-------- Original Message -------- Subject: {not a subscriber} Re(2): [NCGUILFO] Mendenahll Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:46:16 -0700 From: Mason@columbusacademy.org (Mason) To: NCQuaker@aol.com CC: ncguilfo-l@rootsweb.com References: <37.8396d6f.26b71838@aol.com> Thanks for the information. I too wondered how a Quaker could own slaves, but we are indeed talking about the same George C. Mendenhall. I have a copy of the emancipation papers that he drew up when he sent 28 slaves to Ohio in 1854. They arrived in 1855. He wrote that he could no longer morally own human beings and seemed to have wrested with this dilema for awhile. It is also documented that he tried to make sure that the slaves had a trade or a skill that would be useful for them to support themselves once they were freed. Apparently when George C. died unexpectantly, his son from his first marriage tried to contest his second wife, Delphne's right to emancipate the slaves that were left on the plantation. I am trying to find out if there are any records of his contesting of the will or if there are any more records on Eliza Dunn's birth place and her father's name. I know this would not be in Quaker records, as she was not a Quaker. I was able to come to Jamestown this past spring and searched the records at Guilford College and High Point and Greensboro libraries. Everyone has been very helpful with my search. If you every come across any information that you feel could be helpful, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again for your response. Kay Mason