R.P.T. Davenport-Hines 
Speculators and Patriots [PDF ebook] 
Essays in Business Biography

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Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remember …

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