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Recipes and Traditionsfrom the home of

James and Dolley maDison

Client: The Montpelier Foundation

A wire bound cookbook containing contemporary recipes as well as historical information relating to James and Dolley Madison and their home, Montpelier, in Orange County, Virginia

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imagine yourself in Washington D.c. in 1809. It is late on a Wednesday

afternoon, the sun is shining, carriages are rolling along the muddy streets, and people

of every social circle are flocking to the White House, then called the President’s

House. You squeeze in with the crowd, which is filled with congressmen and their wives, so-

cially prominent Washingtonians, visiting belles, and foreign emissaries. Just inside the en-

trance to a beautiful oval drawing room, you are greeted by a small man whom you take to be

the newly elected president, James Madison. He is attired soberly in black, with buckles on

his breeches and shoes. He looks at you with modest, kind blue eyes, smiles, and gives you a

cordial bow. His hair, already gray, is worn in the old style, pulled back into a queue. Madison

is somewhat bald, save for a prominent “widow’s peak.” Next to him, bright with a smile and

radiant in expression, is his wife, whom you recognize as Dolley Payne Todd Madison. She is

dressed elaborately in an elegant flowing dress of red velvet. On her head, covering most of

her curly black hair, is a red turban adorned with white feathers. Her figure is ample, her per-

sonality magnetic, and her manner gracious. She welcomes you into the drawing room and

insists most warmly that you make yourself comfortable and enjoy your evening. Music fills

the house and guests all around you are chatting, some laughing, sitting in the newly updated

rooms, and helping themselves from tables laden with delicacies. Such was the hospitality of

James and Dolley Madison.

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Between 1809 and 1812, the president commissioned the addition of two large one-story wings on the north and south sides of the Montpelier mansion, and a rear portico or colonnade. A large drawing room, with three triple-sash windows on the east wall, was created from two smaller rooms. Cellar kitchens were added to both wings—the north kitchen with more “modern” amenities for Dolley’s staff, and the south kitchen outfitted more tradition-ally for Madison’s mother, Nelly, who retained her own quarters staffed by her own slaves in the south side of the man-sion. A large, very practical icehouse was constructed north of the house and then disguised as a classical temple within the formal landscape. Having an icehouse enabled Dolley to serve cool drinks and ice cream in the summer, prompting many admiring comments from their ever-increasing number of guests. It was also used to preserve meats and other perishables.

The War of 1812 brought great strife to Madison’s presidency and to the couple personally, especially after 1814, when the British burned the White House, the scene of Dolley’s celebrated entertaining. Following a few months’ rental of the Octagon House, wealthy planter John Tayloe’s city home, Dolley and James moved into the corner house of the Seven Buildings at 19th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue which served as the “President’s House” for the rest of Madison’s administration. Montpelier became their place of comfort and safety. After the war, American pride in victory

Decorating anD Details

In a surprisingly generous mood, soon after Madison took office, Congress appropriated $12,000 for repairs and improvements to the President’s House and $14,000 more for interior decorations, furnishings, and landscaping, all to be spent under the direction of the Madisons and architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. In consultation with Dolley, who had definite ideas about purchases, Latrobe commissioned mirrors, tableware, a pianoforte, imported yellow satin and damask fabrics for the drawing room, and red velvet for another. All of these were fashionable, bright and elegant, reflecting Dolley’s personality. Dolley also organized the acquisition of a new presiden-tial carriage. The farmer-president was much more interested in food, drink, shrubbery, and his beloved books than in draperies or mirrors. With the help of French major-domo Jean Pierre Sioussat, Madison restocked his wine cellar with Madeira, port, and French champagne. Dolley chose what was served at each meal. In Jefferson’s day, the President’s House grounds were forest and pasture, but Madison directed the planting of native trees in careful rows, other varieties of trees for clumps (called

shrubberies) and screens, and more than two dozen blossoming bushes.

Although the Madisons spent much of their time in Washington, D.C. while James was secretary of state and then president, they made regular summer visits to Montpelier. And, all the decorating and entertaining in the capital did not stop them from embarking on a new flurry of building activity at their Virginia home.

Computer model of the house after the 1809–1812 additions.

