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Note: Edward Payson Weston.  Weston was a champion walker whose first long-distance trek followed a lost bet.  He wagered that Douglas would win the 1860 election and promised to walk (from Boston) to Lincoln's January inaugration in Washington if he…

Note: Poem? Commodore Foote’s Dream. Reclining, at the close of day, Upon my tiny bed. I heard the whispering Fairies say, We come, with noiseless tread. We come, brave little Commodore, To measure height and size; We wager half our golden…

Note: Left, Charles W. Nestel (Commodore Foote) Center, (Colonel Small) Right, Eliza Nestel (The Fairy Queen)

Note:  Despite his celebrity, Peel's brief life (1841-1869) was so tumultuous opportunities to document it with visual images were scattershot.