USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It figures into the following songs: “Say No to This", in which the affair begins. “We Know", in which Hamilton is confronted by Burr, Jefferson, and James Madison. “Hurricane", in which Hamilton decides to write the Reynolds Pamphlet.

Detailed explanation-2: -He describes precise sums of money that he paid to Reynolds, the ordeal of his personal accounts being searched for evidence of wrongdoing, and the process of his acquittal in the House of Representatives – all the while he scarcely mentions the betrayal to his wife.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1797, Alexander Hamilton published what became known as the Reynolds Pamphlet, a detailed, salacious history of his one-year affair with a married woman named Maria Reynolds, which took place in 1791 when Hamilton was the secretary of the treasury.

Detailed explanation-4: -With the betrayal of the Reynolds Pamphlet and the illicit details it contained, Alexander told the world his secrets and shared their story without her permission. Upon his death, it was Eliza who told his story and took control of his narrative. In doing so, she reclaimed her own.