I agree... don't really think you would have much trouble over 18 slaves, they probably couldn't even work up much of a rebellion. Georgia had 462,198 slaves about that time...43.7% of the population. Mississippi had 436,631 slaves...55.2% of the population. Alabama had 435,080...45.1% of the population. South Carolina had 402,406 slaves which was a whooping 57.2% of the population. So you can see the threat of "servile insurrection" would be much higher than New Jersey. The defeat of Napoleon's forces by blacks and Creoles in Haiti could only had to that fear... in my view.

Cump.