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k Acknowledgments Acknowledging my debts is the most enjoyable part of finishing this book. They start with my mentors. Wai Chee Dimock was there from the beginning, and she has been a steadfast supporter since. Elizabeth Dillon introduced me to the field of Early American literary studies. My work has benefited greatly from her many readings over the years, and she is my constant role model. Among colleagues, Matt Cohen deserves special mention. I cannot thank him enough for his unselfish help on matters large and small. I am also grateful to the many people who read parts of this book along the way. Michael Warner, Hsuan Hsu, and Elliott Visconsi offered many excellent criticisms. Eric Wertheimer, Jennifer Baker, Ezra Greenspan, Ralph Bauer, Dana Nelson, and Carla Mulford read parts of the project and made many insightful suggestions. Donald Pease and Ivy Schweitzer commented on my presentations at the Futures of American Studies Institute. Finally, the two anonymous referees for the University of Pennsylvania Press read the entire manuscript and greatly influenced its final shape. Colleagues from Early American literature and history have been wonderful sources of friendship and insight. Dennis Moore, Cristobal Silva, Sabine Klein, Joanne van der Woude, Sandra Gustafson, Kristina Bross, Kelly Wisecup, Drew Newman, Jordan Stein, Birgit Rasmussen, Karen Kupperman, Wayne E. Lee, Peter Charles Hoffer, and Hilary Wyss all commented on my work, facilitated its presentation at conferences, or supported it in other ways. Ken MacMillan, Ronald Lesaffer, James Horn, Glenn W. LaFantasie, and Craig Yirush answered questions about literature, law, and diplomacy. Ruben Roman, Erica Sayers, Nigel Alderman, Michael Denning, Lloyd Pratt, and Caleb Smith were supporters and friends. Thanks also go to Ariel Watson, Jinan Joudeh, 312 Acknowledgments Anna Chen, Anthony Brooks, Ben Looker, Colin Gillis, Jordan Zweck, James Horowitz, KC Harrison, Gabriele Hayden, Maria Fackler, Sebastian LeCourt, Andrew Goldstone, Anne DeWitt, John Muse, Patrick Redding, Kathryn Reklis, Matthew Mutter, Sarah Mahurin, and Liz Twitchell. They made it possible for me to describe graduate school as the time of my life. Ian Baucom, Maureen Quilligan, Edna Andrews, and Buford Jones set me on the path to academia as an undergraduate. I must thank John Michael, Genevieve Guenther, and Morris Eaves at the University of Rochester for making my time there formative and memorable. I have been lucky to have Joyce Wexler as chair at Loyola University Chicago. Also at Loyola, Jack Kerkering, Badia Ahad, Jack Cragwall, Peter Shillingsburg, Allen Frantzen, Edward Wheatley, Pamela Caughie, Steve Jones, Chris Kendrick , Tom Kaminski, Jim Knapp, Virginia Strain, Jim Biester, Suzanne Bost, David Chinitz, Mike Clarke,Verna Foster, Joe Janangelo, Paul Jay, and Harveen Mann have been supporters and friends. Frank Fennell, Samuel Attoh, and Reinhard Andress generously supported my work with timely funding. Bill Sellers at the Office of Research Services and Michael Schuck at the Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola administered grants to support my research, as did administrators at the Department of English at Yale University and the Department of English at the University of Rochester. My research assistant, David Macey, was superb. I also want to thank the many librarians who made my work possible. Deserving particular mention are Niamh McGuigan at Loyola University Chicago , Maria Day at the Maryland State Archives, and Paul Campbell at the Providence City Archives. Their speedy responses to questions and requests for materials were crucial. I also owe debts of gratitude to the librarians and archivists at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Newberry Library, the Huntington Library, Lambeth Palace Library, Houghton Library, and the Rhode Island Historical Society. At the University of Pennsylvania Press, I would like to thank Jerry Singerman , Caroline Winschel, Caroline Hayes, Alison Anderson, and the members of the marketing department. Finally, I want to thank my family: my mother Jan Glover, for making me do my homework, my father, Carl Glover, for taking me to the library, and my brother Casey Glover, for being my first friend. Last, I must thank Ashlee Humphreys, an endless source of love, support, and friendship. ...

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