In 1795, James Marshall married Hester Morris, daughter of Robert Morris, the "Financier of the Revolution." Philadelphia was then the capitol of the United States, and Hester Morris was a reigning belle in that exclusive social circle over which President and Mrs. Washington presided with such elegance that their more democratic constituents dubbed it "The Republican Court." Hester was an intimate friend of Martha Washington's granddaughters, Nellie, Eliza, and Martha Parke Custis, who spent much time at the Philadelphia "White House" and attended the wedding of Hester Morris and James Marshall. To her Virginia home, Mrs. Marshall brought the intellectual and social graces that converted her drawing room into a salon frequented by brilliant coteries of visiting friends and dignitaries. They included her husband's renowned brother, Chief Justice John Marshall, and Charles C. Pinckney, U.S. Minister to France in 1796. Soon after his marriage, James Marshall was sent by President Washington to France as Minister Plenipotentiary to negotiate the release of Lafayette from an Austrian prison, and history credits him with a successful mission. Mrs. Marshall had accompanied him, and their two eldest sons were born during this period. As this patriotic American couple did not wish their children to be born on English soil, arrangement were made for the events to take place on an American ship in the English harbor. Provided by: Ann Stoddard
In 1795, James Marshall married Hester Morris, daughter of Robert Morris, the "Financier of the Revolution." Philadelphia was then the capitol of the United States, and Hester Morris was a reigning belle in that exclusive social circle over which President and Mrs. Washington presided with such elegance that their more democratic constituents dubbed it "The Republican Court." Hester was an intimate friend of Martha Washington's granddaughters, Nellie, Eliza, and Martha Parke Custis, who spent much time at the Philadelphia "White House" and attended the wedding of Hester Morris and James Marshall. To her Virginia home, Mrs. Marshall brought the intellectual and social graces that converted her drawing room into a salon frequented by brilliant coteries of visiting friends and dignitaries. They included her husband's renowned brother, Chief Justice John Marshall, and Charles C. Pinckney, U.S. Minister to France in 1796. Soon after his marriage, James Marshall was sent by President Washington to France as Minister Plenipotentiary to negotiate the release of Lafayette from an Austrian prison, and history credits him with a successful mission. Mrs. Marshall had accompanied him, and their two eldest sons were born during this period. As this patriotic American couple did not wish their children to be born on English soil, arrangement were made for the events to take place on an American ship in the English harbor. Provided by: Ann Stoddard
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