--- "E.M. Garrity" <egarrity@mediaone.net> wrote: > I am quite surprised at the number of slaves counted > in the ...Are there any > local records available recording their change of > status? Any record of buying, selling, taxing Hi, Liz, I don't know about Rensselaer Co., but down south, it is common to find slaves listed in estate inventories, bequeathed in Wills and bought and sold in the deed records (they were considered property). Lyn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com