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The Stories Artifacts Tell: Health and Well-Being at the …

WebThough we may think of artifacts as things from the past—two hundred year old iron fragments and shards of patinated glass and broken ceramics—every object you …

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“The President is Worse Today:” Madison’s 1813 Illness

WebMadison wrote a note to Monroe on July 19, remarking that “I am going forward, but very slowly in my return to health.” 17 James Madison to James Monroe, …

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“Every Fever Gives Alarm”: The 1820-21 Typhus Epidemic …

WebThe first cases of typhus seem to have appeared in the late fall of 1820, according to what James Madison wrote several months later, and surged during the …

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Annie Payne Causten: Dolley’s “Sterling Girl”

WebAnnie was born in 1819, the third of the eight children of Dolley’s brother John Coles Payne and his wife Clara (Clary) Wilcox Payne. In the 1820s and 1830s, the …

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Archaeology Lunch and LEARN – Montpelier's Digital …

WebIts when the whole team sits together, shares a meal, and talks about archaeology. Lunch and LEARNs are Montpelier’s effort to keep this tradition going: bringing a weekly, casual …

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The Naming Project: John – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebThe earliest that John’s name appears in the historical record is in this letter from James Madison to his father, written on July 28, 1787, during the Constitutional …

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Archaeology & Landscape Restoration – Montpelier's …

WebMatt has been the Director of Archaeology since 2000 and leads the overall archaeological research at James Madison’s Montpelier. Dr. Reeves is the principal investigator for all …

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The Naming Project: Stephen – Montpelier's Digital …

WebHilarie came to Montpelier in 2010 and joined the Research Department in 2011, where she provides documentary research in support of the Montpelier …

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The Naming Project: Joseph – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebWhat We Know About Joseph. Little is known of Joseph, a man enslaved by James Madison Sr. The documentary record offers only one glimpse of Joseph in June …

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The Naming Project: Jason – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebWilliam Thornton alerted Madison of Jason’s arrival a few days later: “Jason arrived here safely on Tuesday Eveng. and Payne came up the Day after in good …

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The Naming Project: Henry – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebHilarie came to Montpelier in 2010 and joined the Research Department in 2011, where she provides documentary research in support of the Montpelier …

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The Naming Project – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebSaying their Names. The nearly 300 names on this list include all the African Americans enslaved at Montpelier whose names are currently known from documents and oral …

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The Naming Project: Harriet – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebAs a 35-year-old woman, Harriet’s valuation of $200 depended on her being in good health. The identity of Mr. Trice is unknown. Possibly he had assessed the value …

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The Naming Project: Silvey (Sylvia)

WebWhat We Know About Silvey. Silvey, also called Sylvia, was likely born at Montpelier ca. 1806 [1], and was enslaved by James Madison. She may be related to an …

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The Mischievous Mr. Madison – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebThe Mischievous Mr. Madison. James Madison usually appeared reserved, even dour, in public. To Scottish traveler Alexander Dick, who met Madison at the White House, the President was “a very Small thin Pale Visag’d Man of rather a sour reserved & forbidding Countenance. He Seems to be incapable of Smiling, but talks a great deal & …

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Holiday Greetings from the Madisons

WebA Quiet Home Christmas. Christmas was quieter when the Madisons were at Montpelier than when they were in Washington or Richmond, but Dolley’s letters still …

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Lafayette’s Farewell Tour: “The Guest of the Nation” Visits Montpelier

WebLevasseur continued, “The four days we spent at Mr. Madison’s, were agreea­bly divided between walks about his fine estate, and the still more engaging conversations that we enjoyed in the eve­nings, on the great interests of America, which are known to be so dear to Lafayette.” 22 Auguste Levasseur, Lafayette in America in 1824 …

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The Naming Project: Betty – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebBetty as a Child. Betty may have been enslaved at Montpelier from its earliest years. A child named Betty was among the 14 children, 5 adult women, and 10 …

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Ten Words with James Madison – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WebArcana: (d) mysterious or secret information; things that are arcane.Future events, like the outcome of the Constitutional Convention in this letter from Madison, …

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