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In Germantown, slain British general haunts house where he died

There has been historical debate about the death of Brig. Gen. James Agnew, a point of contention that may bother the specter of a man of such high standing.

Photograph of a print of the Wister house, erected by John Wister in 1744.
Photograph of a print of the Wister house, erected by John Wister in 1744.Read moreHistorical Society of Pennsylvania