Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Edward Rutledge” in chapter 25 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8:

...counteract her intentions before she had taken steps to carry them into execution; and expose her to ridicule in the eyes of foreign powers by prematurely attempting to bring them into an alliance. Edward Rutledge said privately, that it required the impudence of a New Englander, for them in their disjointed state to propose a treaty to a nation now at peace; that no reason could be assigned for pressing into ...
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