Why did Alexander Hamilton cheat on Eliza?

In the summer of 1791, Alexander Hamilton received a visitor. Maria Reynolds, a 23-year-old blonde, came to Hamilton's Philadelphia residence to ask for help. read more

James Monroe, accompanied by fellow Congressmen Frederick Muhlenberg and Abraham Venable, visited Reynolds in jail and his wife at their home and heard the tale of Alexander Hamilton, seducer and homewrecker, a cad who had practically ordered Reynolds to share his wife’s favors. read more

I’ve heard many people say that she was seducing him. Alright, but he has free will. He could have “said no to this,” but didn’t. He could have left. This was Alexander’s choice, not Mariah Reynolds’. read more