Burwell Bassett Jr. was a Virginian senator and a nephew of Martha Washington. Martha and George sent Bassett to New Hampshire to apprehend Ona Judge Staines and return her to Mount Vernon—but Bassett’s two attempts to cajole Ona into giving up her freedom and returning to the people who enslaved her were unsuccessful.
Burwell Bassett Jr. Quotes in Never Caught
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Chapter 12
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Righteous indignation and a belief in her right to be free prompted her final and fierce response to Bassett, telling him, "I am free now and choose to remain so."
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Burwell Bassett Jr. Quotes in Never Caught
The Never Caught quotes below are all either spoken by Burwell Bassett Jr. or refer to Burwell Bassett Jr. . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 12
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Righteous indignation and a belief in her right to be free prompted her final and fierce response to Bassett, telling him, "I am free now and choose to remain so."
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