The Reynolds Pamphlet 1797 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton. Written while Hamilton was serving as Secretary of the Treasury the Pamphlet was intended as a defense against accusations that Hamilton had conspired with James Reynolds to misuse funds meant to cover unpaid wages to Revolutionary War veterans. Admitting to an affair with Maria Reynoldsamprsquo wife Hamilton claims that the accusation is nothing more than an attempt at blackmail. This revelation not only endangered Hamiltonamprsquos career as a public figure but constituted perhaps the earliest sex scandal in American history. ampldquoThe bare perusal of the letters from Reynolds and his wife is sufficient to convince my greatest enemy that there is nothing worse in the affair than an irregular and indelicate amour. For this I bow to the just censure which it merits. I have paid pretty severely for the folly and can never recollect it without disgust and self condemnation. It might seem affectation to say more.amprdquoAccused of corruption in his role as Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was forced to confess his adultery bringing shame to himself as a married man and supposedly honorable public figure yet saving his political career in the process. Looking back on his affair with Maria Reynolds from a distance of five years Hamilton expresses regret for his foolishness yet wholeheartedly denies her husbandamprsquos accusation that he had been involved in his scheme to misuse government funds. Perhaps the first sex scandal in American history the Reynolds affair sent shockwaves throughout the burgeoning republic leaving many to question the motives and character of their leaders for the first time though certainly not the last. Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the origina