for example in september 6, 1818 letter that james monroe wrote to george hay, he talks about building this house, building the presidential guesthouse. and theoned one by name occupation of two enslavement that does enslaved men that did work. we think that man was peter mallory. you see his name in other places. he also mentioned a man named george who may have been another carpenter or another craftsman. knowing that these two were the of building the house we still have standing really brings a richness to our understanding of the property and its history. we see people and the roles they play, the connections or not the monro family who ultimately saw them as labor, but in certain instances there are also people with whom they did share. it is a complex story and we do know some. not enough. we're still working. the discoveries we have made are not only an opportunity to re-examine the site, which is essential and very exciting, but also an example to study james monroe himself. we are excited to look back at what we that what we understood about james monroe. we continue to do ar