they were still at least six slaves in the lee household in alexandria. when and carter lee dies in 1829, part of her estate is that disposition of their sleeves in that estate. some sleeves are pointed towards her two daughters in this case, and marshall lee. sorry, and kin law lee. i said marshall because she marries a martial. she becomes an hub lee martial. and her sister mill judith lee. but one slave family's will talk to robert, at least in terms of the disposition of the estate. winds up being a sleeve sleeve family that robert owns. it is the only family he ever owns in his own name. that doesn't mean that he did benefit from slavery as a system, simply by being a white seventh southerner there were benefits. even more so at arlington, when he marries into the customs property at arlington. but there's also two other properties along the river. all told there is something like 190 slaves who are part of those properties. and robert lee benefits from that. when he marry so that he benefits from their work, their labor. he has a family who is one o

were severely reduced, still at least six slaves in the lee household in alexandria. when can we carter dies in 1829, part of her estate is the disposition opera slaves not estate. some slaves are pointed toward her two daughters, in this case, and marshall week -- i'm sorry, and can make -- i set marshall because she marries a lark marshall, she becomes amply marshall and her sister mildred lee. one slave family is welcome to robert or at least in terms of the estate, winds up being a slave family robber owns. as it turns out though, the only slave family he ever owned in his own name. that doesn't mean he didn't benefit from slavery as a system. simply by being right there were but if it's being part of the slave system was. even more, he marries into the custis, the main property at arlington but also to other custis properties among the river. all told, something like 190 slaves part of the properties. robert lee benefits when he marries and to it from their work and labor, he has a valet who is one of the slaves, his wife has slaves who will wait on her and they

his mother owns slaves when they were living in alexandria. wung slave family is will to robert or in terms of disposition of the estate, winds up being a slave family that robert owns. it is, as it turns out, the only slave family he ever owns in his own name. that doesn't mean he didn't benefit from slavery as a system. it's also two other properties on the river. there's something like 190 slave who is are part of those properties. robert lee benefits from it. his wife has slaves who will wait on her and they will assist with the children. they go on vacation. the slaves go with them. lee certainly benefits from the slave system even if he doesn't himself have personal title to large numbers of slaves, which he doesn't. he says nothing about slavery for years and years. it's interesting he talks about it at all. lee learned in his military career not to talk about politics. soldiers who talked about politics or who got mixed up in politics usually suffered for it. slavery is inpinging so much, he finally starts writing about it in a letter