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

[@6thwilbury2331]

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.

[@6thwilbury2331]

Very tempting to be snarky here. In the off chance that I'm dealing with someone with a spectrum disorder, I will just say, yes, that was the joke.

[@6thwilbury2331]

@Ethan Pintar No, someone did. They just have deleted it. It was something like, "Um, you realize there was a Broadway play, right?"

[@ZoeyKiritu]

😂😂

[@topsyturvy1097]

@@6thwilbury2331 why did u reply to yourself and call yourself mentally disabled

[@scarlizzie]

truly you would have thouht somebody had the idea

[@clownstuf]

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.

[@Ronnie-lz8yl]

@Isabella Storer Yeah and not only that Philip had a duel ,because of Alexander. Because a man named George Eacker was making a mockery of Hamilton ,and Philip didn't stand for that. Also fun fact Philip and Alexander used the same gun and they had a duel at the same place. Btw this had a little domino affect on the family ,because not only did he step down from the government his eldest daughter ended up going crazy because of her brother's death.

[@browhat7852]

@@2bb-2 "everything is legal in New Jersey"

[@TheHistoryGuy]

He lived in Harlem in upper Manhattan not New Jersey.

[@mcfronny]

Yea because Jack McBrayer did it

[@Ben_Lieberman]

Also, like a week after his death, Callender was set to testify in People v. Croswell, a libel case against a journalist named Harry Croswell whose paper had claimed that Jefferson had paid Callender to make shit up about Adams. Croswell was represented in the trial by Hamilton, and while I'm no lawyer, murdering your own key witness a week before the trial seems like a bad idea.

[@Speckle123147]

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

[@kellyalves756]

Tessa Kelley I guess it helps to have a prompt, but yeah.

[@pianogirl6932]

*cough* Reynolds pamphlet *cough*

[@emily144]

@@pianogirl6932 DAYUMMMMM

[@kpag3030]

Tessa Kelley The Fed. Nuf said

[@questioningeverything7656]

Have you read this????

[@elenigalanis3645]

Whatever it is, Jefferson started it.

[@fyodorsliceeater5137]

*Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning*

[@rosin_eater]

IT WAS SASSY MACARONI.

[@kamin5635]

Comrade Wolfy *ur kidding*

[@Vouloircestpouvoir7697]

@@kamin5635 *I need a favor*

[@kamin5635]

Ms. Twisted whatever you say sir

[@Angelalex242]

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

[@skydixon6958]

NEVER GON BE PRESIDENT NOW (I know it's two different songs, but still. Just imagine if Jefferson had run across the stage at that exact moment)

[@dollbones1188]

UH OH

[@riatortilla9906]

s dixon DEAR LORD I WANT TO SEE THAT!!!!!! Heres the dialogue i made up. Reynolds::dear sir, i hope this letter finds you in good health and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth in the pockets like people like me down on their luck, ya see, that was my wife who decided to- Hamilton: -fuuuuuuuuuuuuu Jefferson: WELL HE NEVER GON’ BE PRESIDENT NOW!!!!! Reynolds: uh oh you made the wron-............I’m sorry why is Jefferson on the stage?!?!?!! Hamilton: i have no idea....... Jefferson:i’ll leave now, cya

[@skydixon6958]

@@riatortilla9906 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 great job Eliza!!!

[@riatortilla9906]

s dixon thanks.........idk why i did this considering I’m his wife and he cheated on me....oh well!

[@spart169]

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

[@whitneymouse]

Malachi Constant not only missing but flat out getting things wrong. Hamilton didn’t write a check from the treasury. And Taryn would know this having played King George, so...yeah. That’s weird

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

Lol exactly. This isn't educational programming you idiots 😂

[@sunni.shawty]

They have to write out all of the story before they're are drunk. And production checks it so he was wrong and so was production

[@sunni.shawty]

@@Mr.PepeSilvia Its a tv show about history which is apart of education its supposed to be a way to learn more about History. So they need to make sure their facts are straight

[@sophietapak1508]

Whitney Elizabeth quite a few people DID believe that Hamilton wrote the checks from the treasury.