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William John Coffee sculpted this small portrait bust of Dolley Madison during an 1818 visit to Montpelier.

suffused the nation; for the last two years of his second term Madison rode a wave of popularity. Former President John Adams once stated, “notwithstanding a thousand faults and blunders,” the Madison adminis-tration “has acquired more glory, and established more union than all his three predecessors...put together.”7

James and Dolley Retire to MontpelierWhen the Madisons retired to Montpelier in 1817, they returned to the home they had expanded in the first term of his presidency. Madison was now sixty-six years old, and Dolley was forty-nine. In their retirement, the Madisons welcomed a continual stream of transient guests eager to meet the former president, renowned as a founder of the nation and a revered example of American merit. There were also longer-term residents such as Payne Todd and members of the Cutts, Madison, and Payne families.

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Appetizers, Beverage s, and Snacks

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Harlequin Chicken SaladServes 10 to 12 generously

1 whole chicken, cooked in water with a carrot, onion, rib of celery (all sliced), and a bay leaf1 medium green pepper, diced1 red pepper, diced1 yellow pepper, diced1 medium sweet onion, diced2 ribs celery, diced

1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley¾ cup pecans, chopped in medium-sized piecesLight dusting of sweet paprikaMayonnaise or French Dressing (see recipe below)Salt and pepper to taste

Skin, bone, and dice chicken. Mix the remaining ingredients gently with the chicken so that individual colors are apparent. Serve on lettuce with extra salad dressing served separately.

French DressingProportions are 3 tablespoons of best quality olive oil to 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard. Mix well.

“ The choicest fruits, especially pears, were raised in abundance, figs bore their two crops every summer, which Mr. Madison liked to gather himself, arbors of grapes, over which he exercised the same authority. It was a paradise of roses and other flowers, to say nothing of the strawberries, and vegetables; every rare plant and fruit was sent to him by his admiring friends,…”

~ Mary Cutts Memoir


a n a c t i v i t y b o o k f o r c h i l d r e n

Montpelier

DiscoveringJaMes Madison’s


A 16-page history and activity book for younger visitors (ages 6 to 12) to James Madison’s home, Montpelier

in 1794, JaMes Madison Married the WidoW dolley payne todd. dolley’s first husband had died, and she had a young son, John payne todd,

whom James raised as his own. James and dolley were married for almost 42 years but never had children of their own.

James madison was one of america’s founding fathers, and is known as the Father of the constitution and architect of the bill of rights.

he was also the fourth president of the United states, secretary of state, a U.s. congressman, and a virginia state delegate.

James Madison dolley Madison

James Madison thought that people should be able to live their lives as they saw fit— as long as they didn’t harm anyone else. He believed people should be able to speak their minds freely, worship their god freely, and choose their own government represen-tatives. the Constitution that Madison helped write included all of these ideas. it created a balanced government that promised to protect individual liberty.

JAMes MADison(1751–1836)

Champion of Liberty

Dolley MADison(1768–1849)

First Lady

Dolley Madison brought political enemies and foreign diplomats together for “socials” that were so popular and crowded they were called “squeezes.” they eased political tensions and helped everyone get along. she was the first to serve ice cream in the White House! Dolley was America’s biggest celebrity, and her parties were covered in every American newspaper. in later years, Dolley was granted an honorary seat in Congress.

Dolley began the tradition of an Easter Egg Roll on the front lawn of the White House!

What was Dolley Madison’s early life like? Dolley Payne was born to a Quaker family in North Carolina on May 20, 1768. Quakers were religious people who lived a simple life. They did not believe in luxuries, slavery, or violence. They did believe in educating women, so Dolley was probably better educated than many women of her time.

How did James and Dolley meet?Dolley was introduced to James Madison by their friend, Aaron Burr. James quickly fell in love with the tall, black-haired, blue-eyed beauty, and Dolley and James were married just four months after they met.

What was Dolley’s life like in Washington? Dolley brought a lively social life to Washington and her dinners and parties were the talk of the country. For sixteen years—during the presidential terms of Jefferson and Madison— Dolley was the center of Washington society.

During the War of 1812 the British Army invaded Washington. As the British troops approached the city, Dolley wanted to point a cannon out of every window in the White House! She was persuaded to leave just in the knick of time, and managed to save a wagon-load of treasures, including a portrait of George Washington, rescued with the help of her slave, Paul Jennings.

James and Dolley return to Montpelier. When Dolley and James retired to Montpelier, they continued to entertain, and the extra bedrooms in the mansion were almost always full. As James grew older, Dolley devoted her time to caring for her husband and writing letters for him. After he died, Dolley moved back to Washington. Dolley died on July 12, 1849. Her funeral was the largest state funeral Washington had ever seen.

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Where was James Madison born?James Madison, nicknamed “Jemmy,” was born at his grandmother’s house in Port Conway, Virginia on March 16, 1751. He was the oldest child of Nelly and James, Sr.

