betseyschuylers:

amuseoffyre:

It’s generally mentioned about Laurens and Hamilton’s relationship. Lafayette’s massive huge and adorable crush on Hamilton barely gets a look in. Here are a few of the things he wrote to Alexander:

• C’est avec un plaisir toujours Nouveau que je vous assure de celle que je veux a vous pour toujours.
• What is the matter with my dear Hamilton and by what chance do I live in
  fruitless expectation of some lines from him? Does it begin to be the
  play in your, or rather in our Country, to take European airs, and
  forget friends as soon as they have turned their heels—Indeed my good
  friend I cannot help being somewhat angry against you, which makes into
  my heart a ridiculous fighting between love and anger, and as the first
  will never go off, you must behave better with me that anger might be
  more decently dismissed – is it not too Much, my dear Sir, for a friendly heart who would give any
  thing to join soon those whom he so much beloved in America and whose
  affection he had the happiness to obtain.
• I am Sure you would be Glad to see me Again at head quarters, and it would make me the happiest of men.
• If however you was to cast your-eye on a Man who I think would suit
  better than any other in the World Hamilton is, I confess the officer
  whom I would like best to see in my _________
• Before this campaign I was your friend and very intimate friend,
  agreable to the ideas of the World. Since my second voyage, my sentiment
  has increased to such a point, the world knows nothing about. To shew both from want and from scorn of expressions I shall only tell you.
• But I will now Become the Bolder in
  interrupting your Amorous Occupations as exclusive of other Motives the
  importance of the Matters I have to Mention may Countenance your
  indulging your dear self with some Minutes Respite. You may therefore,
  my good friend, Catch this opportunity of taking Breath with decency,
  which will Be attributed to the strength of your friendship for me.
• But if you do leave it, and if I go to Exile, Come and partake it with me.
• I feel within myself a Want to tell you I love you tenderly.

Hetero Bros again. Obviously 😉

Yeah, I completely forgot that Chernow plays with the idea of them being more than buds. Spends a whole page or so on them. Where’s the Lafayamilton, LMM?