Read James and Dolley Madison Online
Authors: Bruce Chadwick
Turner, Nat,
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Turreau, Louis-Marie,
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,
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,
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,
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Tyler, John,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Tyler, Mrs. Robert,
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United Nations, Madison calling for a similar organization,
300
United States
growth and change during Madison's time in Washington, DC,
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â
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,
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,
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,
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,
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growth of immigrant population,
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having a small navy before War of 1812,
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increasing size of,
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Louisiana Purchase,
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,
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,
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â
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,
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Texas,
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Madison's plan for a national highway system,
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â
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prosperity after War of 1812,
287
See also
War of 1812
United States
(US ship),
258
Universal Gazette
(newspaper),
80
University of Virginia, Madison appointed to board of governors,
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,
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,
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Van Buren, Abraham,
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Van Buren, Martin,
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,
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,
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â
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,
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Van Courtland, General,
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Vandalia, IL,
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Van Ness, John,
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Van Rensselaer, Stephen,
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Vesey, Denmark,
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Virginia Constitution, Madison working on new version,
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â
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Virginia Resolution,
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Von Krudener, Paul,
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Warden, David,
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destruction of during War of 1812,
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,
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after the war
Madison urging peace with Britain,
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public opinion soaring after war,
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allowing Barbary pirates to gain strength,
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â
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and the American Revolution, differences between,
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battles
American victories,
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,
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,
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,
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â
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attempted invasions of Canada,
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â
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,
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British victories,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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â
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British naval blockades,
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,
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British plan to attack New England,
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,
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,
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burning of Washington, DC,
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â
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,
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efforts to rebuild,
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problem getting government running again after,
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Canada remaining British during and after war,
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,
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declaration of war on June 1, 1812,
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â
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,
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,
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â
27
destruction of Navy Yard to prevent falling to British,
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growth of influence during,
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â
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saving Washington's portrait,
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â
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,
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in Washington, DC, when British attacked,
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â
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and the Federalist Party,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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financing of,
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and James Madison
addresses to Congress,
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â
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,
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as commander in chief,
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â
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,
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â
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,
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developing concept of General Staff,
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“Mr. Madison's War,”
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,
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,
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retreat from Washington, DC,
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â
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and James Monroe,
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,
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â
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,
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,
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lead-up to,
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,
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â
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â
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,
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â
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1809 report of British outrages against America,
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causes (
see
impressment of sailors)
doubting that America would ever go to war,
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peace treaty in 1815,
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,
285
.
See also
Ghent, peace negotiations in
public reaction to
after burning of Washington, DC,
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Canadians siding with British,
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early public support for,
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â
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,
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â
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,
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fear of taxes being increased,
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growth in criticism of,
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negative reactions in New England,
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,
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,
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,
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â
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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purpose of the war,
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and the Republican Party,
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,
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,
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,
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treatment of prisoners during,
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using privateers to attack British,
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â
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,
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choice of as capital,
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Dolley moving back to after James's death,
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â
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during Jefferson's administration,
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â
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efforts to move capital from,
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,
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â
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,
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â
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efforts to rebuild,
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,
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,
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lack of crime in,
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newspapers in,
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social life in,
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â
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,
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,
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,
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.
See also
Jefferson, Thomas, and Dolley Madison; Madison, Dolley, social life of
and War of 1812
British reaction to burning of,
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burning of Washington, DC,
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â
32
,
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Madison's insistence on protecting,
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â
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rumors of eminent attacks,
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,
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weather causing British to leave,
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Washington, George,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Congress purchasing his papers,
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death of,
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during American Revolution,
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efforts to save Americans from smallpox,
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â
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farewell address,
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and James Madison,
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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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â
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love of nuts,
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portrait of by Stuart,
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,
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and the Potomack Canal,
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,
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seeing himself as not having a political party,
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â
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and Whiskey Rebellion,
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Washington, George (Dolley's nephew),
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Washington, George Steptoe,
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,
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Washington, Lucy (Payne) (Dolley's sister),
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,
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later marriage to Thomas Todd,
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â
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Washington, Martha,
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British threats against,
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Washington, Sam (Dolley's nephew),
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Washington and Jefferson Artillery Company,
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Washington Expositor
(newspaper),
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â
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,
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Washington Federalist
(newspaper),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Washington Theater,
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Watterston, George,
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Weems, Mason,
235
Wheeling, WV,
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Whig
(journal),
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Whiskey Rebellion (1794),
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,
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Whitcomb, Samuel,
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White House,
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choosing a piano for,
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as President's Mansion,
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during John Adams's presidency,
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remodeling of by Jefferson,
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redecorating of by Dolley,
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â
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,
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usage of term,
11
and War of 1812,
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British looting and burning of,
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,
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Dolley Madison evacuating from,
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rumors of Dolley Madison surrendering the White House,
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saving the Washington portrait,
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â
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,
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Wickham, Miss,
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“Wilderness Road,”
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Wild Medley (horse owned by Thornton and Madison),
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,
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Wilkinson, James,
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William and Mary, College of,
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,
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,
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Willis, Nelly Conway (James's niece),
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Willis, W.,
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Winchester, James,
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Winder, William,
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Wren's Tavern,
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Wright, Frances “Fanny,”
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â
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XYZ Affair,
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Yale,
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Yellow Fever,
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Young, Jeremiah,
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BRUCE CHADWICK
is the author of twenty-eight books, most recently
Lincoln for President
and
I Am Murdered
. He is professor of history and journalism at New Jersey City University and a part-time lecturer in American Studies at Rutgers University.