Washington DC had a slave trade that happened inside of the Capitol. I had heard it happened at the mall as well. How did foreign ambassadors and dignitaries react to the slave trade and what was said about it by them?

by CaptainShrubbery
itsallfolklore

I haven't found evidence of slave trading in the capitol building. Is there a source for that? Perhaps the reference was to the capital, the larger area designated as Washington, D.C.?

What is the source?