Social life in the early republic . t have turned fifty. Mr. Wolcott wrote to his wife that he had beenobliged to take lodgings more than half a milefrom his office in the Treasury Department, and sosituated he finds himself better off than many ofhis associates. Writing to James McHenry, Sec-retary of War, under date of July, 1800, says : General Marshall has been gone afortnight, but will soon return. The law character(meaning Attomey-General Lee) has gone to Nor-folk with his lady, and Mr. Stoddert, Mr. Dexter,and myself govern this great nation; but howwisely is not for me to de
Social life in the early republic . t have turned fifty. Mr. Wolcott wrote to his wife that he had beenobliged to take lodgings more than half a milefrom his office in the Treasury Department, and sosituated he finds himself better off than many ofhis associates. Writing to James McHenry, Sec-retary of War, under date of July, 1800, says : General Marshall has been gone afortnight, but will soon return. The law character(meaning Attomey-General Lee) has gone to Nor-folk with his lady, and Mr. Stoddert, Mr. Dexter,and myself govern this great nation; but howwisely is not for me to determine. Mr. John Cotton Smith said that the only reallycomfortable houses within the city limits were thoseof Daniel Carroll, Esq., and Notley Young. Thesewere surrounded by gardens. Sir Augustus Foster,secretary of the British minister, spoke of threehouses of consequence in Washington, those ofMr. Brent, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Carroll. Thehouse of Mr. Carroll, which Mr. Cotton Smithand Sir Augustus Foster mentioned, was evidently64.
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