Not really; the average small slaveowner wanted to become a larger slaveholder ************************************************* Paul Finkelman Senior Fellow Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism University of Pennsylvania President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law, Emeritus Albany Law School 518-439-7296 (p) 518-605-0296 (c) [log in to unmask] www.paulfinkelman.com ************************************************* ________________________________________ From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Paul Heinegg [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 9:39 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Out-migration from Virginia early 1810-1840 Is there evidence that a significant number of small slave owners considered their slaves to be something other than property? -----Original Message----- ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html