I have found no evidence that Davenport dealt in slaves - his own, or
anyone else's. He was a commission merchant that dealt largely in food
and household goods. Many commission merchants did deal in slaves, but
many of them didn't. I have tried to find any evidence that Davenport
did, but have not turned up any information that would indicate he did.
Other commission merchants that did also deal in slaves, whether in a
large capacity, or just occasionally, were fairly easy to find.
If you (or anyone else) have any information indicating that I.G. & B
Davenport (or the earlier ship owner Edmonds & Davenport) had any slave
trade connections, I wish you would share.
Obviously I haven't found or seen every possible source for Davenport,
but my search so far can't find any instance when any of this family
bought/sold hired out or hired slaves. Maybe someone on this list has
the evidence that has so far, escaped me.
If it exists, I'd love to know about it.
Elizabeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Melinda Skinner <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 5:46 am
Subject: Re: Richmond and VA slave Traders
I was not implying that Davenport owned and sold his own slaves...
only that his company dealt in the trading of them.
--
Melinda C. P. Skinner
Richmond, VA
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: [log in to unmask]
> I have found NO information to suggest Davenport ever sold a slave.
> This piece of incorrect information really needs to be corrected.
>
> Elizabeth C. Kambourian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melinda Skinner <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 4:36 am
> Subject: Re: Richmond and VA slave Traders
>
> I would also be interested in such a list for some research I'm doing.
> I think Davenport is one Richmond name reported to be in the slave
trade
> (along with other "commodities").
>
> --
> Melinda C. P. Skinner
> Richmond, VA
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
> > Lyle,
> >
> > What a great question, and I am hoping the answer is yes. I am
> > currently working on a VFH grant to the Mary Ball Washington Museum
> > and Library to abstract the estate records of Lancaster County from
> > 1835-1865. We've finished the gathering phase and are now in the
> > computer input stage. Needless to say, mention is sometimes made of
> > a slave being sold in Richmond, but seldom by whom.
> >
> > To our surprise, such cases were rare. Perhaps about 10 such
entries
>
> > out of 1200 records. Even less frequent was the case of a slave
> > being sold out of the estate at an estate sale or during the term of
> > an account. Perhaps about 5 such entries for such an event. It
> > seemed to be the norm to keep the slaves within the estate, and when
> > divided between heirs to keep them in family groups.
> >
> > Regardless, I too would be interested in such a list. It would be a
> > very valuable addition to this project.
> >
> > Thanks for thinking of the question,
> >
> > Craig Kilby
> > Lancaster, VA
> >
> > On Jun 24, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Lyle E. Browning wrote:
> >
> > > Before I do this the hard way, has anyone got a spreadsheet or
> > > other computerized list of slave traders for Richmond and for the
> > > rest of VA?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Lyle Browning, RPA
> > >
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