As objectors to the institution of slavery, the Chenoweths manumitted their slaves in 1853 over the existing legal obstacles to that course of action and the family moved to Washington, D.C. shortly thereafter.
The Chenoweths manumitted their slaves in 1853 over the existing legal obstacles to that course of action. This was as objectors to the institution of slavery. The family moved to Washington, D.C. shortly thereafter. This was as objectors to the institution of slavery.