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Adrien d'Épinay successfully lodged claims against the release of his 120 slaves and received £4,324 (equivalent to $ 500,000 in 2023). His wife lodged claims for her 335 slaves and she received £10,868 (equivalent to $ 1,250,000 in 2023). He also secured the right of colonists to serve on
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Antoine Jean d'Épinay and Marie Marthe Blanc. He became a lawyer and politician, infamous for his many fights against the abolition of slavery and amelioration policies. At the beginning of the 19th century he helped found the
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