In 1808 Melinda Colbert, who had married John Freeman, Jefferson’s dining-room servant in Washington, was freed. She joined her husband at the White House. They remained in Washington and raised a large family in freedom.
In 1808 Melinda Colbert, who had married John Freeman, Jefferson’s dining-room servant in Washington, was freed. She joined her husband at the White House. They remained in Washington and raised a large family in freedom.