Tuxedo, N.Y. During the Colonial period, access to New Jersey’s interior from the Hudson River began at Newburgh. Twenty miles south along the King’s Highway (now Route 94), Daniel Crommelin operated the Gray Court Inn, the resting place for travelers bound for Trenton. Crommelin sold the Gray Court in 1720. All of the chattels (personal possessions) transferred in the sale are listed, including three slaves identified by name and race. This rare document is believed to be the sole surviving record of the enslavement of Native Americans in Orange County. The subject will be presented by two local experts Ray Decker of the Incorporated Orange County Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association and Clifton Patrick, the Town of Chester historian in a short talk at an archaeological conference to be held on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Lautenburg Visitor Center, located in Sterling Forest State Park, 115 Old Forge Rd., Tuxedo. They will deliver the paper, “A rare glimpse of the enslavement of Indians in Orange County, New York.” Decker and Patrick explored the enslavement of native Americans throughout the Dutch and English colonies to acquire the historical perspective needed to understand the documented enslavement at Gray Court. A brief account of enslavement by the Dutch, by other native Americans, and by the English will be included in their presentation. The conference is free and open to the public. Its sponsors are the Incorporated Orange County Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association and the North Jersey Highlands Historical Society. Researchers and enthusiasts, professional and avocational, are invited to speak at the conference. Presentations should be 25 minutes long and may be illustrated with slide or other graphic materials. Those interested may submit a title and abstract to Edward J. Lenik, program chair, via his e-mail at edlenik@hotmail.com, or to his address at 100 Deerfield Road, Wayne, N.J. 97470-6414. For more information call Lenik at 973-835-0770.