Post Treasury

By Bookclub

  • H leaves the Treasury job

  • H and family leave Philly return to NYC

  • H offers to tutor Treasury replacement (Wolcott) on maintaining American credit

    H not loosening his grip
    And manipulates the gvt from NY
    profound influence on distant cabinet members ... even into Adams time

  • Wolcott sends H 7 complicated questions as if he still reported to H

  • H sends GW detailed analysis of Jay Treaty (requested by GW)

    H approves of the first 10 articles, condemns article 12 (restricting trade with West Indies), harsh words for 18 (list of contraband goods that could be seized)
    Main message - peace for America

  • H defends the Jay Treaty in clash in NYC

    stones thrown at H and one hit his head
    faced the ultimate indignity, opposition turned into the mob he feared
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    H writes the Defense essays - defending the Jay Treaty

    Like the Federalist - a collaboration H wrote 21, King 10
    over 6 months published in enemy territory using pen names

  • H challenges in 2 duels over the Jay Treaty

    complete lack of judgement - free reign to his combative instincts
    when intensely personal NY most famous lawyer turned not to the courtroom, but to the dueling ground
    in reviewing finances, his father's $700 comes up whom he had not heard from (spoken about with pity no warmth)

  • H and Eliza continue to shelter orphans - George Washington Lafayette

    son of the marquis (who is still in prison)
    son can't got to GW, but treaty furor makes it impossible
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    H writes 25 letters on election commentary as "Phocion"

    specifically critical of Jefferson and reviews his career pointing to cowardice and slaveholding
    letters show H's devious manipulation of the southern vote

  • Jefferson refers to Reynolds affair in published response to H's reference on Sally

    H wrote in Phocion essays Oct 15 and Oct 19 (1796) references to Sally
    Jefferson retaliates, H gets the message and abruptly drops Jefferson's sex life from future Phocion essays

  • H supporting Pinckney for president and not Adams

    Adams finds out and was shocked

  • Angelica and family return to NYC

  • H's Scottish family reach out for help getting cousin (Robert) assignment in Navy

    H had never before heard from family in Scotland, but they needed help getting Robert a position
    H got him an appt as lieutenant in US Navy
    H continued to do favors for Scotish family having never gotten any help from them

  • H sees advertisement of series of pamphlets about him and sec treasury

    old charges of misconduct
    also a bound volume
    highlights treatment of Monroe - recalling him from France
    hints at Reynolds affair - as treasury misconduct not sexual affair

  • H blamed exposure of Reynolds affair on Monroe

    the documents H provided to the 3 were given to Monroe

  • H confronts Monroe at M's office with Church along regarding "the" papers

    Monroe says documents "sealed" with VA friend (implying Jefferson)
    H told M he was wrong
    M called H a scoundrel and H adopted language of duel

  • Open letter from Callendar taunting H about Reynolds affair

  • H writes the Reynolds Pamphlet in Philly

    H decides to drown enemies with words 37 pages of personal confessions
    H strategy simple = sacrifice his private reputation to preserve his public honor
    No regard for Eliza and exposing her to public humiliation
    H's excessive openness

  • Feud between H and Monroe takes on formality of duel

    Monroe smarting from recall from France (H's doing) and did not want to make life easy for H
    Neither wanted to duel, but neither would shrink from it

  • H's 6th child "William Stephen"

  • GW sends H wine cooler gift - no mention of scandal

    gift treasured by Eliza

  • Reynold Pamphlet printed

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    Pamphlet revives the feud with H and Monroe

    Burr as Monroe's second talks Monroe down confrontation peters out
    Burr comes away with lower opinion of Monroe jotting down scathing assessment
    H had drafted a letter to accept the duel if necessary (Jan 1798)