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5. Lee could not sell the slaves to anyone, even Lincoln

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2020, 05:46 AM

Jun 2020

He didn't own them. He managed them as one of the executors of the Custis estates. By the terms of the Custis will. the slaves had to be freed within five years of Custis's death, or sooner once the debts and legacies of the estate were paid.

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Maybe if Lincoln offered to pay Lee to free his slaves... [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2020 OP

That's gonna make some people mad! bobbieinok May 2020 #1

Lee also hunted down John Brown. DemocratSinceBirth May 2020 #2

Lee should have been hung along with many of the confederate West Point graduates demosincebirth Jun 2020 #3

Could not agree more BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #4

Lee could not sell the slaves to anyone, even Lincoln gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #5