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WASHINGTON

Pierre Charles L'Enfant 105

Statue of Gen. Winfield Scott, Washington 118

The Capitol 123
From the Congressional Library.

The City of Washington in 1800 127
From an old print.

The White House 129
From the northeast.

State, War and Navy Building 133
From the southeast.

The "Octagon House" used by President and Mrs.
Madison during the Rebuilding of the White
House in 1814
137

Grand Staircase in the Hall of the Congressional
Library
139

The United States Treasury 143
From the southwest.

Rotunda of the Congressional Library, Washington 145

Washington Monument 149
Looking across the "flats."

The Seal of the District of Columbia 150


RICHMOND ON THE JAMES

Grave of Powhatan on the James 153

Colonel William Evelyn Byrd 157
From a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller

Old Stone House, Built in 1737 160

Bird's-eye View of Richmond 163

Washington Monument and Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 167

Henry Clay 169

The Marshall House, Richmond, Virginia 172

Richmond in Flames 177