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Ogle Hall -- Annapolis, Maryland:
Occupied by the Ogle Family since 1747, Ogle Hall was still the home of the widowed Henrietta ("Henry") Hill Ogle, wife of Benjamin Ogle I.
Having voiced her concern for the safety of her home when the British entered the Bay in the Revolutionary War, Henry Ogle no doubt dealt the same concern a second time.
In addition to concern for her houses, Mrs. Ogle must have had much more concern over the safety of her daughter, Anne Ogle Tayloe, and her grandchildren living in Washington.
Mrs. Ogle sustained a financial loss from the invasion -- losing 20 slaves when they fled to the British ship, the "Menelaus," seeking freedom with the British. |