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In 1654 John Casor a black indentured servant in colonial Virginia was the first man to be declared a slave in a civil case He had claimed to an officer that his master Anthony Johnson himself a free black had held him past his indenture term a neighbor Robert Parker told Johnson that if he did not release Casor he would testify in court to this fact Under local laws Johnson was at risk for losing some of his headright lands for violating the terms of indenture Under duress Johnson freed Casor Casor entered into a seven years' indenture with Parker Feeling cheated Johnson sued Parker to repossess Casor a Northampton County Virginia court ruled for Johnson declaring that Parker illegally was detaining Casor from his rightful master who legally held him "for the duration of his life"; Another issue that would affect the compromise was Texas's debt; it had approximately $10 million in debt left over from its time as an independent nation and that debt would become a factor in the debates over the territories. 1.3 Retrocession and the Civil War See also 1.4 Planned development A mezzotint of Martha Washington standing wearing a formal gown based on a 1757 portrait by John Wollaston. . 13.2 Citations The Roman Forum was surrounded by many government buildings as the capital of Ancient Rome. .

4.1.2 Power in the 72 years between the election of George Washington and the election of Abraham Lincoln 50 of those years [had] a slaveholder as president of the United States and for that whole period of time there was never a person elected to a second term who was not a slaveholder. The District has growing industries not directly related to government especially in the areas of education finance public policy and scientific research Georgetown University George Washington University Washington Hospital Center Children's National Medical Center and Howard University are the top five non-government-related employers in the city as of 2009. According to statistics compiled in 2011 four of the largest 500 companies in the country were headquartered in the District in the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index Washington was ranked as having the 12th most competitive financial center in the world and fifth most competitive in the United States (after New York City San Francisco Chicago and Boston).