A Newspaper Announces the Suicide of William R. Hackett, 1853
[Baltimore Sun, August 19, 1853:]
Dr. Wm. R. Hackett, of Louisa county, Va., committed suicide on Monday.
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Unearthed during the excavation of the federal office building at 290 Broadway in New York City in 1991, the African Burial Ground was designated a New York City Historic District, a National Historic Landmark and, on February 27, 2006, a National Monument.
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