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The Enslaved Households of Martin Van Buren - Photo 2

The Enslaved Households of Martin Van Buren - Photo 2

These pages from the 1830 census show that two free and four enslaved African-American women were at Decatur House, Secretary of State Martin Van Buren's residence. He was renting the Lafayette Square home from Susan Decatur. Charlotte Dupuy was one of the enslaved women listed.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29