My sister and I were debating this at lunch, and had the same question. What was Washington thinking? Martha had to be asking herself if the slaves loved her more than they wanted to be free. I would have freed them as soon as the Will was read. Anita ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Lonny J. Watro" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html