[@Tai-ey3lx]

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

[@urockit2011]

Congratulations! You have redefined your legacy!

[@DaniStarEngland]

You've invented a new kind of stupid. An open all the doors in the zoo kinda stupid

[@aletheiib]

Tai so yeah - congratulations

[@mirrorcity4872]

Angelica Schuyler *Church*

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Fek, l came to post this!

[@DemiSemme]

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

[@sparvierosart]

Yep, he paid Reynolds with his own money, but people suspected otherwise (btw they were wrong)

[@Saylor_On_Shore]

Exactly. He was so indignant over the accusation of embezzlement that he defended himself by confessing everything else.

[@stupidlele]

@@Saylor_On_Shore idiotic, really, but we can't change that now.

[@vampXwriterX13XX]

Had to look into this myself, he didnt but Reynolds actually planned to use the money Hamilton was giving him to implicate him in a scheme with veterans unpaid wages. Rather than admit falsely to using government funds or implicate himself falsely in the scheme he revealed the letters and the whole ugly truth

[@DrMattPhillips]

@@stupidlele He invented a new kind of stupid.

[@Kinography]

Jack McBrayer is my favorite founding father

[@pauloj.1428]

Best ending so far this year ...

[@carolecook1116]

😂HILARIOUS!🎊

[@MoeMentos]

I mean, he is immortal.

[@lalakuma9]

What a plot twist 🤣

[@matthewjensen8681]

I know right. And to believe he murdered James Callender is kind of mind blowing.

[@JuQui228]

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.

[@tylergrutbo766]

j qui yes but in addressing the story he completely admits to infidelity which is a pretty damning thing for the time. So calendars story crashed his career even though it was Hamilton shooting himself in the foot as a result of his story.

[@i_am_anxious02]

Callender was also a key witness for one of Hamilton’s cases in a week, and murdering a key witness a week before trial seems like a bad idea. Also, Hamilton had just moved because his son died.

[@thatsalittlebassist]

i_am_anxious 02 Yeah, so it couldn’t of been Hamilton because by this time he had already moved.

[@fedcab4360]

you're fun at parties

[@spicy_seagull]

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

[@wordforger]

When it came to handling the press, the quill, and his political rivals, Jefferson was a straight savage.

[@Space_Ghost_Hunter]

America: exists Jefferson: liberty & freedom! Hamilton: God & truth! Adams: Get those damn savages out of here now! And if anyone has anything to say about it throw em in jail!

[@coleyblossoms1051]

BUT Jefferson was a cold and merciless man underneath all that and was probably the cause of murder. After all, "the tree of liberty must be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots" - Thomas Jefferson... 0_o

[@makaylajackie]

666 likes😮

[@elyzionite]

@@coleyblossoms1051 the definition of a psychopath

[@herlocksholmes-uv5qw]

Best founding father is *Jerry*

[@vc9491]

No Abraham Lincoln

[@Profligateslayer]

yeee not a founding father.

[@lisac9522]

yeee Dude.

[@a.person4761]

yeee it’s a joke...

[@silvercheetah92]

He had the best song in Hamilton

[@teakamikaze5]

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

[@prophetslost29]

Btw, Jerry. 80 years old. Literally the greatest line in Drunk History

[@aclark903]

‘I was at the Boston Tea Party .. it rocked’ Joe Biden

[@calystadawson8216]

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

[@leatheryfoot6354]

CONGRATULATIONS

[@brainflash1]

He paid someone else to do it for him, then had him murdered.

[@calystadawson8216]

brainflash1 allegedly 😂

[@chendaddy]

Ain't gonna apologize for loving that brown sugar

[@brainflash1]

@@chendaddy Easy there, R. Kelly.

