Medical bill from Dr. Edward Gantt to “The President” for services rendered to various people in 1802. The President at the time was Thomas Jefferson. The bill lists the names of individuals who received medical care, including enslaved people and members of the household staff.[1174×1287]

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      One person noted is Ursula and her infant. She was a 14 year old enslaved girl named Ursula Granger who had been brought to the WH to learn French Cookery but she gave birth 6 months later to the first child born in the White House a baby boy named Asnet Hughes.
      Unfortunately he was a sickly baby who died shortly thereafter and she was sent back to Monticello as the plan for her training was not working out.

      https://www.whitehousehistory.org/slavery-and-french-cuisine-in-jeffersons-working-white-house

      https://www.grunge.com/1434835/every-baby-born-in-white-house/

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