| Page# | Item | Description |
| 77 | Meaning of the word “Mint”. | Definition: mint as a herb that spreads (n), mint as coining money or large sum of money (n2), mint meaning perfected “mint condition” (adj).
Usage in text: to describe 40’s, which is the personification of that decade 1840’s. Interpretation: Mint in this context suggests that the characters are one out of many “minted”. |
| 77 | Nativism/Nativist | Definition: Nativism (n) was a U.S. anti-immigration movement in 1845. Also, a “return to or emphasis on indigenous customs, in opposition to outside influences”
Nativist (n) a person who supports nativism. Interpretation: Nativist could refer to either those who support the 1845 anti-immigration movement OR those the opposition movement. |
| 77 | Bedlamites | Definition: crazy person. Basis “Bedlam” (n) refers to a mental hospital. |
| 77 | Terms: Raggedy, Micks, Dagos… | Raggedy(adj)- 1845 US southern term, basis on “ragged” (adj) means shaggy or disheveled.
Micks (n)– derogatory term for Irish persons 1856 Dago (n)– derogatory term for Italian and Spanish persons. |
| 77 | Ellis Island: related to pope (financing) and significance at time set and published | Origin: seen as the gateway to the new world, located close to the Statue of Liberty. Previously had been known as “Oyster Island” by the colonies. Made into a harbor that was used during the war of 1812 by Castle Clinton at the Battery, Castle Williams of Governor’s Island (militia faction).
Castle Garden in the Battery (Castle Clinton) acted as the immigration station from 1855-1890, allowing 8 million immigrants into the US Ellis Island burning June 15, 1897 loss of records dating back 1855 1920s no more immigrants processed 1950s Island closes 1970s people who migrate into US processed elsewhere (Vietnam War: fall of Saigon) |
| 77 | Pope: Political comments on religious people excuse slavery/racisim | Pope Gregory XVI (1831-46)
Blessed Pius IX (1846-78) Paul VI (1963-78) |
| 77 | Pope rumor support slavery and Lincoln death | |
| 78 | Mr. Polk’s war | |
| 78 | Jeff Davis | |
| 78 | Castle symbolic reference Swille’s real plantation | |
| 79 | Jersey Lightening | |
| 80 | c small print under ad “Humiliate me. Scorn me” | |
| 80 | Brogan clothing |  Brogans were a type of ankle boots popular during the civil war era, typical of soldier uniform. |
| 80 | Republican party switch platform/ significance at time published and past | |
| 80 | Leer and Leechfield | |
| 80 | “Nigger-running-business” basis on literal runaways |