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Paul,

It was Robert Carter I ("King" Carter) who "dismembered" slaves to prevent
their running away. Robert Carter III, his grandson, was the emancipator,
and I don't think R.C. III did any dismembering.  By an act of the General
Assembly, doctors who cut off the toes of slaves were not held liable if the
slaves died.

Henry Wiencek
Charlottesville

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