TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Abbreviations VI
3. PREFACE VII
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS XI
5. Chapter I Early Career, 1768-1776 1
6. Chapter II The New Tork State Convention. July 1776-April 1777 19
7. Chapter III The Continental Congress: April 1777-January 1779 35
8. Chapter IV Commercial Life after the Congress: January 1779-December 1783 63
9. Chapter V Business and Government: January 1784-March 1790 95
10. Chapter VI The Speculator Triumphant: March 1790-March 1792 141
11. Chapter VII The Speculator Fallen: Debtors' Prison: March 1792-May 1799 185
12. Chapter VIII Conclusion 207
13. Bibliography 211
14. INDEX 231