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Q. How long did the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, pay blackmail to the husband of his mistress? How did the scandal come to light?

A. For about a year he paid, until the husband was jailed for another swindle. Five years later, Hamilton revealed it all in a pamphlet written to draw a distinction between public trust and private morals. His wife and the people generally bought his argument, evidently. He wound up with an honorable place in U.S. history.
L.M.Boyd