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To: NKP_Vet

“Although he later served as a general in the Union Army, Grant had control of slaves owned by his wife.[1] He is known to have personally owned only one slave, William Jones, from 1857 to 1859.[2] Grant freed Jones rather than sell him, despite financial need.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_who_owned_slaves


19 posted on 08/15/2017 8:10:02 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary--REAL Russia-US collusion! (UraniumOne Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes) See my home page)
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To: ETL

Anyone can edit a WIKI.


22 posted on 08/15/2017 8:16:11 PM PDT by myerson
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