Researcher and author Stanley I. Evans, creator of Hocus Pocus: The Art of Deception, has released a new video uncovering the real story behind the adoption of the Titles of Nobility Amendment (TONA)—the long-suppressed 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Drawing on archival documents, legislative records, and official correspondence from 1810–1818, Evans explains how the … Read more
What the 1908 government catalogue says An official U.S. Government Printing Office publication—Monthly Catalogue of United States Public Documents, No. 164 (August 1908)—contains a short historical note on the “Anti-Nobility Amendment.” It explains three crucial points (your scans show the page): The amendment (TONA) “came so near to adoption that for many years it was … Read more
On January 12, 1814—amid the War of 1812 and four years into the life of the Titles of Nobility Amendment (TONA)—Secretary of State James Monroe sent a circular to foreign ministers that still puzzles researchers today. In a few poised lines, Monroe told the diplomatic corps that Congress had proposed an amendment designed to prevent … Read more