[@boohooter23]

How do I feel about making it here before the Hamilton fandom? Im satisfied

[@Chem_-jp5em]

Fill Me With Your Memes Daddy will you really ever be satisfied?

[@fmg8232]

You’ll need to wait for it....they are not throwing away their shot...

[@joshyjay9102]

😂😂😂

[@joshyjay9102]

You will never be Satisfied!

[@fairytailgirl123]

Congratulations, you didn't throw away your shot

[@yigeqin7737]

"sally be a lamb darling won't you open it" I finally got that line

[@liasilva8916]

Unnamed Stalker what do you mean 😂

[@wandilengubane4011]

He was having an "affair" with Sally who was his slave and that line was a nod to her.

[@liasilva8916]

1dwendywu 1d Lmfao i know, I know who sally Hemings is, I’m just asking how they didn’t get the line before that 😂

[@valenova3792]

Li Silva I just thought that he told someone to open the letter for him not that he was having an affair. I read that comment and then I realized

[@daelynbranch9007]

Wandile Ngubane the worst part is it was an “affair” it was rape and he still forced/sold the children he had with her. Also she was his latest wife half sister

[@miss.pineapple740]

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

[@corismith8118]

Don't know what you heard but, Jefferson Started it.

[@elliotinions6435]

I never spent a cent that was mine. You sent the dogs after my scent, that’s fine

[@mariewelch5073]

Yes I have reason for shame but I have not committed treason and sullied my good name. As you can see I have done nothing to provoke legal action are my answers to your satisfaction?

[@Cassiopea56]

My God, Gentlemen, let’s go So? The people won't know what we know Burr, How do I know you won’t use this against me The next time we go toe to toe?

[@inata147]

Alexander, rumors only grow. And we both know what we know...

[@IndiaMyers]

@elliot inions Did you mean to write wasn't instead of was?

[@matthebert1122]

I'm not sure what you listened to but I'm pretty sure the lyric is In the eye of a hurricane there is quiet...

[@maryallgier195]

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

[@lilithlu929]

And I’m BATMAN

[@billyshakes1643]

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

[@NfamousKayeGames]

Happy Emo was waiting for this comment 😂

[@elvis316]

own em

[@crystalgeode69_45]

I'm 1K

[@stevenconnors5799]

Is that Klondike?

[@hannahherrera4003]

“Are you kidding me??? I’ll take the $50, for suuure.”

[@mfcyeahyouknowme]

I love Taran but I miss Derek! I think it's the deadpan reactions mixed with hysterical laughter & his general awesomesauce.

[@shelbytomy07]

Is he no longer in SNL?

[@Kazatron10000]

1 Million Subscribers Without Any Content he hasn’t been on snl for a while

[@JLynnEchelon]

I really prefer Derek Waters doing the interviews as well. He has such effortless chemistry with *everyone*.

[@joshifereverlark8605]

Same, but what happened to Derek?

[@the3idiots14]

It says Tarran is a guest host.

[@londonhill8878]

Hamilton did NOT kill this dude. My reason? Because one, he had stepped down from the government to be with his family. His eldest son, Philip, had recently died, and he wanted to be there for his family more than the government. Hamilton also used his OWN funds. He had proof of every purchase as well, as he always held receipts close to him. Jefferson RAPED Sally Hemmings, actually. BUT! I do understand that he is drunk, so he may have got things mixed up and/or did not know. It's understandable. (I got this informations from my AP GOV textbooks, not the Hamilton musical. I do enjoy the musical very, very, VERY much, but that's not why I'm presenting my information on this.)

[@Phantom682]

“I never spent a cent that wasn’t mine”

[@Alex-rm8tz]

I think he is presenting this information from the perspective of the general public then.

[@sofiaflick3541]

I’m here before the entire hamilton fandom shows up like “What’d I Miss?”

[@skydixon6958]

Secretary Jefferson, take a walk

[@purpleties127]

Libby Miller you don’t have the votes

[@purpleties127]

Libby Miller such a blunder sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder

[@purpleties127]

Libby Miller im sorry these virginians are birds of a feather

[@purpleties127]

Libby Miller so we let congress get held hostage by the south?

