Reynolds Affair

The Papers

Hamilton's POV

Years have passed since I last heard the name Reynolds. I didn't think I'd have to again, I didn't think I'd even have to talk about the affair or even think about it. That is until now. 1797. I didn't know it yet but the Reynolds affair was about to come back to haunt me. I picked up the paper one day and read an article  by Mr. James Callender (Unknown to me at the time) writes an article about how soon he is going to tell the "truth" about me while I was secretary treasury (at this point I wasn't in a political office after being fired by current president Jon Adams). He claimed to have the Reynolds documents from somewhere.

It was Monroe! I knew it was! He couldn't be trusted anyway, we've never gotten along! He's always hated me and ever since I told him I knew he didn't keep it to himself! I thought for a moment... I then screamed "IT WAS BLOODY MONROE WHO PUBLISHED IT" I stormed out and raced to find Monroe.

"Monroe!"  I yelled at him from across the street.
"Alexander, sir"
I start to shout "How could you" I stop... realise I am making a scene and pull him over to one side.
I then whispered to him. "I told you that in secret why did you publish it! I haven't done anything to you, I hold no office, I'm not related to politics anymore! Why?"
James being James denied the entire thing. He had nothing to do with publishing it in the papers.
I stormed off in a huff. He had lied to me face when I knew it was him! I told 3 guys and he was the one taking the documents and writing notes! It can't have been anyone else! I was furious. I stormed back in to the house where Eliza was waiting. She told me some reporter was going to put false rumours into the papers. I told her not to worry because it was all not true.

Wandering the streets that day I heard people talking with my connections with Mr. Reynolds . Again, more people accusing me of stealing money and embezzling funds and giving them to James. I hate to say this but I can't believe I tried to help someone and this happens! It's all going to come out and I can't stop it... Maria Reynolds a beautiful women, a helpless maiden in need of defending, tricked me into bed, tricked to go back after her husband was extorting money from me. Granted, we had a blast and we loved each others company but it was the biggest mistake of my life! Not only have I now redefined my legacy but I have jeopardised my marriage with my dear Eliza. My children will frown upon me when they know what I have done so will everyone. Eliza family will resent me. Her sisters Angelica and Peggy will never find it in their hearts to forgive me. Mr Schuyler, he will distraught and ashamed. He told me to be true to Eliza and he would let me marry her and I didn't... I have ruined the good name Hamilton! I have to do whatever I can to make things even the tiniest bit better. I don't really know how.... wait... call me crazy but I could write. I know it sounds stupid but I've wrote my way out of so many things in my life.

When I was seventeen a hurricane destroyed my town, I didn't drown... I couldn't seem to die. I wrote my way out, wrote everything down far as I could see. I wrote my way out. I looked up and the town had its eyes on me.They passed a plate around, total strangers, moved to kindness by my story. Raised enough for me to book passage on a ship that was New York bound.

I wrote my way out of hell, I wrote my way to revolution I was louder than the crack in the bell. I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell, I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well. In the face of ignorance and resistance I wrote financial systems into existence and when my prayers to God were met with indifference I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance.

As you can see I can't escape this, the worlds going to know the truth but I have to do I've wrote so much down and protected my back and I know there's no way that can happen but I have to try my best

I'll write my way out, overwhelm them with honesty. This is the eye of the hurricane, this is the only way I can protect my legacy.

The Reynolds Pamphlet...

•To be continued straight into the next chapter which shall be released soon hopefully!•