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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 “Money Faithfully and Judiciously Expended” 21 2 A Controlling “Interest” 49 3 A Labor “Exceedingly Magnificent” 75 4 The “Quaker-Turned-Episcopal Gentry” 109 5 The Episcopal Ascendancy 133 6 Confronting the “Money Interests” 155 7 Changing Fortunes 181 Conclusion: Legacies 209 Notes 215 Bibliography 251 Index 279 ...

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