The small, stained document is chipped on its edges and weak at its folds, but it represents an important piece of July 4 history concerning an African American man from Georgetown. Dated July 4, 1776, the document is an arrest warrant for Cuffee Dole, a Revolutionary War soldier buried near the center of Union Cemetery in Georgetown. Measuring 6 inches by 8 inches and in good condition, the document is being called the “earliest known manuscript of the modern American era concerning an African American” by the New York auction house that is offering it for $68,500. Read More