>I just did a quick search in the online catalog of the NYS Library. There >are many books about slavery in NYS. Here are a few (I abbreviated the >titles and authors): 1. History of Negro Slavery in NY/Edgar McManus, 1966 2. Negro Slavery in NY/Ed Olson (thesis), 1938 3. Negro slavery in NY: a historical sketch/A. Judd Northrup, 1900 4. Negro slavery, status of slaves under english colonial gov't/Ed Vernon Morgan, 1891 5. + many more...... Rebecca Rector Troy, NY <www.capital.net/com/rbinfo>