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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Better Late Than Never
I found this item at Hening's Statutes of Virginia 9:320-1 quite moving:
He knew he was dying. He gave his slave Rachel and her daughter their freedom, and left part of his estate to build them a house.
Most today would probably suspect the child was his. I suspect back then they would have also thought that. Thanks to DNA testing we know that was not a rare thing.
In such cases freedom and land seem like a minimum obligation. Certainly a complex mess slavery created.
Most today would probably suspect the child was his. I suspect back then they would have also thought that. Thanks to DNA testing we know that was not a rare thing.
ReplyDeleteIn such cases freedom and land seem like a minimum obligation. Certainly a complex mess slavery created.
A man is not mentioned. You have to wonder if the child was John Barry's.
ReplyDeleteIt is certainly a reasonable assumption. More than a few slaves received their freedom in such a manner.
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