Collection An Artist Visits the White House Past
From its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior of the White...
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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