Bruin's company, called Bruin and Hill, transported enslaved Americans of African descent to slave markets in the Southern United States.

At the start of the American Civil War, Bruin was captured and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. His property, including the slave jail, was confiscated by U.S.

All that remains today of the entire compound is a two-story brick structure that housed the enslaved people.

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