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Dolly Madison
Title: Dolly Madison
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 1159 | Pages: 4.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
Dolly Madison
“There is one secret, and that is the power we all have in forming our own destinies,” stated the lady in the elegant scarlet velvet gown of her own design. The material was that which had been the curtains in the White House before the British invaded and burned it on August 24, 1814. Dolley Madison escaped before the British captured her, with the curtains, as well as the founding documents of our country, including the Declaration …showed first 75 words of 1159 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1159 total…to the proprietor stating that the Secretary and Mrs. Madison would be dining there the following evening. The owner took the hint and put his house in order. Dolley liked it so well, she promised to return. The clientele of the tavern changed immediately, and soon other ladies began to appear with their husbands. Dolley never had any idea that she was responsible for transforming the raucous tavern into a responsible drinking and eating establishment.
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