I hear Henry Box left after his wife and children were sent away, although he was paying for their freedom which is fishy to me because it's said that he also saved up money for his trip and received assistance from a slave owner and another man, which didn't specify if this was the same slave owner he was paying. My theory is, instead of paying for his wife and children's freedom, I am wondering if he only paid for his own and the slave master who helped him escape is the one he paid. Also, word is that Henry Box had a chance to purchase his wife and children, since he was free but instead he chooses to marry a wyt woman and live out his life as a free man, while his blk wife and four children where enslaved.
I hear Henry Box left after his wife and children were sent away, although he was paying for their freedom which is fishy to me because it's said that he also saved up money for his trip and received assistance from a slave owner and another man, which didn't specify if this was the same slave owner he was paying. My theory is, instead of paying for his wife and children's freedom, I am wondering if he only paid for his own and the slave master who helped him escape is the one he paid. Also, word is that Henry Box had a chance to purchase his wife and children, since he was free but instead he chooses to marry a wyt woman and live out his life as a free man, while his blk wife and four children where enslaved.
What is your source for this information?