Read James and Dolley Madison Online
Authors: Bruce Chadwick
belief that West Florida was part of Louisiana Purchase,
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See also
Mississippi River; New Orleans
L'Ouverture, Toussaint,
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Lowell, John,
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Lundy's Lane (battle at),
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Lyons, Matthew,
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MacArthur, Duncan,
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macaw (Dolley's pet),
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Macedonia
(US ship),
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Macedonian
(British ship),
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Mackinac, Fort (fall of),
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Madison, Alfred (James's nephew),
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Madison, Ambrose (James's brother),
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Madison, Ambrose (James's grandfather),
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Madison, Ambrose (James's nephew),
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Madison, Dolley
acting as matchmaker,
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attempting to organize and sell James's papers,
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financial problems,
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moving back to Washington, DC,
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and Andrew Jackson,
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Anna and Richard Cutts living with James and Dolley,
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calling James the “great little Madison,”
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death of in 1849,
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growth of influence during,
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saving Washington's portrait,
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in Washington, DC, when British attacked,
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and Edward Coles,
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and the Federalist Party,
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gardening,
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health of,
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and Henry Clay,
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interest in fashion,
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gown for the first inaugural ball,
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wearing turbans,
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and John Quincy Adams,
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love between James and Dolley,
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making will,
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marriages
meeting and marrying James Madison,
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Dolley's body moved back to,
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Dolley selling Montpelier,
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Dolley taking on administrative duties,
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Madisons in residence,
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personality and character of,
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physical description,
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changes caused by War of 1812,
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and politics
actively involved in politics with James,
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becoming a master politician,
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as a political animal,
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use of social politics during War of 1812,
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portrait of by Johnson,
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and the Republican Party,
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retirement,
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social life of
after retirement,
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befriending congress members' wives,
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Dolley's efforts to show James's positive features,
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during the War of 1812,
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enjoyment of gossiping,
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inauguration of James as president,
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at Montpelier,
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not dancing,
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rebuilding social life after burning of Washington, DC,
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returning to Washington, DC, after death of James,
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Thomas Jefferson asking Dolley to serve as hostess at the White House,
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at the White House as First Lady while James was president,
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adopting the City Orphan Asylum as her cause,
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attending sessions of Congress and Supreme Court,
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British threats against Dolley during War of 1812,
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evacuation of the White House,
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giving political advice to James,
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increasing number of parties and receptions,
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James and Dolley's attempts to unite after burning of Washington, DC,
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popularity and success of,
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protecting James from stress,
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rumors of surrendering the White House,
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saving the Washington portrait,
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See also
Cutts, Anna (Payne) (Dolley's sister); Cutts, Richard (Dolley's brother-in-law); Madison, James; Montpelier; Todd, Payne (Dolley's son); Washington, Lucy (Payne) (Dolley's sister)
Madison, Fanny (Dolley's niece),
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Madison, Frances “Fanny.”
See
Rose, Frances (Madison) “Fanny” (James's sister)
Madison, Francis (James's brother),
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Madison, James
and Albert Gallatin,
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and Alexander Hamilton,
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dislike of Hamilton and his policies,
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and Britain,
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declaring war on,
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Congress purchasing his papers,
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and the Constitution,
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death of in 1836,
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attending Princeton (College of New Jersey),
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interest in books and learning,
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as Madison's secretary,
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and farming,
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finances of,
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financial costs of slavery,
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providing loans to family and friends,
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cooling of friendship,
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efforts by others to break friendship,
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Madison's criticisms of,
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health of,
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apparent sterility of,
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in his later years,
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people believing he was sick,
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possibly suffering from epilepsy,
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during War of 1812,
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and James Monroe,
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arranging for French furniture for Montpelier,
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as close friends,
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correspondence between,
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Federalist efforts to elect Monroe president instead of Madison,
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as Madison's secretary of state,
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as Madison's secretary of war,
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negotiating with British on impressment issue,
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and John Adams
Adams becoming an ally of Madison,
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on Madison's health,
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