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Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.
Zebulon Pike
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Zebulon Pike
Age: 34 †
Born: 1779
Born: January 5
Died: 1813
Died: April 27
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Lamberton
New Jersey
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
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