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TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION
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How do Althesa's daughters, Ellen and Jane, come to be sold into slavery despite having been raised believing they were free?
A
They voluntarily sold themselves to pay off debts
B
After both their parents die of yellow fever, it emerges that their mother Althesa had legally been a slave, meaning the daughters were also legally slaves under law, and creditors have them seized and sold at auction as an 'extra article'
C
They were kidnapped by strangers unrelated to their family's affairs
D
Their uncle sold them intentionally for profit
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