The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry
Reviewed by Allen Hott
From deep in American history to the present day in
Washington, there is one constant.
Strangely enough that
constant is not a part of our government but is actually an arm
of the government that was...
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The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry
Reviewed by Allen Hott
From deep in American history to the present day in
Washington, there is one constant.
Strangely enough that
constant is not a part of our government but is actually an arm
of the government that was created by our Founding Fathers.
The group called the Commonwealth was in fact given a Letter
of Marque by George Washington.
The letter that is granted in perpetuity to any
and all heirs does in fact give the Commonwealth the license and authority “to
subdue, seize, and take all property and wealth of any and all enemies of the
United States of America.
” At the time it was given it did in fact make the group
pirates! For doing these acts the Commonwealth was to be paid twenty percent
of the value of the seizures.
And to this day the descendants of the four original
captains are in fact still endowed with this privilege.
That is the basis for the
fictional The Jefferson Key!
Making the matter worse during his presidency Andrew J
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