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From: dee@cca.UUCP (Donald Eastlake)
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Subject: Re: Slavery - legal technicalities
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Date: Sun, 29-Sep-85 08:40:35 EDT
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I believe that the owner of the mother is the owner of any offspring, at least
in the default, as with livestock.  Thus if the mother is free, so are the
children.  Presumably if both parents are slaves of different owners, this
could be alterened by contract.
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