What was Montpelier like when James was a child? James grew up here with his 11 brothers and sisters. He spent his days studying with his mother, grandmother, or tutor, running in the fields, and playing with his siblings and the slave children who lived here.

Where did James go to school? When James was 11, he went to Donald Robertson’s boarding school in King and Queen County, Virginia. At 16, he came back to Montpelier and was home-schooled with a private tutor. When he was older, he went to the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), studied law and philosophy, and finished in only two years.

James Madison was a hard working student. He loved to read and study—although he was also known to play pranks and write jokes about his classmates.

Why is James Madison the Father of the Constitution? James Madison earned the title “Father of the Constitution” because he researched and wrote the first draft of the Constitution. He became a leader at the Convention by propos-ing a new form of government (a republic), and persuading the others to vote for it. He knew when to compromise, and when to hold firm to his principles. He also helped write The Federalist papers, with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, to convince people to vote for the new Constitution. Madison also drafted a Bill of Rights to protect the rights of the people.

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2 Dolley Madison

3 paul Jennings

4 Alexander Hamilton

5 peter and george

6 James Monroe

7 nelly Conway Madison

8 John payne todd

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10 Donald robertson

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paul Jennings James Monroe nelly Conway Madison John payne todd Dolley Madison

Answers: The numbers beside each fact should be in the following order: 10, 11, 6, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8, 7

We remember the history of our country because people write down things that are important to them—like James Madison did at the Constitutional Convention. Without these records, there are many things about our past that we would not know today. You can make your own history!Write down important facts about yourself and compare them to James Madison.

James MadisonBirthday

nickname

town and state of birth

pets

number of brothers and sisters

subjects studied in school

Household chores

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Arithmetic, algebra, geography, French, Italian, and Latin

Learning how to manage his father’s farm

Reading in his father’s library

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Who Am i? At age 11, Madison attended this person’s school in King and Queen County.

This person was in charge of the blacksmith shop at Montpelier.

This person had a home close to Madison and Jefferson, and was the fifth president.

This person was at Madison’s side when he died, and wrote a book about life with the president.

This long-time friend of Madison was the third president of the United States.

This person helped to write The Federalist papers to help explain the Constitution.

These people were carpenters at Montpelier.

This person was the first to serve ice cream at the White House.

This person accompanied James Madison to Philadelphia and was later sold in Pennsylvania.

The son of Dolley Madison, his problems with gambling led to financial problems for Dolley.

As Madison’s mother, she was responsible for giving James his earliest education.

Match the fact on the right with the name on the left by placing the correct number in the blank before each fact.


an IntroductIon to

at James Madison’s Montpelier

Archaeology

from ExcavatIon to IntErprEtatIon


A 48-page booklet describing archaeological methods and discoveries at James Madison’s home, Montpelier

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montpelier’s Archaeology Expeditions provide you with the opportunity to

join a team of professional archaeologists engaged in real fieldwork on important historical sites at James Madison’s lifelong home. As part of the team, you will be digging in never-before-investigated locations to unearth the history of the Father of the Constitution, his family, and the 100 slaves who made Montpelier their home.

A Member of the Team Professional archaeologists will provide you with hands-on training and walk you through each step of the excavation process. As a member of the excavation team, you will also be engaged in classroom training,

work in the archaeology lab, visit other archaeological sites on the property, and tour the mansion.

Your Expedition Experience During your Expedition, you will reside in the antebellum Arlington House at James Madison’s Montpelier. Reserved specifically for Expedition team members, the house provides a welcome respite after a day of digging. Arlington House boasts two bedrooms for couples and three large dormitory-style bedrooms. Montpelier provides linens, towels, satellite TV, Wi-Fi internet, and telephone access.

Matthew Reeves, Ph.D., director of archaeology

Imagine what you could find this year at montpelier!

Join us for

AN ARCHAEOLOGY ExPEdIT ION

Arlington house

A “Dig in Style” ExperienceYou can also choose a more elegant option by staying in a near-by B&B while participating in the archaeology program. This complete package includes luxurious accommodations in one of nine participating local inns, breakfast in the inn, lunch at the site, and dinner in local restaurants, plus a gift bag and daily laundry service. Additional fee. To view all the options and choose an inn, visit montpelier.org/excursions.

For more information and a full schedule, visit montpelier.org/archaeologyprograms.

To register, email dr. Matthew Reeves at [email protected].

