I’ve also read that she very closely resembled his deceased wife. He couldn’t marry her at the time due to law and social attitudes but I’ve a strong feeling he would have if it was feasible.
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>> I’ve also read that she very closely resembled his deceased wife <<
Wasn’t her mother a 1/2-sister to TJ’s white wife? If so, Sally was the wife’s niece.
(And Sally was a quadroon — or as some said of her, “Dern near white.”)