Can a master's agent deliver a bill of release to a slave on the master's behalf?
A master may have his slave's bill of release delivered through an agent. Anyone eligible to bring a get on behalf of a husband may also deliver a bill of release.
Question 2
If a master claims he freed his slave but the slave denies ever receiving a bill of release, what do we assume?
The Rambam rules that if the master says he freed the slave and the slave denies it, we suspect the bill was composed and lost — and the slave is treated as freed.
Question 3
If a master says on his deathbed 'My heirs should not subjugate my maid-servant,' what is the legal effect?
A deathbed instruction not to subjugate a maid-servant is not a valid bill of release and does not free her. She remains in service — the heirs are not bound by this informal instruction.
Question 4
Which of the following is one of the six ways a bill of release parallels a bill of divorce?
One of the six parallels is that both a get and a bill of release must be written lishmah — with specific intent for that particular woman or slave. Generic pre-written forms are invalid.
Question 5
Is a legal document signed by even one Kuti (Samaritan) witness valid as a bill of release?
The Rambam rules explicitly that any legal document signed by even one Kuti witness is unacceptable. This is one of the areas where the parallel with gittin is applied fully.