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'The handsome porphyry mantel was a present sent to General George Washington by General Lafayette from France.  The portrait over the mantelpiece is that of Colonel Samuel Washington.  In this drawing room in 1794 Dolly Payne Todd became the wife of James Madison, later President of the United States.'

1. Drawing Room at Harewood Mansion near Charles Town, W. Va.

'The home of Colonel Samuel Washington, brother of General George Washington.  Built by George Washington for his brother Samuel about the year 1765.  Here Samuel Washington entertained Louis Phillippe, later King of France, and General Lafayette.'

2. Harewood, Near Charles Town, W. Va.

The house was built by Thornton, son of Colonel Samuel Washington of Harewood,

3. Cedar Lawn, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Home of Samuel Washington, younger brother of George Washington.

4. Harewood, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Post card photograph of the room in Harewood, where Dolley Payne Todd married James Madison, 1793. Over the mantel is a portrait of Colonel Samuel Washington, brother of George Washington.

5. Interior Room of Harewood, Home of Samuel Washington, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Sketch of a portrait of Samuel Washington, George Washington's younger brother. Samuel built a home he named "Harewood" in Jefferson County, Virginia (later West Virginia)

6. Samuel Washington of Harewood, Jefferson County, Va. (W. Va)

Built by Samuel Washington, younger brother of George Washington in 1770. Viewed from the north-west.

7. Harewood Near Charles Town, W. Va.

Built by Samuel Washington, younger brother of George Washington, in 1770. View from the south-east.

8. Harewood Near Charles Town, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built by George Washington for his brother, Samuel, who moved here about 1770. Here Louis Philippe, later King of France, and his two brothers lived in exile. In this house Dolly Payne Todd was married to James Madison, afterward President of the United States." Published by Nichols' Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

9. Harewood; Charles Town, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Home of Samuel Washington, George Washington's oldest full brother." Published by Virginia Book Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

10. Harewood; Charles Town, W. Va.

Interior view. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Drawing Room at Harewood where President James Madison and Dolly Payne Todd were married in 1794. Portrait of Colonel Samuel Washington over the mantlepiece where he was twenty-one years old. He was a widower at the time." Published by Nichols & Stuck, Pharmacists. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. Fireplace in Harewood; Charles Town, W. Va.