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Coming into the city, essays on early Washington, D.C., commemorating the bicentennial of the Federal government's arrival in 1800, from the editors of Washington history, magazine of The Historical Society of Washington, D.C

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-167)

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no index present

non fiction

Coming into the city

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from the editors of Washington history, magazine of The Historical Society of Washington, D.C

essays on early Washington, D.C., commemorating the bicentennial of the Federal government's arrival in 1800

A foreboding shadow : newspaper celebration of the Federal government's arrival / Kenneth R. Bowling -- The local impact of the War Office fire / Elaine C. Everly -- Imagining Washington : monuments and nation building in the early capitol / Rubil Morales-Vazquez -- "To sell their birthright for a mess of pottage" : the origins of D.C. governance and the Organic Act of 1801 / William C. DiGiacomantonio -- Washington's "Federal City," Jefferson's "federal town" / C.M. Harris -- "Queen Dolley" saves Washington City / Catherine Allgor -- Moving to the seat of government : "temporary inconveniences and privations" / Pamela Scott -- The city of Washington in 1800 : a new map / Don A. Hawkins -- Chronicle of a British diplomat : the first year in the "Washington wilderness" / Marilyn K. Parr -- Making the most of an opportunity : slaves and the Catholic Church in early Washington / Mary Beth Corrigan -- Remembering the ladies : women, etiquette and diversions in Washington City, 1800-1814 / Cynthia D. Earman -- A census of early boardinghouses / Cynthia D. Earman -- William Prout: Capitol Hill's community builder / Ruth Ann Overbeck and Lucinda P. Janke

Essays on early Washington, D.C., commemorating the bicentennial of the Federal government's arrival in 1800