va laws appear in 1660-61 and by the end the decade a number of acts
have established lifetime servitude for black slaves, but there are
still significnant numbers of free blacks until about 1690
Paul Finkelman
Paul Finkelman
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
and Public Policy
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208-3494
518-445-3386
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Slavery in the colonies was not established until later on in the
colonization process, sometime after 1630's. As I remember the story,
Africans were treated as indentured slaves, briefly; however for some
reason
the process became life long. Anyone remember why, where(specific
colony),
or when?
Thanks
John Philip Adams
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Subject: Re: Query: Jefferson and slave sales
I discuss this in my book Slavery and the Founders, in the last two
chapters. I have figures for the 1780s-90s; the footnotes there will
lead you to other sources; you might also try contacting people at
Monticello
Paul Finkelman
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
and Public Policy
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208-3494
518-445-3386
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Hello:
Can anyone point me in the direction of a source that will give me
details on exactly how many slaves Thomas Jefferson sold off during
his
lifetime? (I think I can get a figure for how many were sold after
his
death in the estate sale). I know of several anecdotes about his
intentions of reuniting families or at least spouses through sales,
but
I'm interested in an actual number.
Thanks,
David Kiracofe
David Kiracofe
History
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake Campus
1428 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
757-822-5136
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