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As Laurens also spoke French, together with the marquis they formed a prominent trio. However, John and Alexander shared more than their bilinguality. During his childhood in the British West Indies, a place notorious for its sugar plantation and connected slave trade, Hamilton had witnessed the cruelty of slavery and the humanity of the slaves themselves, causing him to hold abolitionist ideals. Laurens had had similar experiences as the son of a South Carolina planter. Moreover the men shared their eagerness for the war and their affiliation with defending one’s honor, which caused Laurens to duel General Charles Lee. Hamilton himself had held a fascination with dueling since his childhood, and it would play a rather prominent role in his later life. But even beyond shared positions and fascinations, the men were described as kindred spirits, and they were known to have a relationship that was never quite seen again in Hamilton’s life, the level of amorosity in their letters reaching so far that it is speculated that their relationship may have extended beyond mere