Collection The Historic Stephen Decatur House
In 1816 the naval war hero, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., and his wife, Susan, moved to the nascent capital city of...
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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