Virginia had been somewhat chary of favors to her distinguished son, and it was from a son of Massachusetts that his highest honors came, for President John Adams, in recognition of his great ability, made [John] Marshall secretary of state after having offered him an appointment to the supreme bench, which he declined.

But none were as crazy as this one -- when Phish's tie-dyed Phans danced in the aisles, sang along to the music and generally created a scene that recalled the Grateful Dead's glory daze.

The libers of wills above mentioned are estimated to contain 600 pages, which would make the average cost, per liber, $636.

Just as culture is not simply rooted in the logic of the state, culturalities have a much broader basis—including family, ethnic, global cultural flows, and discourses about popular and high culture.