Robert returned to Kentucky and paid James $500 for his freedom .
About this time , he was or considered himself technically owned by James Harlan , although he was wealthier than the slave owner and had been freed a few years earlier .
James Harlan returned to Kentucky and paid James $500 for James Harlan 's freedom .
About this time , he was or considered himself technically owned by James Harlan , although he was wealthier than the slave owner and had been freed a few years earlier .