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Well, you come to visit again. How convenient.

It's always fun reading your stuff, Pea. It's always most amusing.

Re 2. There is firm evidence that slave labor was used.

And I don't doubt it. But given when the other two universities were founded and their locations is it likely that slave labor wasn't used in construction of their facilities, too? Like I said, the answer is most likely "All of the above". The vote happened. Your caveats and red herrings not withstanding.

As did the resumption of slave imports into South Carolina, since it wasn't a ban but a temporary halt. Your misidentification of the intent of the legislation not withstanding.

You re framed the question and used speculation...a non-rebuttal.

Not speculation, Pea, but facts which contradict your claim.

Re 7. I do not use non-sequiturs.

You do all the time, Pea. Wood's loss was directly related to his pro-secessionist stand. The two facts are related.

Statement is well documented. Your Cabinet reference is a red herring.

You linked the cabinet, Pea. The connetion is your's.

Some of the laborers who built Brown University's first building were slaves, and some were free workmen. The Brown family had engaged in the slave trade as well.

But it's also probably true that William and Mary's early buildings were built by slaves: College’s oldest buildings likely built by slaves, lecturer says.

Complete records don't survive. It's not like slaves would be on a payroll. But some of the contractors were definitely slave owners.

We do know that the College of William and Mary owned slaves and plantations. More here.

As regards the College of Charleston, I don't see that anyone's addressed this question. I thought about writing them, but it's probably not something they want to get into.

It's also tricky to ask which state "transported" the most slaves. It's said that more slave ships sailed out of Newport, Rhode Island than any other city in North America, but it's likely that more slaves came through on British ships sailing out of Bristol, Liverpool, London and Glasgow.

In so far as Charleston was the busiest port of entry on the US coast one could say that South Carolina "transported" the most slaves, since Charleston was the destination and Charleston money paid the costs.