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I do understand what you mean. My point is that twice in his life, Grant  had 
massive debt. He sold possessions and worked off the debt both times. He  
obviously placed value on honoring his debt. The only possession he did not 
sell  
to pay his debt was this one slave. Yes he would lose the slave with no  
compensation if you don't consider reduction of his debt compensation. He 
freed  
Jones and had to work to pay off that portion of his debt instead.
 
Drew
 
 
In a message dated 4/28/2008 10:38:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Clansgian AT wmconnect.com writes:

Except  for one thing, and it is my point, that I am obviously making  badly.

Once a slave was freed by a Writ of Manumission, he could not be  attached.  
Facing losing the slave with no compensation, Grant freed  him.  He could not 
have done this with any other possession, not land  or equipment or 
livestock. 

Very different from the rest of his  property, 




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