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United States. Congress Francis Larche.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.071 Author/Creator: United States. Congress Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 11 May 1830 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

21st Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives document no. 401. The Senate referred a bill to the Committee of Claims for the relief of Francis Larche, who sought reimbursement for an enslaved person killed while impressed into U.S. service.

Larche, Francis, fl. 1830

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