22 An IntroductIon to ArchAeology at James Madison’s Montpelier ArchAeology At montpelIer 23

dolley’s midden19th-century trash gives insight into Madison hospitality

dolley’s Midden, as the site is affectionately known, represents the trash disposal

site for the retirement years of James and Dolley Madison. The site was originally identified through several shovel test pits (STPs) that were excavated before a borehole was created for the HVAC bunker. Within these STPs literally hundreds of artifacts—sherds of ceramics and fragments of glass, nails, oyster shell, and bone—were found.

In the fall of 2007, archaeologists, with the aid of students and Expedition program members, began to excavate the midden site. Over a period of two months, they uncovered thousands of artifacts, including the fragments of Sevrés and Nast porcelain plates that definitively identified the midden as associated with the early 19th-century Madison household.

The significance of the find cannot be overstated given the dearth of historical

documentation available for Montpelier. With it, archaeologists can physically vesselize and reconstruct ceramics and bottles, and can determine what dinner sets the Madisons might have used. By looking at the bone it is possible to reconstruct what kinds of meats the Madisons served themselves and their guests, and what cuts of meat were served, and even look at the Madisons’ animal husbandry techniques. And, the oyster shell, of course, might lend credence to the ever-persistent story of “oyster ice cream” being one of Dolley’s favorite desserts.

Fragment by fragment, the process of cataloging and vesselizing is being used to repopulate the dining table of James and Dolley Madison and to demonstrate the hospitality they offered guests. Yet, the significance of the site is increased by comparison with the trash midden of James, Sr. and Nelly (parents of the President) which was discovered beyond the north landscape wall that formed the northern-most boundary

Left: Artifacts—wine glass, pharmaceutical bottles, oyster shell, bone, ceramics, and ironwork—recovered from Dolley’s Midden. BeLow: Nast porcelain with overlying archaeological fragments recovered from Dolley’s Midden.

the location of the core deposits of Dolley’s Midden as it lies beyond the curtilage.

ARCHAEOLOGY AT MONTPELIER

Wine, ice, punch and delightful pine-apples were immediately brought. No restraint, no ceremony. Hospitality is the presiding genius of this house, and Mrs. M. is kindness personified.— Margaret Bayard Smith, 1809

to the 18th-century curtilage. By comparing the two artifact assemblages and the vesselized ceramics, and by seeing which dining sets each family might have owned and what type of vessels composed each set, we can begin to piece together how fashions and dining practices may have changed between the 18th and 19th centuries.

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continuity and change James Madison, Jr. expands the Montpelier mansion, ca. 1797

When James Madison and his new wife, Dolley, returned to Montpelier in

1797, they constructed what amounted to a duplex on the north side of the Georgian mansion, and the early Classical Revival Portico.

While these alterations changed the mansion, they also left their footprint on the landscape. The addition of the

30' extension to the landscape north of the house broke the Georgian symmetry, even though the Portico kept with modern architectural forms of the early Federal era. The northern face of the house was now 30' closer to the landscape wall than the southern face. To maintain the Georgian symmetry, a new wall was constructed 30' closer to the southern face of the mansion, and although the earlier

wall has never been found, the 1797 brick wall has been identified in the archaeological record.

The addition of the Portico also had one other important consequence—the construction debris was discarded beyond the north landscape wall and sealed the 18th-century trash midden. Further testing is needed to confirm whether the artifacts in the midden entirely represent the 18th century

deposits from the James, Sr. household, or contains additional material from James and Dolley’s first retirement.

Starting in 1809, eight years after his father passed away, Madison, Jr. began to make large-scale changes to the landscape. Yet these were not changes made in a vacuum. The Georgian landscape of his father was also Madison, Jr.’s childhood landscape— on in which he grew up and played. A familiar fence line, a favorite tree, an appreciated view—all could have been preserved even in the changes made in 1809, thus encompassing continuity within the broader changes.

Profile of the north landscape wall showing Senior’s Midden (4, blue) as it was sealed by the architectural debris (3, red) from the construction of the Portico in 1797.

Compass bricks used in the construction of columns of the Portico added to the mansion in 1797. this and similar debris sealed the 18th-century deposits in Senior’s Midden (3, above).

Digital reconstruction of the georgian formal landscape of Madison, Sr. as of 1764. Senior’s Midden lies just to the north (left) of the pictured wall. Courtesy of IAth (UvA).

... you have planted trees that I spent so much time cutting down...

— Madison, Sr. to Madison, Jr.

