Emancipation became a major issue in Virginia after liberalization of the manumission law in 1782. Slavery was hereditary, though manumission was possible. These were the only two slaves Jefferson freed by manumission in his lifetime. A further relief consisted in facilitating the manumission or liberation of slaves. In baptismal manumission, enslaved children were freed at baptism. There was relatively little manumission of slaves until after the revolution. Similar to Pennsylvania's law, it provided for gradual manumission of slaves. The slaves were differentiated by origin and different disabilities and rules for manumission applied. He may have also issued a deed of manumission for Aibak at this time. He provided for the manumission of hundreds of slaves in his will. This 7th-year manumission could be voluntarily renounced. For his service he was granted manumission and a pension of 50 pesos. The graffiti records that Felix survived the fight and was granted his freedom ("manumission"). The parables present within the Gospels further complicate ideas of manumission. The terms of his manumission might specify the services a "libertus" owed.