Grievance Quotes
This appears to be the first political reference to the phrase 'iron curtain.' The origin probably stems from the iron curtain used as a safety device in theaters in the days of gaslights and candles. Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels used the phrase in World War II {601664} and Churchill {411311} made it famous after the war. It is not known if any of them had known of Crile’s work.
The De Lancey family were prominent New York businessmen and politicians who were British loyalists in the American Revolution. At the end of the war the De Lancy estates were confiscated and the family went to England and Canada. Despite the unpopularity or the family, there is a major street in New York City that bears their name: De Lancy Street.