Was Dolley Madison a slave owner?

James Madison was a slave owner who depended on the labor of slaves to support his political career. As a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, he was the architect of The Virginia Plan ....

they were looking for strength and physical looks. They also were looking for how hard a slave worked.

The purchased them at slave auctions. Owners that had more slaves than they needed, and those bringing them from Africa would sell them at slave markets.

North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.

Slaves were considered animals, so they were not treated human. Slaves who worked and lived on plantations were the most frequently punished. Punishment could be administered by the plantation owner...