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A Tough Contract and Other Historical Snatches
A humorous tale of Caleb and Captain W. over a wood saw contract ends with a wry miscalculation and a sharp reminder that clever bargains can sour. Also short notes on the First House of Commons, a queer inscription, female diamonds, the Society of the Cincinnati, and a quip about a missing husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb
Massachusetts
House of Commons
Simon de Montfort
Earl of
Leicester
London
England
Walter Bagehot
House of Lords