Lewis Cass, who ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848 (he lost to Zachary Taylor), did not receive so much invective as to make him a particularly notable candidate. Whether he was a brat is, however, subject to debate. When Perfidy and Treachery, Imbecility, Ignorance Fanaticism and Fury Surrounded Us all, Puppets danced upon the Wires of a Bastard Bratt of a Scotch Pedlar.Īccording to the technical sense of the word, Hamilton was indeed a bastard. Letter to Thomas Jefferson, 12 July 1813 Shall I replace on the Shoulders of Washington the burthens that a bastard Bratt of a Scotch Pedlar, placed on his Shoulders, and he Shifted on mine? Letter to Benjamin Rush, 25 January 1806 Yet I loose all Patience, when I think of a bastard brat of a Scotch Pedler, daring to threaten to undeceive the World in their Judgment of Washington, by writing a history of his battles and Campaigns. Adams had a special expression that he came up with for Hamilton: "bastard brat of a Scotch pedler.” Perhaps foremost among these opponents was John Adams, who appeared to harbor a special dislike for Hamilton. A number of his political opponents made sure to remind the world of the circumstances of his birth. Alexander Hamilton, the man whose image graces our ten-dollar bill, was born out of wedlock in 1755.
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