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Ron Chernow mentions that in his will George Washington could only free the slaves that he owned outright, but that many of his slaves were married to the dower slaves on his estate, who were bound to remain enslaved. Were any freed slaves able to save enough to buy/free other slaves?

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Was the former King of England, Edward VIII, a Nazi symapthizer and conspirator?

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Ron Chernow mentions that in his will George Washington could only free the slaves that he owned outright, but that many of his slaves were married to the dower slaves on his estate, who were bound to remain enslaved. Were any freed slaves able to save enough to buy/free other slaves?	9
Was the former King of England, Edward VIII, a Nazi symapthizer and conspirator?	3