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fruit culture and gardening. Often it was
noticed that Mr.. Barlow and the younger
| Fulton would spend n morning on the
| bank of the creek. Tradition says that the
model of the first steamboat the Cler
| mont. was here perfected. Fulton using
| the small MOL engine he had brought
! from London. The pretty Greek lodge
! built at the entrance gate was designed
| by Iatrobe; the summer house the
brow of the hill. at the present oath and
| L streets, by Fulton.
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| In March, 1907. the day after the close
| of Congress. died Abraham Baldwin, sen
| ator from Georgia, the Oldest brother of
Mrs. Barlow, lifelong friend of her hus-
band. His was the first burial at Kalo-
rama. He had been a member OF the
constitutional convention, whose vote for
the opposition on equal representation of
states held the convention from going to
! pieces without having accomplished its
purpose.
| In the summer Fulton went to New
/ York to superintend the construction of
| ms steamboat. In August letter was re-
celved from him with the tidings of the
success of the trial trip to Albany A
pretty feature of this trial trip was the
| announcement en- route of his engagement
to the beautiful and charming cousin of
! his patron, Chancellor Livingston
"ItH VIE improvements ndU Deen COM
| pleted the impatient owners furnished the
mansion In the simple and formal taste
| OF the period, placed the rare bric-a- brac
and paintings brought from the Paris
home, and Installed the library, the finest
| in America. To the houSeWarming in the
winter went President jefferson, Secre-
tary Madison and his ever-charming wife:
the French minister Torreau, resplendent
as became marshal of the first empire,
and madame; the amiable Erskine from
mr. yIith nc xr,if.
wailader of Philadelphia; Treasurer Gal
! latin; Capt. Thomas Law, with a new
poem for the occasion: Mr.. and Mrs S.
II. Smith, who unfortunately for us, did
not report the costumes for the next issue
OF the Inteligencer; Gen. and Mrs. Van
Ness, Gen. and Mrs Mason from Analos-
tan, DIR. and Mrs. Thornton, all the fash
ion of Georgetown and Washington, the
army and navy officers in full uniform,
with the justices and congressman in
town of the republican order; the federal
lists generally held aloof. Today we can
not realize the rigidity of party lines dur
ing the Jefferson and Madison admins
trations. which divided even socal life
into hostile camps. 1t was a notable en-
.ertainment, long remembered.
At the solicitation OF President Jeffer-
son Joel Barlow, the most famous Amer
lean In European adopted citizen of re-
publican France. an honor shared only by
Washington and Hami.ton-"Poet States
man and Philosopher" had returned to
America 10 prepare a history OF the
United States from contemporary sources
and in sympathy with the republican
partys policy. He came TO make his
home again among his countrymen.
Thomas jefferson to Joel Barlow, Paris:
WASHINGTON. May 3. 1902.
'tMr. Madison and myself have cut out a
piece of work for you. which is to write
the history of the United States from the
close of the war downward. We are rich
ourselves in materials and can open all
the public archives to you. but your res
idenca here is essential, because a great
deal of the knowledge of things is not on
paper but only within ourselves for verb
al communication. John Marshall is
writing the life of Gen. Washington from
his papers. 1t is intended to come out
Just in time to influence the next pres
idential election. 1t is written therefore
principally with view to electioneering
purposes. But it will consequently be out
in time to aid you with information as
we'll as to point out perversions of truth
necessary to be rectihed.
Think of this and agree to it. and be
assured of my high esteem and attach
ment''