[@MeganKoumori]

Maybe they would have cared more if he had mentioned that Sally wasn’t just his slave, she was also his late wife’s half sister. Scandalous.

[@maishi]

Sally also looked exactly like her white sister.

[@roseJ96]

@@maishi I knew about her, but I didn't know all this. Gives it a whole new level of messed up. She got older, looked more like his wife, and he missed his wife. Gives me the heebie-jeebies.

[@essencec.466]

@@maishi and she was 13 at the time the affairs started

[@lilithlu929]

Late wife’s half sister...had to think for a second

[@gunterlehzen214]

yup. since having affairs or mistresses were actually common at that time

[@stewieismyhomeboy]

We all know it was Jack McBrayer. That sweet, wholesome smile hides many dark secrets.

[@mars2883]

"I got one gun, and that's called gossip"

[@isarki09]

G-gggg-g-gggg-g ᵍᵒˢˢⁱᵖ ᵍᵒˢˢⁱᵖ gggggggg-ggg

[@grandma2796]

1803.

[@grandma2796]

Summer.

[@otakuchic161]

The Reynelds pamphlet... Did you read this?! His poor wife😱😨😷

[@Ronnie-lz8yl]

His poor son too, because his son died because of him. Not only that when Philip died it made his eldest daughter go crazy.

[@elizahamilton9590]

ikr smh

[@hitman7s]

That part is a little overstated in the musical. In reality, this was a decision Eliza and Alex came to together. She already knew about the affair and had forgiven him.

[@elyzionite]

@@aleasyah3032 i read somewhere John Church had something to do with it

[@jaysalvoro9834]

Hamilton didn’t embezzle funds tho which is why he wrote the Reynold Pamphlet... (No I didn’t learn it from the musical- it’s literally in history books)

[@roseJ96]

Yes, but the people didn't know that.

[@jonathanmayorga6760]

Even so, our history books are super watered down. Just because he wrote a “pamphlet” doesn’t mean anything lol but who knows 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@croaker517]

A large number of historians believe that he actually was guilty of the speculation that Reynolds accused him of, and that the affair was fabricated by Eliza and himself to destroy Reynolds' credibility.

[@francescafrancesca3554]

@@croaker517 Now that is one interesting approach.

[@KazumiKiguma]

​@@croaker517 As interesting as that is, it still brings to question why he would be paying Reynolds such an exorbitant amount. Also, if that were true, that makes the fate of Hamilton's son even sadder, considering he challenged Eacker to defend his dad's honor. In turn, that would mean Hamilton likely felt even more guilty over the loss of his son, assuming that theory is true.

[@cameronhodgetts920]

Let's look at this logically. Wouldn't be Hamilton, because by that point in his life he was living in Jersey and being majorly majorly depressed. I doubt it was Adams, because his ego was far to massive to resort to murder, and also because he was retired from public affairs and working on his farm by that point. As for Jefferson, he had a reputation for being stone-faced against criticism, so I doubt he would resort to murder over some tabloid gossip. Plus he was still busy doing founding father stuff. So, if Calendar really was murdered, then who did it? Well, here's my theory. Someone we've all overlooked. A man disgraced by losing the election to Jefferson. Outraged by the help Cslendar gave in securing that victory. An erratic man we already know to be capable of murder, and on the run trying to overthrow the establishment. The prodigy of Princeton college. The damn fool that shot Hamilton. Aaron Burr.

[@ianbrennan9635]

If that was true, it wouldn’t surprise me.

[@RickJaeger]

it was Jerry. had to be.

[@Marciestclair]

Bobby is basically being drunk uncle

[@roseJ96]

omg yes lmao

[@maytay_woo]

I’m here for Tarran’s uncontrollable laughter.

[@Phi1618033]

The fact that they actually got Jack McBrayer to come in...

