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.
Hrumph. All speculation and red herrings. Very weak post. </sarcasm>
“...probably true....”
“...records don't survive....but...”
“I don't see that anyone's addressed this question.”
“It's also tricky...”
“It is said....”
“...but it's likely that...”
“...One could say...”
Nothing. Not one bit of information that can be verified.
Even your “higher authority”, Dr. Lounsbury, cannot step up to the plate with facts....just his own supposition. He says this: “Just how many slaves did similar skilled jobs is unknown, but it seems probable that there were some.”
That is a conclusion, not a fact. Your use of it as acceptable verification of a point you want to make reflects not just the irrelevance of Dr. Lounsbury, but the bias of your thinking.
Your bias has been exposed by a non-sequitur. How about that?