From Olney Winsor to Mrs. Olney Winsor: “…we…arrived at Mount Vernon about one—where we were received by the General & his family with great freedom and politeness, at the same time without any ceremonious parade….Mrs. Washington is an…

“[November 1780]…We parted with General Greene somewhere in the State of Delaware and pursued our route to Richmond in Virginia. On our way the Baron paid a visit to Mrs. Washington at Mount Vernon; we were most cordially received and invited to…

The evolution of the many-roomed mansion in colonial British America permitted the creation of multiple public spaces within the house itself. Using the theoretical insights of Jurgen Habermas, Hannah Arendt, and Karen Hansen on the nature of the…