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Both dinners had been catered by the same restaurant, which charged Seward 900 reimbursement. Thwarted by Smith’s refusal, the First Lady then instructed Watt to prepare a bill for plants, flowers, pots, and other gardening expenses totaling $900. She vouched for it herself and received the money. This legerdemain created a scandal.
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