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Quote #7
And in later papers, notice of the sale of the slaves from Mr. Rufus Weylin's estate. These slaves were listed by their first names with their approximate ages and their skills given. (Epilogue.5)
Dana knew when she killed Rufus that she'd be dooming all of his slaves to be sold. She sadly confirms this fact when she checks an old newspaper and sees that all of Rufus' slaves were indeed sold off. Their lives probably got worse from that point on, and this is a guilt that Dana will have to carry around with her.
Quote #8
Sarah was listed, but Joe and Hagar were not. Everyone else was listed. Everyone. (Epilogue.5)
Dana likes to think that Alice's children—Joe and Hagar—became free after Rufus died. She can't be sure, but she does know that Hagar grew up to have children and that these children and grandchildren eventually led to Dana.
Quote #9
I could find nothing in the incomplete newspaper records to suggest that he had been murdered, or even that the fire had been arson. (Epilogue.6)
It looks like the slave Nigel did a good job of concealing the fact that Dana murdered Rufus by burning down the entire house. After all, the white people of the area would take brutal revenge on all of Rufus' slaves if they found out. They would want to set an example to discourage any other slaves from murdering their masters.