In 1787 he approached James Madison and John Jay to throw together a bunch of essays supporting ratification of the burgeoning U.S. Constitution. The triumvirate penned about 85 essays in less than six months -- with Hamilton contributing about 51 of those, Madison writing 29, and John Jay responsible for just five because of his "crippling arthritis." Sure, the Constitution was ratified, America was born, blah blah blah. But still. Arthritis slowed things down for John Jay -- and for freedom.
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Source for information about Alexander Hamilton: Andrew W. Robertson, author of 'The Language of Democracy' and coeditor of 'Beyond the Founders: New Perspectives in the Political History of the Early Republic.' Quoted from his review in The Riverdale Press online (02-21-08 edition) of Liberty's Blueprint, by Michael Meyerson.
Source for knowledge of long-dead Alexander Hamilton's feelings about various and sundry diseases: None.
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