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Dear sir I hope this letter Finds you in good health

Alexander, rumors only grow. And we both know what we know

Hamilton • 2020

Aaron Burr:

[reading James Reynolds' extortion letter]
"Dear sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health, and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth in the pockets of people like me down on their luck. You see, that was my wife who you decided to..." Thomas Jefferson:
[in surprise and shock]
Whaaaat? Alexander Hamilton:
She courted me, escorted me to bed/And when she had me in a corner/That's when Reynolds extorted me/For a sordid fee, I paid him quarterly/I may have mortally wounded my prospects/But my papers are orderly/As you can see, I kept a record of every check in my checkered history/Check it against your list and see consistency/I never spent a cent that wasn't mine/You sent the dogs after my scent, that's fine/Yes, I have reasons for shame/But I have not committed treason and sullied my good name/As you can see, I have done nothing to provoke legal action/Are my answers to your satisfaction? Thomas Jefferson:
My God. James Madison:
Gentlemen, let's go. Alexander Hamilton:
So? Thomas Jefferson, James Madison:
The people won't know what we know. Alexander Hamilton:
Burr. How do I know you won't use this against me/The next time we go toe to toe? Aaron Burr:
Alexander, rumors only grow. And we both know what we know

Full Transcript

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Dear sir I hope this letter Finds you in good health

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And in a prosperous enough Position to put wealth

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In the pockets of people like me Down on their luck

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You see that was my wife Who you decided to

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What

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She courted me escorted me to bed

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And when she had me in a corner That's when Reynolds extorted me

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For a sordid fee I paid him quarterly

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I may have mortally wounded my prospects But my papers are orderly

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As you can see I kept a record Of every check in my checkered history

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Check it again against your list And see consistency

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I never spent a cent that wasn't mine

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You sent the dogs after my scent That's fine

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Yes I have reasons for shame

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But I have not committed treason And sullied my good name

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As you can see I have done nothing To provoke legal action

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Are my answers to your satisfaction

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My God

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Gentlemen let's go

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So

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The people won't know what we know

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Burr

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How do I know You won't use this against me

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The next time we go toe to toe

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Alexander rumors only grow

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And we both know what we know

Duration

68 seconds

Views

2,569

Timestamp in Movie

01:49:59

Uploaded

Nov 20, 2022

Genres

biography, drama, history

Production

RadicalMedia,5000 Broadway Productions,Nevis Productions,Old 320 Sycamore

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Movie Summary

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.

Actors

Aaron Burr

Leslie Odom Jr.

Alexander Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda