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...national dignity and the national interest" of the new republic and weakened its hand in the continuing negotiations with Whitehall. Thus, when an Anglo-American agreement finally emerged in 1794, the U.S. secured almost none of the concessions it had sought, including trade reciprocity in the Caribbean. Its signer, Chief Justice John Jay, was hanged in effigy, and the agreement is still known as "Jay's treaty." But Boyd believes that its name, and the effigy, should have been Hamilton...
...Holmes, an active opposition attempted to discourage potential fasters. Thirty five girls initiated a counter-petition, which asserted that "We definitely support SNCC but cannot endorse the method and the precedent that would be set by RGA." One signer evidently considered even the counter-petition too extreme and substituted "probably" for "definitely...
...mother is undisputed Etiqueen Amy Vanderbilt, 55. The bride's parents followed her every instruction. The listing of the Clarks separately was a discreet indication they are divorced, and since Amy is "a newsworthy person," there was all sorts of genealogy tracing her son back to a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Wolffs even accepted the Vanderbilt tip to release the news on Monday, "a slow news day." That was all in Chapter...
...turn uses them to pay off his debts. The notes may pass through 20 or more hands before they finally roost in a bank for collection. If the bank-which makes its profit on cambiali by discounting them by 2% to 12%-has trouble collecting from the original signer, it applies a dreaded remedy. Unless the delinquent pays up, the bank publishes his name in the Bollettino dei Protesti, a kind of debtors' Who's Who, and also begins court proceedings to recover the loss...
...served for a time as a hospital for Washington's troops. The house and land were confiscated in 1779 by the Commonwealth and sold in 1780 to Andrew Cabot of Salem. Apparently, Cabot never lived at Elmwood. He sold it in 1787 to Elbridge Gerry, Class of 1762, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Gerry called his new home "The Mansion House" and while living there was twice elected Governor. At Elmwood on March 4, 1813, Gerry took the oath of office as vice-President of the United States. He died in Washington in 1814, leaving "debts and fame...