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...first two volumes on the life of Madison, Author Irving Brant called her "Dolly"; in the third volume - James Madison: Father of the Constitution, 1787-1800 (Bobbs-Merrill) - he switches to "Dolley." Says Biographer Brant: "Dolley Madison's spelling of her name became apparent the instant family manuscripts were looked into. She, her husband, her son and her lawyers all spelled it 'Dolley.' It appears that way in the original text of legal documents, but is commonly changed to 'Dolly' in copies made by clerks. Her correspondence with the sculptor [John H.] Browere specifically rejects...
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