Grant hi, i am the curator at tudor house and historic garden and we will take a look at some of the amazing objects we have in our collection. Tudor place was home to the peter family from 1805 until 1983, five different generations lived here. It was the wishes of the last owner that the house become a museum so that the public could enjoy the amazing collection of objects. I want to talk about the architecture. When thomas and martha peter purchased the house it was eight and a half acres and only the two end wings were here with nothing in between. The owner originally planned to add more to the house but never did. They started talking with their friend, a doctor and amateur architect, about designing a grand house for them. He designed the Octagon House in washington. He incorporated the two wings and a center block of the house into a fivepart house, and architectural style very typical in the chesapeake and they 18th and 19th century. The key is the domed portico. And a marble
War, Benjamin Franklin and other american envoys lobbied in france and spain. The papers of the Continental Congress contained the longrunning correspondence between congress and its envoys of envoys abroad. The american diplomats efforts were rewarded in the treaty of alliance and the treaty with france, and the entry of spain into the war in 1799. Arms and supplies from the spanish governor of louisiana aided the american cause. And at the end of the war, the french army and navy made the yorktown victory possible. The stories of our nations early days cannot be told without reference to the records here at the National Archives diplomatic correspondence, treaties, military commissions, and more documents on the International Side of the American Revolution. The two office we had here with us tonight will enlighten us about the roles france and spain played in our countrys formative years. So lets now hear from the panel. To leave the discussions on it, we are happy to have Rosemarie
Was lafayettes brotherinlaw. He participated in the american revolution. He fought alongside lafayette and washington. He had gone back to france to lead some of the noble reforms. He presided over the constituent assembly on the night that it was a formally abolished in france. He was a charming guy. A wonderful dancer. He was supposed to be marie intranets Marie Antoinettes dance partner. He charmed the women. There was a travel writer, an intellectual, and he later became a senator in france. He had written on egypt and on the middle east. He became an influential thinker under napoleon. Duke, one of the wealthiest aristocrats in old regime france. He had massive landholdings. He also participated in these reforms and the french revolution. He came to the u. S. And was sort of moody, sort of depressed. He wrote a lot, he went on these travels around the back countries. He wrote eight volumes on his travels. He kept a diary while in philadelphia, where he expresses his sadness about
You will hear about the relationships these men formed with political figures of the early republic. Cspans American History tv interviewed him at the to the sixth meeting of the annual organization of american historians in Providence Rhode island. This is about 15 minutes. Your book, when the United States spoke french,s focus is on five french aristocrats. These were upperlevel aristocrats. They descended from the highest level of french nobility. All of them were liberal who participated in the early stages of the french revolution. They supported the revolution until it became too radical for them. The five i focused on who came later United States, became the French Foreign to napoleon under several regimes. He had been an archbishop and proposed the nationalization of church land. , who wasigure was lafayette possibly other in law. He participated in the american revolution. He went back to france to lead some of the noble reforms pit he presided over the constituent assembly. H
Early republic. Cspans American History tv interviewed mr. Furstenberg at the 20 16th annual meeting of american historians in providence, rhode island. This is about 15 minutes. Francois fursternberg, your book focuses on five french aristocrats. Who are they . Prof. Furstenberg these were upperlevel aristocrats. They descended from a highest level of the french nobility. All of them were liberals who had participated in the early stages of the french revolution. Until it became too radical for them and were forced to flee the country. For the 5 that are focused, all who came to the united states, the most famous is one who later became the French Foreign minister under napoleon. He spent a couple years in the united states. He had been an archbishop in the french church. He was the person that imposed the nationalization of church land. Another figure was a duke who was lafayettes brotherinlaw. He participated in the american revolution. He fought alongside lafayette and washington.