| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1820/03/00 | Ann Van Ness writes to Ann Chew: I can scarcely realize it: to think last winter, we were at school together, and now she is about to become Mrs Gouverneur.... I have laughed at little Rias (as we use to call her) more than once about it. | |
| 1820/03/09 | With 42 guests and no cabinet members invited, James Monroe and Elizabeth Monroe, give away their 17 year-old daughter, Maria Hester, to Samuel L Gouverneur in the Elliptical Saloon (probably), today's Blue Room. Gen Thomas Jesup served as groomsman. | The White House, Washington, DC |
| 1820/03/20 | After a one-week honeymoon, Commodore and Mrs Stephen Decatur honor Maria Hester and Samuel L Gouverneur with a reception at the Decatur House. | Decatur House, Washington, DC |
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