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Dolley organized the enslaved and other staff to save valuables from the British. [35] James Madison's personal enslaved attendant, the fifteen-year-old boy Paul Jennings, was an eyewitness. [36] After later buying his freedom from the widow Dolley Madison, Jennings published his memoir in 1865, considered the first from the White House:
Dolley Todd Madison (née Payne; May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation.
Dolly Madison is an American bakery brand owned by Hostess Brands, selling packaged baked snack foods. It is best known for its long marketing association with the Peanuts animated TV specials . History
President James Madison and his wife, Dolley moved into the Octagon on September 8, 1814, after the burning of the White House by British forces. President Madison ratified the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, in the upstairs study at the Octagon on February 17, 1815. Dolley was also known to throw parties on Wednesday nights known ...
Upon Madison's death, he left his remaining slaves to his wife Dolley, asking her only to sell her slaves with their consent. Dolley, however did not follow this prescription, selling the Montpelier plantation and many slaves to pay off the Madisons' debts, including Jennings, who she had planned to emancipate upon her death. [ 16 ]
Going back further, Thomas Jefferson, a widower when he became president in 1801, called on his daughter, Patsy Jefferson Randolph, and future first lady Dolley Madison for help in handling White ...
The Cutts–Madison House (also known as the Dolley Madison House) is an American colonial-style [1] historic home, now used for offices located at 1520 H Street NW in Washington, D.C. The house is best known for being the residence of former First Lady Dolley Madison , who lived there from November 1837 until her death in July 1849.
The mixed-race Jennings, as an enslaved child, was a companion to Dolley's son Payne Todd. [4] He began to serve James Madison as his footman and later was trained as his "body servant". [3] At the age of 10, Jennings accompanied Madison and his family to the White House after the statesman was elected president. [5]