The executors kept the debtors' names secret for decades, and Pendleton destroyed many papers before his death, although his 20th century biographer located many lost court records, and so reconstructed the accounts in a book that won a Pulitzer Prize for history.
The executors kept the debtors' names secret for decades, and Peter Lyons eventually succeeded Randolph. Despite reports that Pendleton destroyed many papers before his death, his 20th century biographer located many lost court records, and so reconstructed the accounts in a book that won a Pulitzer Prize for history.