JMMontpelier, 9 months ago to academicchatter

#OTD 1844, #DolleyMadison’s son John Payne Todd sold 9 #enslaved ppl to Henry Moncure, the new owner of #Montpelier.
Among them were 2 yr old Elizabeth, her brother Caleb, her mother Charlotte, and her uncle Edwin.
Read what we know about Elizabeth at #MontpelierNamingProject. 🔗 https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2020/09/22/the-naming-project-elizabeth/?utm_content=bufferc2f4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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JMMontpelier, 10 months ago to academicchatter

“Everyone knows” that #DolleyMadison saved the #Washington portrait when #British troops burned the White House #OTD in 1814.
But the real story is a lot more complicated, as you’ll discover in our #blog post, “The Great Portrait Rescue.” https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2019/08/22/the-great-portrait-rescue/?utm_content=buffer5b07d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Painting by William Woodward, MF2009.2.1, Courtesy of The Montpelier Foundation.

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JMMontpelier, 10 months ago to academicchatter

#OTD 1805 #DolleyMadison went to #Philadelphia for an ulcerated tumor on her knee: “Doct. Physick has seen it, & says he will cure me in a month.” Dr. Philip Syng Physick immobilized the knee with splints and used caustics to destroy the tumor, avoiding surgery.
📸Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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JMMontpelier, 11 months ago to academicchatter

In July 1844, #DolleyMadison transferred all the people she #enslaved to her son, John Payne Todd - a legal maneuver to prevent them from being seized in lawsuits. “Gabriel abt 50 yrs” was listed on the July 16 deed.
Read his bio on #MontpelierNamingProject:
https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/05/11/the-naming-project-gabriel/?utm_content=bufferfb4f5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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