Sir,
There is no absolute absolute proof of this. A P.C. DNA is not
absolute proof. I stand by T.J.
A Virginian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Finkelman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: White slaves
> As history shows there was little risk; he did it, as did thousands,
> even tens of thousands, of other white masters, with little or no cost.
> What was the risk? There was no t.v., few reporters, and lots more
> privacy than today; Sally could talk to no one, she was a slave. What
> is the "everything" he could lose? His wealth, no. His other slaves, no.
> His fame, no. His nice house, no. His popularity in Virginia (where
> it was done all the time?) no.
>
> Paul Finkelman
>
> jporeilly1 wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "jporeilly1" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 5:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: White slaves
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I don't know! Maybe it's all a big lie. Did you ever think of
> >>that? Do you really think a man of T.J's position would risk it
> >>all to play with a (dime a dozen) slave girl? Get real. Think about
> >>yourselves. Is
> >>that stuff so sweet and so dear, that you would risk everything
> >>you ever worked for, for your entire life? I know not what course you
> >>boys may take, but as for me, .... Is that stuff really worth the risk
> >>of losing everything? Wake up boys! You wouldn't do it and you know
> >>T.J. wouldn't either! Now, then again, maybe his hot nephew might not be
> >>
> >>
> >so
> >
> >
> >>reluctant, huh?
> >>
> >>A Virginian
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Richard Dixon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 5:18 PM
> >>Subject: White slaves
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>The assumption that Sally Hemings was the child of a black women and a
> >>>white man seems accepted. Her children are also assumed to have been
the
> >>>children of a white man. Under the Virginia law at that time, they were
> >>>white.Why then did Jefferson seek permission (also a requirement of
> >>>statute) for Madison and Eston Hemings, freed under the terms of his
> >>>
> >>>
> >will,
> >
> >
> >>>to remain in Virginia. It was also provided by statute that the child
of
> >>>
> >>>
> >a
> >
> >
> >>>slave women was born a slave, If the child were white and freed when an
> >>>adult, why did he not become a "white man" and automatically divested
of
> >>>those requirements that control black freed slaves, i.e., leave the
> >>>Commonwealth unless granted permission to stay by the General Assembly?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Richard E. Dixon
> >>>Clifton, VA 20124-2115
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