Discover the story of the song > The Reynolds Pamphlet – Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

The song is talking about how Alexander Hamilton had an affair with a woman who was married to his friend, and he wrote it down. This information got published in a pamphlet and everyone found out. His chances of becoming president are destroyed and his friends are mocking him. Despite all this, Angelica (the sister to Hamilton's wife) still cares more about her sister's happiness than her own.