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In 1840 Henry Clay finally gave Charlotte and her daughter Mary Ann Dupuy their freedom.

He kept her son Charles Dupuy as a personal servant, frequently citing him as an example of how well he treated his slaves.

Clay granted Charles Dupuy his freedom in 1844.

While no deed of emancipation has been found for Aron Dupuy, in 1860 he and Charlotte were living together as free black residents in Fayette County, Kentucky.

He may have been freed or " given his time " by one of Clay's sons, as Dupuy continued to work at Ashland, for pay.