Alexander Hamilton’s personal life, however, was quickly under siege in the winter of 1792. On December 15th, three Congressmen, James Monroe, Abraham Venable, and Frederick Muhlenberg, approached Hamilton. They confronted Hamilton about sketchy monetary dealings involving treasury funds, with a Mr. James Reynolds, who was currently in jail. They intended to extract a confession, but were instead met with story more involved than they had imagined.
Back in the summer of 1791, Maria Reynolds approached Alexander Hamilton in Philadelphia begging for his help. She claimed that her husband, James Reynolds, had abandoned her and she needed money for transport back to New York. Alexander Hamilton delivered the money and later confessed that he, …show more content…
In 1804, once again, Alexander Hamilton helped another man defeat Burr in the election for President and it was rumored that Alexander Hamilton had said something unforgivably awful at a dinner party about Aaron Burr, who was not in attendance. When Burr heard about this he demanded to know what was said, but Hamilton would only evade the question. They exchanged letters that grew more and more heated, with Aaron Burr demanding a written apology and Alexander Hamilton claiming he did not recall the instance of insulting Burr. The slew of letters finally culminated in Aaron Burr demanding satisfaction through a duel. Alexander Hamilton did not want to accept, but felt he could not refuse, insofar as writing a pros and cons list in regards to the issue. Eventually he decided he would accept the duel, but throw his fire in order to satisfy his morals and political codes, respectively.
The duel began at dawn on July 11, 1804, along the west bank of the Hudson River on a rocky ledge in Weehawken, New Jersey. Interestingly, the dueling ground was close to the same spot where Alexander’s eldest son, Philip, had died two and a half years earlier due to a duel. The two men squared off and exchanged shots. Hamilton’s bullet rocketed off of a tree branch, but Burr’s bullet lodged in Hamilton’s side, a mortal wound. Alexander Hamilton was taken to a friend’s house back across the river, and after family and friends had seen him, bled to death and died the next afternoon, July 12th,
Back in the summer of 1791, Maria Reynolds approached Alexander Hamilton in Philadelphia begging for his help. She claimed that her husband, James Reynolds, had abandoned her and she needed money for transport back to New York. Alexander Hamilton delivered the money and later confessed that he, …show more content…
In 1804, once again, Alexander Hamilton helped another man defeat Burr in the election for President and it was rumored that Alexander Hamilton had said something unforgivably awful at a dinner party about Aaron Burr, who was not in attendance. When Burr heard about this he demanded to know what was said, but Hamilton would only evade the question. They exchanged letters that grew more and more heated, with Aaron Burr demanding a written apology and Alexander Hamilton claiming he did not recall the instance of insulting Burr. The slew of letters finally culminated in Aaron Burr demanding satisfaction through a duel. Alexander Hamilton did not want to accept, but felt he could not refuse, insofar as writing a pros and cons list in regards to the issue. Eventually he decided he would accept the duel, but throw his fire in order to satisfy his morals and political codes, respectively.
The duel began at dawn on July 11, 1804, along the west bank of the Hudson River on a rocky ledge in Weehawken, New Jersey. Interestingly, the dueling ground was close to the same spot where Alexander’s eldest son, Philip, had died two and a half years earlier due to a duel. The two men squared off and exchanged shots. Hamilton’s bullet rocketed off of a tree branch, but Burr’s bullet lodged in Hamilton’s side, a mortal wound. Alexander Hamilton was taken to a friend’s house back across the river, and after family and friends had seen him, bled to death and died the next afternoon, July 12th,