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George Washington was known to buy slaves and then free them.

uhmmm actually he didn't let his slaves free until his death.
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Only one of his slaves were freed upon his death. Most of his slaves were left to his wife Martha and she only freed a few slaves before her death when she worried they were plotting against her.
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yep. after his death he did. it was because he was starting to feel bad about the slave trade and all that.

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Yes, after becoming President, he eventually help to free them

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yes, because she didn't like the rule of slavery

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Only one of his slaves were freed upon his death. Most of his slaves were left to his wife Martha and she only freed a few slaves before her death when she worried they were plotting against her. She left the rest of their slaves to their children who did not free very many of the slaves.

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