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George R. Roberts, seaman, served aboard Chasseur with Captain Thomas
Boyle during the War of 1812. Roberts was one of many free Blacks who
helped defend the young nation during that conflict. This picture was
taken late in his life. Roberts died in Baltimore in 1861 at the age of 95.
Picture source: Maryland Historical Society.
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