Author’s note:
I have relied heavily on primary sources. This book is the result of my research in two phases, before and after the Internet. Many precious resources are now newly available online, such as Founders Online, U.S. National Archives, at https://founders.archives.gov/.
Works which I believe would be of particular interest to readers are marked with an asterisk (*).
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