reynolds discovered that Hamilton was involved in an extramarital affair with Maria Reynolds on December 15, 1791. James wrote to Hamilton asserting that he “took the advantage [of] a poor Broken harted woman”, leaving James “Robbed of all happiness”.
