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The Patriot Wiles of Marian Eastcourt and Jacob Eastcourt
On Spruce Street near the Delaware River Marian Eastcourt, widow of banker Robert Wilton, shelters with her daughter Lillian as Jacob Eastcourt, her uneasy husband, schemes in a volatile political moment. Robert Seaton visits, recounting Congress day festivities while Marian and Lillian weigh loyalty to the Patriot cause against a dangerous, coercive loyalty to the crown. Jacob Eastcourt enters, masking menace with a friendly smile as the family contemplates future perils.
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Spruce Street
Delaware River
Jacob Hastcourt
Jacob
Jacob Wastcourt
Marian Wilton
Wilton
Delaware
Jacob Eastcourt
Boston
Lillian Eastcourt
Marian ‘Bee
Lillian Hastcourt
Terpsichore
Lillian
Marian Hastcourt
Triot
Bert
Schuylkil
William Howe
Lillien
Lesa
Robert
Marian Eastcourt
Mrs.Bastecourt
Dherigh
Robert Seaton
Hiltian
Hall of Congress
Stow