Chapter XIII: The Shakespeare Tavern 417

The War of 1812--Dinner to Naval Victors at the City
Hotel--Dinners to Captain Lawrence, General Harrison,
Commodores Bainbridge and Perry--News of Peace--The
Shakespeare Tavern, a Musical and Literary Centre--Cradle
of the Seventh Regiment--A New York Inn Comparable to
London's "Mermaid Tavern" and "Turk's Head"--Visits of
Monroe and Jackson--The Erie Canal--First New York Savings
Bank--The Price-Wilson Duel