George Washington to Daniel Carroll of Duddington
Item
Title
George Washington to Daniel Carroll of Duddington
Description
In 1791, Daniel Carroll of Duddington, a District resident, was in the middle of an argument with Pierre Charles L'Enfant, city planner for the new capital. Carroll had built a house where L'Enfant wanted a road, but Carroll was reluctant to have it torn down. Washington wrote to convince Carroll to move the house, at federal expense. What Washington did not know was that L'Enfant had already torn down Carroll's house a few days before.
Creator
George Washington
Date
11/28/1791
Coverage
Pre-1800s
Source
George Washington Papers, American Memory, Library of Congress. View original.
topic
building the mall
design & monuments