The Woodcarver's Secret (Samantha Sweet Mysteries) - Plot & Excerpts
How nice to be away from the streets of the new District of Columbia where construction continued non-stop and the plethora of workers, slaves and conveyances kept the muddy roads continually churned and boggy. Alexandria was a refreshingly quiet, charming town by comparison. His two-wheeled trap approached the address he’d been given, rolling to a stop beside a massive brick building. At the side, two other carriages waited—a fine landau which he felt sure belonged to Walter Brannigan and a nice little tillbury cart he recognized as that of his tobacco-farming friend George Randall. During his drive he had wondered if Mr. Benjamin Franklin might also be present but he did not see evidence of the great man yet. It was at Randall’s suggestion that today’s meeting should take place here. Phineas stepped down from his buggy and handed off the reins to a slave who stood by tending the other vehicles as well. George stood at the top of three steps leading to a wide front door. “Greetings!
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