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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Francis Scott Key
Born: August 1, 1779
Died: January 11, 1843 (aged 63)
Bio: Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, Washington, D.C. who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Known for:
- O Say Can You See
- Poems of the Late Francis Scott Key
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Poems of the Late Francis S. Key, Esq.,
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