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John Haws, Pvt., Concord

Found in: Pennsylvania Archives » Page 407

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Mrs Mary Rathford, not Rather

Found in: Confederate Citizens File » Page 2

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Footnote_catalog updated a Footnote Page to Federal Court Records Relating to the Spanish Schooner "Amistad" Page.

These records contain correspondence and court documents of the Supreme Court case related to the Amistad. Claims of salvage of the ship, cargo, and slaves on board were…

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Pmlbarton updated a Footnote Page to The Family of Joseph and Adalaide Dashnau Page.

They were my great-grandparents. I have some information about their family from newspaper clippings left by my mother.This Dashnau family lived in Oswego,NY,where I also…

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image: Eula Inez Ellis Breeden

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