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The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
A government document showing claims paid for emancipated slaves to their former owners.
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- Kiplinger Library, Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
A government document showing claims paid for emancipated slaves to their former owners.
A government document showing claims paid for emancipated slaves to their former owners.
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