Another key to success that Burr, and many others, lacked was good a relationship with George Washington. It seems ironic that despite Burr being so preoccupied with being likable, he could not establish a advantage - bringing relationship with the General during the revolution. In the musical’s Right Hand Man Burr appeals to Washington for a position in the military but is dismissed after Hamilton enters the room, upon which the position of aide-de-camp is offered to Alexander instead. In reality, Burr held a position under Washington but quit after he did not get the promotions he had been expecting. Following incidents like this, Washington never had a good opinion of Burr after the war, which prevented him from holding a key position during Washington’s administration.
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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
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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