Frances Few was a niece of Hannah Nicholson Gallatin, wife of Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. Born in 1789, Frances was raised in elite New York City society, well-educated, and long-lived. She died in Hastings-on-Hudson at 95, the widow of Albert A....
When the seat of government officially moved to the banks of the Potomac in late 1800, those who traveled with it found little trade, few roads to regulate, and empty lots. When members of the second session of the Sixth Congress began filtering into Washington, it immediately became clear that finding a place to lay their heads would not be easy in this village capital.