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Marc Leepson
by the Confederate government in Richmond.
Under the Confederacy’s Alien Enemies Act of 1861, the Richmond government was authorized to seize Monticello, since it was owned by a U.S. Navy officer, thus an “alien enemy.”
While in the hands of the Confederacy, Monticello deteriorated under a caretaker until it was sold late in 1864 to a Confederate army colonel for $80,500.
But the officer never lived there, and after the Civil War, the estate reverted to the heirs of Uriah Levy.
Resurrection
The house was in a state of ruin when it was taken over in
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