In 1814, while this lawyer & poet was helping to free his friend William Beanes, he saw the bombing of Fort McHenry
[DOC] [TLE] Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of ... [PAR] The garrison flag would soon after be raised at Fort McHenry and ultimately find a 
... Friends of Dr. Beanes asked Georgetown lawyer Francis Scott Key to join John 
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