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Maria Reynolds (née Lewis; March 30, 1768 – March 25, 1828) was the wife of James Reynolds, and was Alexander Hamilton's mistress between 1791 and 1792. She became the object of much scrutiny after the release of the Reynolds Pamphlet and central in America's first political sex scandal.
- Maria Reynolds Approaches Alexander Hamilton
- James Reynolds Bribes Hamilton
- Why Did Hamilton Release The 'Reynolds Pamphlet'?
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According to Hamilton’s version of events, which he shared with the world in 1797, Maria (probably pronounced “Mah-rye-ah”) Reynolds came to his family home in Philadelphia in the summer of 1791, and asked to speak to him in private. The 23-year-old blonde presented herself as a damsel in distress, telling the treasury secretary that her abusive hu...
Soon enough, Maria’s husband, James Reynolds, confronted Hamilton via letter and demanded $1,000 (the equivalent of nearly $25,000 today) to keep quiet about the affair. Hamilton paid the full amount in two installments by January 1792, but Reynolds stayed in Philadelphia despite his promise to leave town. He even encouraged Hamilton to resume the ...
Over the next several years, Hamilton retired from his Cabinet post and went back to New York to his law practice. Maria and James Reynolds split up (with Aaron Burr serving as Maria’s attorney) and Maria married Clingman the same day her divorce became official. Then in the fall of 1796, in a series of essays written under the name “Phocion,” Hami...
How did Hamilton's affair with a married woman and the blackmail that followed ruin his presidential ambitions? Learn about the Reynolds Affair, the first political sex scandal in U.S. history, and its impact on Hamilton's reputation and career.
- Sarah Pruitt
- 4 min
9 oct. 2018 · Maria Reynolds is best known for her role in the United States' first political sex scandal. As the mistress of Alexander Hamilton, Maria was the subject of much gossip and speculation, and she ultimately found herself embroiled in a blackmail scheme.
- Patti Wigington
9 juil. 2020 · Maria Reynolds. Find out more about the real women of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton, with answers from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow on the Schuyler sisters and Alexander Hamilton’s marriage – plus the affair that caused America’s first great sex scandal… Elinor Evans. Published: July 9, 2020 at 9:22 AM.
- Elinor Evans
17 sept. 2023 · Maria Reynolds was a young widow who had a summer affair with Alexander Hamilton in 1791. Five years later, her husband James Reynolds extorted Hamilton and exposed their relationship in a pamphlet that damaged his political career.
- Kara Goldfarb
Maria Reynolds is a character in Hamilton, a musical about Alexander Hamilton. She had a secret affair with Hamilton in 1791-1792, which was exposed by her husband James Reynolds.
Pendant qu’il est seul, Hamilton reçoit la visite de Maria Reynolds, qui déclare que son mari l’a abandonnée. Quand Hamilton lui propose de l’aider, ils entament une liaison. Le mari de Maria, James Reynolds, fait du chantage à Hamilton, qui est en colère contre Maria mais qui paie Reynolds et continue la liaison
