The Dolley Madison House on Lafayette Square
The Dolley Madison House, a yellow structure on the corner of H Street and Madison Place in “The President’s Neig...
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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