Next is a lesser known letter that I believe is a larger indicator of a romantic relationship.
If you should not readily meet with a lady that you think answers my description you can only advertise in the public papers and doub[t]less you will hear of many competitors for most of the qualifications required, who will be glad to become candidates for such a prize as I am. To excite their emulation,
-Hamilton requested Laurens to put up an advertisement to find him a wife.
it will be necessary for you to give an account of the lover—his size, make, quality of mind and body, achievements, expectations, fortune, &c. In drawing my picture, you will no doubt be civil to your friend; mind you do justice to the length of my nose
-In this time period it was believed the longer one's nose was, the longer their penis was. By requesting Laurens to do justice to his nose, he is pointing out that he has a big penis. This can be taken sexually or as boys bragging to eachother. Either way this is quite suspicious.
and don’t forget, that I ⟨– – – – –⟩.
-Eavh dash represents a scratched out word that wasn't allowed to be published or even see the light of day. The question is, what was so much they wouldn't release it when they had previously released Hamilton bragging about his "size".
In conclusion, this letter appears quite sexual at face value. It may be taken as a "frat boy" type bragging but combined with the missing words it points to a different kind of relationship.
JE LEEST
Lams: Fact and Fiction
FanfictieDecoding the letters and the circumstances of their relationship. Many people, myself included, ship Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens because of supposed indicators in real life. In this book I'll be investigating letters and terms used by both m...
