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Hamilton, Jefferson or Adams: Was One of the Founding Fathers a Murderer? - Drunk History

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After running afoul of a few of the Founding Fathers, gossip journalist James Callender died under mysterious circumstances in 1803.

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20 Comments

@Speckle123147 7 years ago

Ha, bold of you to assume Hamilton wasn't capable of ruining his own career

@6thwilbury2331 6 years ago

I swear, there are so many great stories from Alexander Hamilton's life that you'd think someone would think to do a movie or a TV show or a play about him.

@wildpigeonvideos 7 years ago

For everyone wondering why he's missing information; I'm assuming it's because he's a drunk comedian.

@DemiSemme 7 years ago

Wait, I thought Hamilton explicitly didn't embezzle from the treasury, that was WHY he published the Reynolds Pamphlets.

@Tatezawn 7 years ago

“You know why Jefferson can do what he wants? He doesn’t dignify schoolyard taunts with a response!” ~Angelica Schuyler

@Angelalex242 7 years ago

You see, that was my wife you decided to... "Fuuuuuuuuuuuu…"

@miss.pineapple740 7 years ago

The height difference between Hamiltom and Jefferson will always make me laugh

@elenigalanis3645 7 years ago

Whatever it is, Jefferson started it.

@maryallgier195 7 years ago

Can I pardon him? Yes and you know why? Because I’m the president

@spicy_seagull 7 years ago

Criticism: exists
Jefferson: yawn
Hamilton: let me ruin career real quick
Adams: that’s now illegal and I will ruin my chance at being elected again to keep it illegal

@clownstuf 7 years ago

Actually, Hamilton probably wasnt the murderer, by that point his son was dead and Hamilton had stepped down from the goverment, he moved into a tiny house in NEW JERSEY, and since he had stepped down from the goverment, he had no reason to travel to Virginia, and he also hated virginia, so there was no excuse to go there.

@notcrucru 6 years ago

Btw, Jerry.

80 years old.

Literally the greatest line in Drunk History

@billyshakes1643 7 years ago (edited)

* Lin-Manuel Miranda has left the chat * (edited because of stupid spelling errors)

@calystadawson8216 7 years ago

Jefferson didn’t dignify their schoolyard taunts with a response 😂

@teakamikaze5 7 years ago

and Jerry...he's 80 years old. LOLL
also these character portrayals had me dying

@Kinography 7 years ago

Jack McBrayer is my favorite founding father

@JuQui228 7 years ago

Well Hamilton wrote the Reynolds pamphlet completely disproving that he embezzled from the US treasury. He was always open about where the money came from and when asked to show receipts, he did. Also Hamilton doesn’t need anyone’s help distorting his own reputation, he can do that all by himself! That for me puts Hamilton out of the suspect list.