[Bull Snipe]

Over the course of Jefferson’s life, he owned 700 slaves.
Some were inherited his fathers estate, 135 were inherited from his wife’s father’s estate. The balance he acquired. During his life time Jefferson freed 5 slave, and 5 more were freed by his will.

[HLPhat]

>>Over the course of Jefferson’s life, he owned 700 slaves.

If a person lives in a house with 700 rooms, that has a mortgage... do they "own" their home?

Jefferson knew the relation of that reality.

"COMMERCE BETWEEN MASTER AND SLAVE IS DESPOTISM"

[ml/nj]

Half a dozen or more of Jefferson's slaves traveled to Paris to serve him there. For all intents and purposes they were free to come and go as they pleased there when they had time off. I believe they all returned to Monticello.

ML/NJ