[@roseJ96]

Brilliant

[@richardavelino7383]

AND to make fun of him, no less!

[@daverohrich8518]

He’s no stranger to Drunk History, he’s so great

[@kaibeasley5965]

You know why Jefferson can do what he wants? He doesn’t dignify schoolyard taunts with a response

[@murcuri]

I doubt it was Hamilton though, because he had recently lost his son and was grieving.

[@GippyHappy]

I don’t think Hamilton or Jefferson would have killed him. Hamilton has other things going on, he ruined his own reputation, not Calendar. And Jefferson clearly didn’t care about Calendar and his attempts to ruin him so why would he kill him? Maybe it was Adams, or maybe it was the booze.

[@PhillyFrank1]

"Dude, I shit postmaster generals of Richmonds for breakfast." I nearly peed myself. And is there anything sunnier than Jack McBrayer's big smile?

[@elliotdawn757]

"Do you know why Jefferson can do what he wants? He doesn't dignify schoolyard taunts with a response."

[@KamiAva]

so yea congratulations

[@darpyyy8160]

@@KamiAva ...Angelica...

[@KamiAva]

​@@darpyyy8160I'm not here for you I know my sister like I know my own mind You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind And a million years ago, she said to me, "This one's mine" So I stood by Do you know why? I love my sister more than anything in this life I will choose her happiness over mine every time Eliza! Is the best thing in our lives So never lose sight of the fact that you have been Blessed with the best wife so congratulations For the rest of your life, Every sacrifice you make is for my sister To give her the best life! Congratulations

[@Nendoroid_addict]

I'm a simple girl. I see the names of Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, I click.

[@judgedred_d]

yes you are obviously a simp

[@vc9491]

*beheaded*

[@vc9491]

oh wait wrong vid

[@CathrinusOinkus]

@@vc9491 twisted wonderland?????

[@elyzionite]

@@vc9491 *died*

[@ericomalley5792]

This would be a dope movie plot

[@Nazzamajazz]

or a musical

[@whalienabi]

Someone make this a movie please

[@mae1427]

James Calander: Tati Alexander Hamilton: James Charles

[@elyzionite]

HAI SISTAHS

[@raicrush]

Hamilton never solicited minors tho-

[@deathlesshade]

The fact that they made Thomas higher than Hamilton...gives me life.

[@india.tyler.travel]

Plot twist: Aaron Burr killed Calendar

[@mesmir-ized]

I Don’t Remember That In Hamilton.

[@skydixon6958]

Mmmh, yeah. This is around the time of the quasi war with France. Something that Hamilton should've mentioned, since Hammy Ham got first command because George Washington didn't want to lead the army.

[@jito7377]

The arcives must be incomplete.

[@symaniea.5013]

MIR!!

[@marquis911]

He fired the horse catcher?!

[@becks_r]

Jack McBrayer at the end MADE this.

[@celieboo]

That floating body. . .😂😂😂

[@darpyyy8160]

Omg I thought I was the only one who laughed at that.

[@adamsinger123]

perhaps the BEST ENDING ever done for a sketch of this series. For ...... just, of that. And Jack being a sport, coming in for that silliness XD

[@neoshenlong]

I love how every story of Jefferson vs Adams cites a different reason for Jefferson winning

[@Hatingmeisconforming]

Bobby!!! I miss him on SNL.

[@shelbytomy07]

I've seen Bobby Moyniham, Sasheer Zamata, and Taran Killam here. Are they no longer in SNL?

[@Hatingmeisconforming]

@@shelbytomy07 you left out Brooks Wheelan show some respect.

[@mfcyeahyouknowme]

ME TOO!!

[@mfcyeahyouknowme]

@@shelbytomy07 Sadly yeah, I don't think they're on SNL anymore OR they're only writing but not also acting. Idk

[@Jayonthehill]

@@mfcyeahyouknowme Bobby left, Taran left, Sasheer left

[@sosayweall_jpg]

Video title starts with Hamilton Smooth move, CC.

