| Suppose the South should manumit their slaves, will the North receive and educate them? |
| They were not required so far as we know, in any instance, to manumit their slaves. |
| Jefferson's actions are also juxtaposed here with those of other Virginia planters who did manumit their slaves. |
| It even seemed possible that they could improve the conditions of slaves and persuade ever more planters to manumit their bondsmen. |
| He gave the law, that every shire in the kingdom should annually manumit one thrall. |
| Methodist and many Baptist clergy opposed human bondage and at first called on believers to manumit their slaves. |
