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13 January
10 o'clock am This day and house terminates a twelve months of the most unhappy year of my life... the first anniversary of my wretched widowed state- O Lord grant that the thoughts of Eternity and the happiness awaiting the Righteous…

Jan 13th
On this day for the last sixteen years I have been in habit of recording/anniversary of my wretched widowed state. I am now blessed be God, no longer a widower, since it has please him on the 25th of November last, to bestow on me,…

312 Queen Street in Alexandria was the house where he would hold parties and stay at when he had business in Washington

This was Anne Scott's childhood geography book. When Bush Hill was turned into a Nursery school, this and other books were found. The elementary school thought it was only appropriate to donate it to the Virginia room.

Epitaph
Sacred in the memory
of
ANNE SCOTT
who
departed this life
after
an illness of 4 days
8th of May 1821
in the 50th year of her age.
Erected by
her affectionate brother
RICHARD MARSHALL SCOTT

The fire broke out in the final scene of the play in Richmond, Virginia. A chandler filled with candles began to burn the rope it was attached to. As it caught on fire it began to swing from side to side setting the entire theater on fire. With only…

After World War II, Bush Hill served as the “Holly Hill School” until March 6, 1977, when it was vandalized and then abandoned. The house was destroyed by arson one week later. Washington Post, March 17, 1977

During World War II the federal government leased Bush Hill from the Gunnell family for use in the internment of Adolf Hitler’s counselor of foreign affairs, Ernst “Putzi” Hanfstaengl, who was assisting the Allies. Putzi was considered one of the…

1820 census listed: 146 slaves, 12 room brick dwelling house, brick barn, frame granert, log corn house, cow and sheep shelter, overseerers houses, negro quarters, diary, blacksmith shop, seed house, chapel,ice house, smoke house, lime kilns, green…

Retired and apart from the world’s busy hum,
This rural and lovely retreat,
By the genius of talent and taste, has become
To the stranger and curious, a treat.

’Tis a model, deserving of copy from all
Who wish’to improve their estates;
’Tis…