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Luis Figo

Name at birth: Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro FigoFigo is a football hero who began his professional career in Portugal, his native land, then made his name in Spain playing for powerhouse teams FC…

James SEARLE, Congress, PA (1730-1797)

SEARLE, James, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in New York City in 1730; completed preparatory studies; engaged in business at Madeira in 1757; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1762; one of…

John STEVENS, Congress, NJ (1715-1792)

STEVENS, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Perth Amboy, N.J., in 1715; merchant and shipowner; engaged in trading with the West Indies and Madeira; large landowner and mine owner in…

Portugal Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Portugal Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Portuguese Relations HISTORYPortugal is one of the oldest…

Brewer's: Sangaree'

A West Indian drink, consisting of Madeira wine, syrup, water, and nutmeg. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SanglamoreSang Froid A B C D E F G H I J…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad Third

by Robert Burns Ballad Second-Election DayInscription For An Altar Of IndependenceBallad Third John Bushby's Lamentation. Tune-"Babes in the Wood." 'Twas in the seventeen hunder…

Brewer's: Foods and Wines

Gastronomic curiosities. Foods. Sterlets from the Volga. Eels from the Tiber. Grouse from Scotland. Bustards from Sweden. Bears' feet from the Black Forest. Bison humps from America.…

Brewer's: Barbecue

(3 syl.) A West Indian dish, consisting of a hog roasted whole, stuffed with spice, and basted with Madeira wine. Any animal roasted whole is so called. Oldfield with more than harpy…