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To: Freedom4US
Lee freed his slaves, before Grant ever did, is that true?

No. Grant freed his one slave in 1859. Grant freed his last ones in December 1862.

62 posted on 06/22/2018 12:31:52 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

Grant had one slave and his wife’s (Julia Grant nee, Dent) family had several more in their home state of Missouri. Grant freed his one slave in 1859 but those owned by his wife were retained till ‘65 when Missouri abolished slavery.

Lee freed his slaves in Arlington in ‘62 writing, “There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.”


148 posted on 06/22/2018 1:49:02 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Grant had control of his wife’s slaves who were not freed until the passage of the thirteenth amendment in 1866.Lee was not a slave owner but was the executor of his father in law and following his will freed those slaves.


225 posted on 06/22/2018 3:03:25 PM PDT by Midnitethecat
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