John Schroeder asked about the origins of Quaker opposition to slavery. The classic account, at least it was many years ago when I read it, is Thomas Edward Drake, Quakers and Slavery in America (Yale University Press, 1950). A more recent book on the subject, which I probably ought to read, is Jean R. Soderlund, Quakers and Slavery: A Divided Spirit (Princeton University Press, 1985). John John T. Kneebone [log in to unmask] Director, Publications and Educational Services Library of Virginia http://www.lva.lib.va.us To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html