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The Auction
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Why did the Ardinburgh heirs decide to free Mau-mau Bett rather than sell her at the estate auction?
A
None of the heirs wanted the burden of the aging, infirm Bomefree, so they sacrificed Mau-mau Bett's price and freed her on condition she support him
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She was judged too old to fetch a fair price at auction
C
A New York statute required freeing slaves over sixty
D
Bomefree purchased her freedom with his own savings
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