"A character I am proud of" -- Suing for peace, arming for war -- Independence -- War and politics -- Master of the secret network -- Congress in exile -- The return of Silas Deane -- Backlash -- Private fortune, public penury -- The Office of Finance -- Yorktown -- Executive action -- Fighting for funds -- A desperate gambit -- Final settlements -- The great bank debate -- The Constitution -- The first federal Congress -- The Compromise of 1790 -- Ruin.
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