the most favorable conditions of prcscni-tlay couniry life. The estate 

 was hequeathetl t<» Mr. .Monroe In an unmarried uncle, and the family 

 ft)r some years occupied a small cottage <>n the spot now fHTCupicd by liie 

 stately mansion, the ft)undations r.f which were laid iti 1H17, ' '■ 'ir 



in which he was inaugurated as the fifth President. It wasc vi 



in 1820. 



One of the most notable events connected with Oak Hill was the enter- 

 tainment of I.afayette, wh«> came tf) the Inited Stales in 1H24, at the 



invitation of President M • .After his tour of the ■ "^ '■ ••'.•- 



paired to Oak Hill, bein^ ■ » ited from I^-esbur^ by a k ' • "f 



consisting of the youth and chivalry of \ irpinia. He ■ 'armed with 

 the beauty of the place, and subsequently sent to it 

 of his visit, among them the mantles of two nf the : — 



l'jx^»n the death of President Monnx-, Oak Hill j 1 



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