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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Theresa Duffin reports that her former enslaver beat her after she argued with his wife and that they refuse to return her property]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Affidavit of Theresa Duffin reporting that she had a run-in with her enslaver&#039;s wife in 1863 for which he severely beat her; she complained to the authorities &amp; they promptly lodged her in jail; the enslaver got her out &amp; told her that if she didn&#039;t wish to return to his place she must leave MD; she went to Georgetown; in fall 1864 she returned to the former enslaver&#039;s place to get her children, which he agreed to permit, but he refused to let her carry away some $125 worth of personal effects (interesting list of household furnishings &amp; clothing); she complains about the property, saying that the former master threatened to kill her if she ever returned to his place. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Washington, D.C.]]></dcterms:coverage>
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