Last month, an examination of historical ledgers revealed that George Washington, this country's first president, had checked out a copy of The Law of Nations from the New York Society Library, and the scofflaw NEVER RETURNED IT. According to the ledger, which also showed the borrowing records for Aaron Burr, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton and others, borrowed the work on international law on October 5, 1789.
Well, good news, friends! After being delinquent for a mere 221 years, the staff of Washington's home in Mount Vernon have replaced the missing volume, bringing the Founding Father's library fine up to... $300,000!
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