It is absurd to think that there was such a “treaty of Paris.” First, all of the Hemingses, prior to the trip to Paris, were given special treatment and Sally, even after her return to Virginia, was treated no better than other Hemingses.35 Jefferson's codicil (see Appendix C) indicates that his slaves Burwell Colbert, John Hemings (Sally's younger brother), and Joe Fosset were singled out for special favors more than Sally's sons, Madison and Eston.
