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Frank


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"Frank," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/81.
Position
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Years in President's House
circa 1794
Legal Status
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Gender
Male
Race/Ethnicity
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Biography
Information about Frank’s life outside of the President’s House, including their full name, remains unknown. Frank briefly worked for George Washington at the President’s House in Philadelphia. They appeared in one household account record in August 1794, earning $2.14 for “4 days work.”1 The work they performed remains unknown.
  1. “Washington’s Household Account Book, 1793-1797 (continued), The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1906, Vol. 30, No. 3, 314, https://www-jstor-org.mutex.gmu.edu/stable/pdf/20085341.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default:b1a31e013816c6edfc275a2744ab46c1&ab_segments=0/spellcheck_basic_search/control&initiator=search-results&acceptTC=1.
Birthplace
Unclear from Context
Unclear from Context