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Tragically, he died of tuberculosis little more than a year later, on September 17, 1858.
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'''Dred Scott''' (c. 1799 - September 17, 1858) was an American Slave who is best known for the [[Dred Scott decision|Dred Scott Trial]].
 
'''Dred Scott''' (c. 1799 - September 17, 1858) was an American Slave who is best known for the [[Dred Scott decision|Dred Scott Trial]].
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Despite suffering a horrific judicial defeat in the litigation, on May 26, 1857 he and wife were officially freed in St. Louis Circuit Court. Dred Scott then worked as a porter at Barnum's Hotel in downtown St. Louis, and lived in the city near Carr Street.
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Tragically, he died of [[tuberculosis]] little more than a year later, on September 17, 1858.
 
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