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Case closed: Morris boarded with Miss Dally

January 8, 2023 admin Leave a comment

Case closed: Gouverneur Morris boarded with Miss Dally Did the Committee on Style meet in the “green room” across from…

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Washington Satisfaction Gambit Hypothesis (Miss Dally Part VII)

January 2, 2023 admin Leave a comment

Washington Gambit Hypothesis the Final Substantive Vote at the Constitutional Convention Miss Dally Part VII In his role as the…

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Hamilton-Gerry Nexus Hypothesis (Miss Dally Part VI)

December 27, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Hamilton-Gerry Nexus Hypothesis (Miss Dally Part VI) The contrasts between Elbridge Gerry and Alexander Hamilton are stark. Gerry loudly objected…

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Miss Dally’s boarding house: Questions and Answers (Part V)

December 25, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Miss Dally’s Boarding House: Questions, Answers & More Questions (Part V) Gouverneur Morris is widely regarded as the “penman” of…

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Breaking News: The “Hamilton Plan” was leaked to the press in 1798

December 17, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Breaking News: The “Hamilton Plan” from 1787 was leaked to the press in 1798 Newly rediscovered leak suggests deeper and…

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Committee on Style Venue Hypothesis: Miss Dally Part IV

December 8, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Committee on Style Venue Hypothesis: Miss Dally Part IV Alexander Hamilton and Gouverneur Morris were lifelong friends and political allies.…

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Primary Sources from Miss Dally’s boarding house: Receipts and Tax Records (Part III)

October 9, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Miss Dally’s Boarding House: Part III Recently discovered receipts and tax records from Miss Dally’s boarding house The name Mary…

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Miss Dally’s boarding house: Historic Marker Petition

September 17, 2022 admin Leave a comment

There is no shortage of historic markers in Philadelphia. Yet, the location where the Constitution was “drafted” by Gouverneur Morris…

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Unlikely arbitrators Philip Schuyler and Governor Clinton: More surprises in Morrisania case

July 28, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Schuyler & Clinton: Unlikely arbitrators in the Morrisania case Mystery Solved at the Library of Congress – Morrisania Part II…

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Miss Dally’s Boarding House: Where the Constitution was “drafted” – Part II

July 24, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Miss Dally’s Boarding House: The forgotten location where the Constitution was “drafted” Mystery Solved – Part II Until recently the…

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