john f.a. sanford probably knew that he had won. by the time of the decision, sanford had gone mad and was confined to a mental institution. the st. louis chateau family sent mrs. emerson in massachusetts some money related to the litigation. most likely it was the wages that dred and harriet earned those 11 years which had been impounded by the sheriff. it came as an embarrassment to congressman clifford c. chaffeyy of massachusetts to learn that by kofrture he was the owner of the nation's most famous slave. he owned the scotts because he married john emerson's widow. they were transported by quick claim deed to someone in massachusetts because only a missouri resident could free a missouri slave. thus the scotts finally granted the freedom not by operation of law but by the 'em barragement of a congressman of massachusetts. though dred lived two years after the case and the family remained together, harriet and her daurls survived the civil war. lizzy married and had children of her own. eliza never did but she stayed with her mot

john f.a. sanford probably never knew he had won. sanford had gone mad and was confined to a mental institution. the st. louis chateau family sent mrs. emerson in massachusetts some money related to the litigation. most likely it was the wages that dred and harriott earned those years impounded by the sheriff. it came as an embarrassment to congress chaffee to learn that by coveture he was the owner of the nation's most famous slave. he owned the scotts because he had married john emerson's widow. dred and harriott were haste illy transferred by quitclaim deed to someone in missouri because only a missouri resident could free a slave. thus we were granted their freedom not by operation of law, but by the embarrassment of a congressman from massachusetts. though dred lived two years after the case and the family remained together, harriott and her daughters survived the civil war. lizzy married and had children of her own. aliza never did but she stayed with her mother and did laundry. it was not simply chief justice taney's writing f