Calhoun Era Secrets and a California Gold Turning Point
A memoir fragment recounts John C Calhoun advancing Texas and Oregon aims with Nicholas Trist in a web of espionage and diplomacy. Barones von Ritz influences treaties, marriages unravel, and U S expansion across Oregon Texas and California frames a controversial view of history and liberty.
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John Cethoin
Lyler
Texas
Oregon
Nicholas Trist
Baroness von Ritz
Pakenham
Trist
Calhoun
England
Exil O
Tristas&s Fr
Montreal
Churchill
Elizavbeth
Nicholas
Bironess
United States
Senora Yturrlo
Baroness
Washington
Polk
Mexico
Calhoetin
Haroness
White House
Elizabeth
Alexico
Senate
Henderson Adams of Brooklyn Revealed as Richmond Manufacturer
Ralph A Clarke of Brooklyn who vanished from a madhouse five years ago reappears as B R Benton in Richmond Virginia, a prosperous manufacturer. Justice Blackmar signs a document uniting the two identities and restoring $27737 held in trust since 1906.
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York
Ralph A. Clarke
Brooklyn
Richmond
B. R. Benton
Clarke
Supreme Court
New York Sunday World
Clarke reveals double life to claim $30,000 from trust
Ralph A. Clarke explains how he lived as B. R. Benton for years after being confined to a sanitarium. With help from friends, he returns to his own name, retrieves $27,737 from the Hamilton Trust Company, and contemplates whether to stay in Richmond or return to New York.
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Ralph A. Clarke
B. R. Benton
Rowland J. Simes
Brooklyn
Hamilton Trust Company
B. FR. Benton
Richmond
New York
Tennessee
Brownsville
Jefferson County
N. Y
H. L. Judd
Chambers Street
Dean Street
the Elks
the Masons
Yukon’ Gold
Klondike
Tonopah
Nevada
No. 20
Broadway
Spuyten Duyvil
Fourteenth Street
Jersey
Trenton
Perryville
American Locomotive Works
Columbia Shoe’ Company
Smith & Hemenway
Middle West
South
Parker Chemical Company
Chicago
W. H. Parker
Ferguson
State Board of Health
Chemical Supply
Dr. Parker
Nannie Proffitt
East Cary Street
Washington
BE. H. Swem
Second
Baptist Church
Will Ketcham
Ralph Clarke
Strumpf’s
Clarke
Raleigh
Simes
Bernard J. York
Wis
Justice Blackmar
Supreme Court
AB B. R. Ben
Tim
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California
Republic
Comrmoerce
William Pitt
Mr. Calhoun
Dr. Ward
Nemesis
Africa
John Calhoun
Clay
Jackson
West
Palo Alto
Mr. Buchanan
Helena von Ritz
Great Britain
Union
America
von Ritternickofen
Mr. Webster
Lord Ashburton
Ashburton
Yrujo
Spain
Gov. McKean
Pennsylvania
M. Genet
France
Cov
Clinton
Lord Oswald
Marbots
Napoleon
Erskine
Rome
Troy
Helena
Bar Ohness von Ritz
Europe
Germany
Hungary
Kossuth
Emerson Hougi H Mississippe Bubb
Magnu
Fcetines Salvveight
Bosss
Eprilte Correa
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