Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS xiii
3. Foreword vii
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xv
5. I. YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR AND TRAVELER 1796–1798 1
6. II. “CONSUL” AT BORDEAUX 1801–1808 53
7. III. GOSSIP FROM PARIS 1809–1810 76
8. IV. A YANKEE AT NAPOLEON’S COURT 1810–1812 117
9. V. WAR AND INTRIGUE 1812–1816 159
10. VI. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON 1817–1822 186
11. VII. WASHINGTON SOCIETY 1823–1829 211
12. VIII. LAST YEARS 1830–1840 233
13. NOTE ON MANUSCRIPTS 252
14. CHRONOLOGY OF WILLIAM LEE 299
15. INDEX 301
16. Preface ix