[@graceohanrahan2865]

Hamilton seriously looks like an evil businessman in this. Like I'm half-expecting a bunch of kids to run in and reveal his evil scheme.

[@soren7550]

That plot twist tho. 👌

[@soyitiel]

Jack McBrayer or Jerry being 80?

[@soren7550]

Jack.

[@k0i712]

Hands down, this is my favourite drunk history video

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

Huh. They had the same woman that played Hamilton as the last time. That’s some attention to detail right there...

[@justinlongo3667]

TheBlackDemon1996 That’s not the same woman

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

@@justinlongo3667 Isn't it? ...Shit, well this is embarrassing, it looked like her.

[@kristenkurian117]

Lol. I thought you were being sarcastic

[@roguishpaladin]

They've reused actors in other roles before (Washington being notable) so it's a fair mistake to make.

[@the_scotch]

Maeby? Maeby Not.

[@calebhaas-rock6322]

Lies? Sexual Abuse? Money? Questionable Pardon? Who does that bring to mind?

[@dannykurland3866]

Ew.

[@m4ryslibrary]

the expired cheeto sitting in the oval office

[@laylaluann9541]

Your mom

[@churdle92]

4:08 “He was like. Thomas, that was...” Me: A REAL NICE DECLARATION WELCOME TO THE PRESENT WE’RE RUNNING A REAL NATION WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US OR STAY MELLOW DOIN WHATEVER THE HELL IT IS YOU DO AT MONTICELLO

[@mattandmegandiercks8809]

Why you not high school history teacher

[@rebelliousnature4795]

Why you not high school English teacher?........ oh...

[@cloudopolis5607]

@@rebelliousnature4795 damn beat me to it. F

[@MoeMentos]

*holds out hand* hmm make 35K per year as HS teacher... *holds out other hand* Make millions with a hit TV show... Tough call.

[@reaganrabuck395]

Matt and Megan Diercks because they would be drunk all the time 😂... jkjk.... unless...

[@ScottyFang]

Bro they should've brought the original Hamilton back for this lol

[@destielshipper7580]

Scotty Fang I KNOW!! I am glad I wasn’t the only one that notice this xd

[@mariae.8160]

I wanna see Jerry on the new Hamilton tour

[@willokeefe1135]

Who the hell is Hamilton?

[@ladymaiden2308]

LMAO nice.

[@mariewelch5073]

Same. I think he was a president?

[@marielysdiane3342]

The guy on the... Penny? Right?

[@mariewelch5073]

@@marielysdiane3342 No he's on the 1 dollar bill, and the nickel if I'm not mistaken

[@cherryface2343]

(I saw your pfp and I wheezed) Some black guy..?

[@diomonds4ever]

Low key I’ve learned more about history watching these videos than in all my education in history classes

[@DragonLordGabrielBrowncoat]

This is the third video where we had to discuss Hamilton’s affair with the one dude’s wife.

[@TrelliessRose]

And you're gonna Say No To This?

[@798Muchoman]

This journalist was seriously incredibly talented. He got stuff right again and again.

[@Mia-xg7gm]

5:50 he doesn’t dignify school yard taunts with a response

[@berkpick]

according to 30Rock Jack McBriar is immortal and was probably there to murder Calendar

[@johanvajse8410]

it all fits

[@daethule]

I have a strange feeling that maybe this episode wasn't quiiite as historically accurate as some of the others.

[@namaste91]

Poor Jerry.🙁

[@almoores8309]

I really think it was Jefferson. Way before I came across this video I was reading about James Callender and his involvement in the lives of the Founding Fathers. Apparently Callender was supposed to be in court the night he died, and Hamilton was the top defense attorney, so that automatically rules him out (Hamilton was planning on exposing Jefferson in that case - it’s safe to assume that he didn’t commit the murder bc he needed Callender alive in order for his plan to work). Adams is basically irrelevant here; he wasn’t really involved with Callender aside from that paper about him being a monarchist. But Jefferson and Callender go *way* back - Jefferson often hired him to publish dirt on his enemies (as we’ve seen with Adams and Hamilton). But when Callender turned on Jefferson, it doesn’t seem like a coincidence that he died *the night he was supposed to reveal evidence to the court that Jefferson was not fit to be president.* So either Jefferson did it, or one of his Republican minions did.

