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dobó istván on Nostr: Ultimately, the actual owner of the slaves in most cases was the bank, because the ...

Ultimately, the actual owner of the slaves in most cases was the bank, because the bank had a lien on the property.

This is why many people who wanted to posthumously free their slaves in their will were unable.

Slaves were part of the estate and the outstanding debt had to be settled with the bank first.
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