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Students examine a property inventory of a farm owner from 1785 in Sussex County. The inventory is part of a probate file used to settle the estate of the deceased person and includes the estimated value of each piece of property. Slaves are listed as items of property and the class discusses slave ownership and write an essay in response to the discussion.
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