He made the last payment in 1770 and subsequently purchased his freedom.
She enabled him to hire out to earn money, and he purchased his freedom from her for $1,800 in 1845.
In purchasing her freedom from him, it may be that I purchase yours.
They could thus earn some money on the side, sometimes enough to purchase their freedom.
This was another tool a slave could use to purchase their freedom.
In 1590 he was thrown into prison, and had to purchase his freedom at the same expense as before.
George had an older brother John, and their father may have purchased their freedom.
Eventually he had saved enough money to purchase his own freedom for $1000.
The possibility of being set free was rather low; the slaves could not purchase their freedom.
He later purchased his freedom and that of his wife.
