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1. Odd statement on JQ Adams: "He devoted most of his adult life to public service, notably after leaving office." True, but clearer if one said "notably as a c
by balding_n_tired 16y ago
1. Odd statement on JQ Adams: "He devoted most of his adult life to public service, notably after leaving office." True, but clearer if one said "notably as a congressman after his single term as president".
2. The statement that Cleveland's estate was outside Washington, DC, is I think incorrect. It is the neighborhood now called Cleveland Park, well within city limits but then I suppose newly developed.
3. The calculation on Hayes makes me wonder whether they are including real estate valuations at current prices. That's fine if an area is still planted in corn or tobacco, less so if it was crops and is now built up.