Hamilton never carried out his plans for Louisiana or Florida, much less for Spanish America. As the original rationale for his army-defense against a French invasion-was increasingly undercut by peace negotiations, such plans seemed increasingly pointless, preposterous, and irrelevant. Still, the episode went down as one of the most flagrant instances of poor judgment in Hamilton's career.
( Ron Chernow )
[ Alexander Hamilton ]
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