This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QUB.2ACE/875.1.1 Message Board Post: Your best bet would probably be the U. S. Census of 1860, which lists the number, gender, and age (I think) of the slaves owned by each owner. That would be available on microfilm in the NC Archives in Raleigh, and maybe in some other archives too.