JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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#OTD in 1783, James Madison decided to sell William (Billey) Gardner into short-term servitude in Philadelphia, ensuring that he would be free in 7 yrs.
Madison wrote that he could not punish Billey “merely for coveting that liberty for which we have paid the price of so much blood, and have proclaimed so often to be the right, & worthy the pursuit, of every human being.”
Read William Gardner’s story at #MontpelierNamingProject, https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2020/08/11/the-naming-project-william-billey-gardner/?utm_content=buffer53e0b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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The documentary record shows us Henry near the beginning and near the end of his life.
It doesn’t tell us what happened in between.
Read more at #MontpelierNamingProject.
🔗https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/03/22/the-naming-project-henry/?utm_content=bufferdad7e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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#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 · @JMMontpelier
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According to Dolley Madison’s niece, one of the highlights of #Lafayette’s visit to Montpelier was meeting the elderly enslaved woman Milly.
Read Milly’s story at #MontpelierNamingProject, and learn what treasured object she kept in an old chest, https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/05/21/the-naming-project-milly/?utm_content=bufferaded7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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Katey was born at Montpelier #OTD in 1782.
The path of Katey’s life was shaped by the #marriages & movements of 2 generations of the extended Madison family.
Read her story at Montpelier’s Naming Project, https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/07/24/the-naming-project-katey/?utm_content=buffer2adda&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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#OTD 1815: John Freeman gained his #freedom after being purchased by #Jefferson in 1804 & then #Madison in 1809.
Learn more about his fascinating life story & those he helped free in this post from Montpelier's Naming Project: https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/03/23/the-naming-project-john-freeman/?utm_content=buffer0c68a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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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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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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Outgoing Pres. #ThomasJefferson sold John Freeman to #JamesMadison #OTD in 1809. Jonn’s contract specified that he would be #freed in July 1815.
Learn more about this unusual arrangement, & the other ppl who achieved #freedom w. John’s help, at #MontpelierNamingProject https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/03/23/the-naming-project-john-freeman/
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JMMontpelier · @JMMontpelier
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Are you familiar with the #MontpelierNamingProject?
The Naming Project is an ongoing effort at The Montpelier Foundation, drawing on years of research to uncover and share the names and stories of the Black community that lived, worked, and who were enslaved by the Madisons.
Learn more here https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/project/say-their-names/
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