BEAUTIFUL CRESCENT, A History of New Orleans by Joan B. Garvey and Mary Lou Widmer, Library of Congress Number 111-123 ISBN #0-9612960-0-3 Page 97. "In the city, there were many free Negroes with slaves of their own. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html