One of his many ventures included acting as a purchasing agent for France in the United States, and by 1787,
Swan and his wife Hepzibah Clarke were living in Paris.
Hepzibah Pyncheon, in the 19th century, is discovering
that the old curse is still visiting the family, and they can't rid themselves of it until Clifford is exonerated from his murder conviction and the family leaves the house behind.