1. topsoil2. 1820s landscape fill3. Architectural debris from Portico construction (1797) 4. trash deposit (Senior’s Midden, 1760s–1797) 5. Disturbance and rubble from wall removal (1806–1807) 6. Brick wall

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the bench to learn more.”

hough they’re well aware of how elusive the HIV virus can be, how effectively it

can evade the immune system, David Rekosh and Marie-Louise Hammarskjold

were still surprised by their latest discovery. A specific HIV gene, it turns out, helps

the virus adapt, and it may also help HIV hide from the immune system. That finding

may offer important insight into the infection process and HIV’s confounding ability

to become latent – and also into some very fundamental questions of cell biology.

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– Marie-Louise Hammarskjold, MD, PhD

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“ Once you understand what causes injury,

you can design effective countermeasures,

set standards and guide policies.”

Drawing from his extensive background in injury

biomechanics and a unique understanding of the

complex structures of the lower extremities, Kent and

his team got to work testing hundreds of thigh pads

from equipment manufacturers all over the country.

By dropping an impactor on a pad to simulate a hit,

he compared whether the pad was better than a

player’s bare thigh at preventing contusions,

absorbing impact and reducing pressure on the thigh

following a tackle. Only a small percentage of the pads

tested actually made the cut.

“We found that some of the pads offered no additional

protection and, in fact, made it more likely that the

player would suffer a contusion due to several factors

– for example, the materials they were made with,

the surface area of each pad and the placement of

design elements,” Kent said. “Some of the details that

make thigh pads more attractive or stylish are what

make them less effective at mitigating an impact.”

With Kent’s recommendations, NFL equipment

managers have the information they need to provide

athletes with the most protective gear. Furthermore,

manufacturers can incorporate these findings into

future designs to create thigh pads that meet safety

standards while also satisfying the players in terms

of style and comfort.

Kent sees his work with the NFL as a natural

extension of the center’s work on automotive safety.

“Once you understand what causes injury, you can

design effective countermeasures, set standards and

guide policies,” he said. “Just as research has driven

continuous improvement in the designs of seatbelts

and airbags, we can use the same tools to further

protect athletes.”

Kent has worked with the

NFL for the past several years

on multiple research projects

designed to improve player

safety and protect against

lower body injuries.

The NFL first contacted him to learn more

about how different cleat patterns affect the

way a player’s foot grips the turf, and how

this shoe-surface interaction might lead to

injury. He then went on to determine exactly

how far the toes can bend before suffering

a common injury known as “turf toe,” and

he analyzed how much a foot can twist

before experiencing a Lisfranc dislocation

– a debilitating mid-foot injury with

potentially career-ending consequences.

His findings have contributed to the design

of safer footwear and better practices for

maintaining grass and artificial turf fields.

Heart of

the Matter

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UVA is leading an international effort to improve detection

of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic condition that can

strike young and old alike and is often identified only after

sudden cardiac death.

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PRESERVE�A�CHILD’S�HEALTH, and you dramatically

increase the odds that he or she will enjoy a vigorous

adulthood. That’s a compelling inducement to action—

and that’s why the doctors and nurses at UVA Children’s

Hospital make it a priority to find innovative ways to

safeguard the health and safety of our community’s

young people.

Preventing�Head�Injuries

Our bike helmet initiative is a case in point. According to

the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, cycling

leads the list of causes for head injury among children

under 14. Recognizing this, UVA Children’s Hospital staff

have distributed bike helmets to children during their

annual physicals at our clinics in Charlottesville and Orange.

In recent years, this program has been expanded to the

emergency room, where helmets are given to children

with biking, skateboarding, skiing, or ATV injuries.

The Office of Community Relations, Outreach and Service

purchases the helmets and provides them to the clinics,

the Emergency Department, and other groups within the

Health System. In addition, the office distributes them at

health fairs and partners with the Kids Toy Lift Foundation

to ensure that every child who receives a bike during its

holiday Toy Lift also receives a helmet.

In 2010, we set our sights on reaching even more children.

With funds secured from the Bama Works Foundation,

we distributed helmets to all third graders at six schools in

Charlottesville and Albemarle County with high percentages

of children receiving free lunches.

A�Broad�Range�of�Programs

The bike helmet initiative is just one way in which UVA

supports children’s health and safety. In 2009, we

participated in 50 health fairs and other events, organizing

screenings and sports physicals, sourcing supplies,

providing information on healthy lifestyles and, in particular,

emphasizing safety. We held playground safety programs,

appeared in costume at Halloween safety programs and

organized a winter sports safety program. Altogether,

we reached more than 5,000 children and families. In

partnership with an ever-growing roster of community

organizations like the Boys and Girls Club, WVPT and the

Hope Center, we work to instill in local children a regard

for their own health that will last a lifetime.

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