[@djbethell]

Ryan Gaul's cuteness alone has me in hysterics.

[@lstathisplaysvideogames4906]

THE REYNOLDS PAMPHLET DU DU DU DU HAVE YOU READ THIS ?

[@grimnartusk265]

5:31 idk why this part absolutely killed me 😂💀 Maybe because it’s too relatable. “I can do nothing right. I can do nothing right” my mantra

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

Watching this from Richmond, VA. Naturally, it's a story about a murder.

[@kamin5635]

He said “July 17th 1803” and I was like “but wasn’t..... Hamilton dead? Then I realized wrong year.😔😔😔

[@gennybaratta2460]

Eh you’re only off by a year.

[@PhillyFrank1]

"Jerry" -- ha ha ha. The implication of Jack McBrayer at the end killed me. PS: the narrator is a hottie.

[@Kangakool]

This is probably the funniest drunk history I’ve seen.

[@ohnostalgia]

"dude, i shhhit postmaster generals.. of richmonds for breakfast"

[@auguststratton4925]

"Hey Jerry" *Jerry* Idk why but that made me laugh so hard

[@andreagwlo]

Drunk Uncle's on Drunk History! 🙌😱

[@sclerismockrey8506]

2:33. This line is one of the funniest, most absurd things ever. EVER. It gets dumber and more hilarious every time I think of it.

[@otakuchic161]

He didn't he paid his own money bruh leave Hamilton alone!

[@divi2747]

1:35 No, Hamilton did not use federal money to pay reynolds. He used his own, private funds.

[@The3Stooges]

SO we're all just going to ignore that Mark Twain was the bartender?!

[@deniaridley]

Possibly my favorite DH ... so far. Thanxxxx

[@msromo]

It's pretty obvious that Jerry had a hand in this murder.

[@iluvdissheet]

I never get tired of that Jack McBrayer cameo 🤣🤣

[@reaganrabuck395]

Me in my head “the Reynolds pamphlet have you read this”

[@hlysnan6418]

This was far and away the best episode of the entire series.

[@c.wagner7482]

I kinda always knew McBrayer was shady. Now I KNOW!

[@laylaluann9541]

This is probably the funniest drunk history episode. It got rid of my sadness so funny

[@adamsanzone1261]

“ John Adams, Pro-monarch” everyone at the 1776 Continental Congress: hahahahahahaha

[@RealityCheckNews]

It's nice that they actually solve the crime at the end.

[@ellenl.r.p.obrien4661]

Yeahh, it is a drunk mystery: The mystery is solved however through realizing he was drunk and he fell in a river. That's your drunk mystery.

[@julianabug1]

This is the first episode to make me actually laugh out loud

[@emmajmiller7854]

5:10 ohh now I get it "Sally won't you be a lamb darling open it"

[@tconcotelli]

The best show that used to be on television. The History Channel should pick it up.

[@chrisscheffel6604]

I think we need to have a special 4/20 episode of High History. They could get like Killer Mike, Snoop, Doug Benson...

[@SincerelyGail]

I learn more from Drunk History than from all my years of education. I’m obsess with this show!

[@JWLZPLM]

inb4 the Hamilton fandom invades the comments section

[@annieranai2198]

Wait for it....

[@BoolyK]

Nice profile pic

[@boohooter23]

I'm satisfied

[@ethanhatcher5533]

I will never be satisfied

[@skydixon6958]

You will never be satisfied, now I hope you're satisfied. Never gon be president now (never gon be president now)

[@stephaniemetzger7488]

i learn so much more from these than actual history class