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Upon the decease of my wife, it is my desire that the slaves whom I hold in my own right should receive their freedom.
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gutenberg.orgCydnor Tompkins: “Upon the decease of my wife, it is my desire that the slaves whom I hold in my own right should receive their freedom.”
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Tompkins expresses his wish for the freedom of his slaves upon his death, highlighting his personal stance against slavery.
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