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“The Back Building”: An Architectural History of the Decatur House Slave Quarters 1
- Date of Work
- January 1822
- Medium
- Receipt
- Credit
- National Archives and Records Administration
“The Back Building”: An Architectural History of the Decatur House Slave Quarters 1
The January 1822 receipt for "Erecting the Back Building & finding materials for the same."
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