According to today's (Wednesday, December 21) The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com, "In the mid-18th century, one in five New Yorkers was a chattel." The article continues, "The largest exhibit in the 201-year history of the New-York Historical Society, "Slavery in New York" was prepared by a distinguished team of historians headed by James Oliver Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of History and American Studies at George Washington University, and supported by 17 "scholarly advisors" including such luminaries as Columbia University's Eric Foner and Yale's David Blight. It is accompanied by a handsome companion volume, also titled "Slavery in New York," edited by historians Ira Berlin and Leslie M. Harris." For the complete article, "Slaves and the City", please go to: <http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110007707> I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Chag Sameach* Chanukah, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY * KHAHG sah-MEHY-ahkh = A Joyous Holiday The 8-day rabbinic Festival of Chanukah begins Sunday night, December 25.

> > According to today's (Wednesday, December 21) The Wall Street Journal's > OpinionJournal.com, "In the mid-18th century, one in five New Yorkers was a > chattel." > >I found this very interesting as my ancestor, Peter Groom freed his negro wench in his will in 1795. I had wondered if it was common for their to be slaves in NY. Marilyn