Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  smidtracing writes:
in response to OSBD:  I don't know if anyone has told you but
slavery is illegal. But why would you care about anyone's
rights.  Did anyone tell you? You were the one that quoted him
as a point of governmental wisdom to follow. Since you seem to
care about personal rights so much why are you quoting a known
slaveholder who was operating legally at the time? Oh, wait
you’re speaking out against slavery would be tantamount to
trying to tell him what to do on his own property which you are
firmly against. Maybe he was just the Mr. Hoffman of his time.
The historical reference was to his financial situation in the
remaining years before his death.  Colleen Smidt