https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/4c5f9f469f76f19d513045680ce0fb44.jpg d088ed2aedaf04a8a56e25cf7390a337 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date c.1787 Birthplace Cambridge, Maryland Death Date c.1866 Biographical Text Charlotte Dupuy was born into slavery. In 1806, she was purchased by Henry Clay after marrying a man enslaved on his plantation. When Clay was elected to Congress, Dupuy and her family moved with him to Washington DC, residing at Decatur House on Lafayette Square. In 1829, Dupuy sued Clay, then Secretary of State, for her freedom and the freedom of her children. As Clay's tenure in Washington ended before the case was decided, Dupuy remained at Decatur House, employed by the new Secretary of State, Martin van Buren. In 1830, the US Circuit Court for the District of Columbia decided against Dupuy and she was forcibly removed to Clay's Kentucky estate. Clay freed Dupuy and her daughter in 1840, and she lived out the rest of her life as a free woman in Kentucky. First Name for nav purposes Charlotte Last Name for nav purposes Dupuy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charlotte Dupuy Description An account of the resource Charlotte Dupuy was an enslaved African American woman owned by Congressman and Secretary of State Henry Clay. Clay, with Dupuy and her family, lived in Lafayette Square, just north of the White House. In 1829, Dupuy sued Clay for her freedom and the freedom of her children. The circuit court decided against Dupuy, and she was forcibly removed to Clay's Kentucky estate. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives, digitized by White House Historical Association. <a href="http://www.whitehousehistory.org/presentations/the-half-had-not-been-told-me/charlotte-dupuy.html">View original document</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charlotte Dupuy neighborhood politics & protest work & play