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Tag Archives: James Monroe
Eliza Monroe Hay, the Irony of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings The Monroe years 1817-25, are commonly referred to as “The Era of Good Feelings,” with fair reason. The country was at peace, following a military and economic misery known as the War of 1812. The … Continue reading
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James Monroe, The Decorator
Nothing in James Monroe’s upbringing indicated his latent taste in the decorative arts. JM: Orphaned Boy James Monroe (1758-1831), Virginia born to a middle class planting family, was orphaned by the time he was 16. Into that parentless breach stepped … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Early White House decor, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady History, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, General George Washington, Governor THomas Jefferson, history, James Monroe, James Monroe in Europe, Monroe home Ash Lawn, Monroe Plateau, Monroe uncle Joseph Jones, Napoleon Bonaparte, President James Madison, President James Monroe, Presidential daughter Eliza Monroe Hay, Presidential history, The burning of Washington in 1814, The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House decor, White House history
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Joseph Jones, James Monroe and General Washington
The Hon. Joseph Jones Joseph Jones (1727-1805) practiced the triple professions of many well-to-do Colonial men: planter, attorney, and political office-holder. One can easily list Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Tyler, and a slew of others in that category. Born in Westmoreland … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Congress of COnfederation, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington in Newburgh NY, history, James Monroe, James Monroe in the American Revolution, James Monroe's lineage, Joseph Jone, Monroe uncle Joseph Jones, Presidential history, The Articles of Confederation, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history
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Burying James Monroe – Again
A quarter century after James Monroe died, he was buried. Again. James Monroe, Virginian Like his close friends and Revolutionary companions Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, James Monroe (1758-1831) had strong ties to Virginia. Monroe could arguably considered the one … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Hollywood Cemetery, James Madison, James Monroe, Maria Hester Monroe, MOnticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, President James Monroe, Presidential history, Samuel Gouverueur, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Virginia's Presidents
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Maria Hester Monroe: The First Daughter Wedding
Maria Hester Monroe was the first daughter of a President to be married in the White House. Maria Hester Maria (pronounced Mar-IAH) Hester was born in 1803, seventeen years after her only sibling, Eliza. Due to the difference in their … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Eliza Monroe Hay, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady Louisa Adams, history, James Monroe, Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur, President James Monroe, Presidential daughter Eliza Monroe Hay, Presidential daughter Maria Hester Monroe, Presidential history, Samuel Gouverneur, The education of Eliza Monroe, The wedding of Maria Hester Monroe, US history, White House history, White House wedding
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James Monroe: The Hats Story
James Monroe came to office with more executive, legislative and diplomatic experience than any previous POTUS. JM: The Fellow In A Tricorn James Monroe (1758-1831) was the last of the Virginia Triumvirate: three-in-a-row two-term Presidents serving between 1800-1824. Born in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador to France James Monroe, American history, Brigadier General John Armstrong, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James Madison, James Monroe, PResident George Washington, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Monroe, Secretary of War James Monroe, The Articles of Confederation, Thomas Jefferson, US Diplomat James Monroe, US history, VA Governor James Monroe, VA Governor Thomas Jefferson, Virginia legislator James Monroe, Virginia Senator James Monroe
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John Quincy Adams: The Homecoming
John Quincy Adams spent the most part of his youth in Europe. The Continental Education When John Adams sailed to Europe in 1778 as a diplomatic envoy from the new United States, he brought his 10-year-old son John Quincy with … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Elbridge Gerry, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton, Henry Knox, history, James Monroe, John Adams, John Jay, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams in Europe, Marquis de Lafayette, NY Governor George Clinton, Rufus King, Thomas Adams, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Young John Quincy Adams
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James Madison and the Secret Convention
James Madison has always been designated The Father of the Constitution. James Madison: A Brief Run-Up James Madison (1751-1836) was the eldest son of a well-to-do planting family in central Virginia. Slight of stature (between 5’1 and 5’6” depending on … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Constitutional Convention Secrecy, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, George Washington President of Constitutional Convention, history, James Madison, James Madison and Constitutional Convention, James Madison Diaries, James Monroe, Pierce Butler, RIchard Dobbs Spaight, Rufus King, the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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The Monroe Plateau
…Arguably the second oldest permanent possession of the White House… The Return of the White House Shortly after Dolley Madison “rescued” the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington (the oldest possession) in 1814, British soldiers torched the White House, as … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren
Tagged American history, Dining at the White House, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington, history, James Monroe, Monroe Plateau, President Andrew Jackson, President James Monroe, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, The Monroe Plateau, The White House, US history, White House history
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