Sources please on both sides. Baker, Edmunds and Davenport were the operators of the JR&K canal boat company, if I have the named remembered correctly. Are these the same Davenports? Lyle Browning On Jun 25, 2008, at 4:52 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > 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 >> > >> > ______________________________________ >> > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the >> > instructions at >> > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >> >> ______________________________________ >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html