On the night of 1797, a document named “The Reynolds Pamphlet” came out. Everyone totally freaked out about it, some weren’t so surprised but most people were very shocked and disgusted.

It reached the Schuylers, who were very disappointed and disgusted by their family—in law’s decision, a young, feisty lady named Peggy was one of the last people to know.

“Alexander.. cheated on her?! I thought we could’ve trusted him! He was so charming to!.. He blinded her with paragraphs!.. With — With manipulation! How could he?..” Peggy teared up, she looked back at the pages.. her heart was broken.