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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… brought up a bill to secure possession of negroes and slaves. April 29. The bill brought up yesterday to lie under … elected. Bill for securing the possession of negroes and slaves read a first time. April 29. Address to the Governor …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… for examination of certificates, for apprehending runaway slaves. Order for a congratulatory address to the King on his … we have not confirmed the Act for the better ordering of slaves, in order to prevent the wanton killing of negroes; …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… The same to be said of the Act for securing possession of slaves. The remainder approved. The Bishop of London's …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… agreed to. The passage in his letter as to the stealing of slaves by Christopher Potter to be sent to the Commissioners … despatch respecting the stealing of two of the King's slaves by Christopher Potter ( see No. 536), that the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… append particulars of the public lands and of the King's slaves. We repeat the presentments made in 1677 and 1681 as …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… imposed and fall very heavily on individuals, whose slaves might be executed for a public example. Again if runaway slaves be freed from the penalty, the practice of running … any advantages from saving the expense of compensation for slaves executed. Indeed as matters now stand there are not …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Order for a bill to direct methods of prosecution of slaves, and to restrain the liberties granted by certain masters to their slaves. Resolved to address the Governor as to the incoming …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of age, "and all white women working in the ground, and "slaves of all sorts black above twelve years old if born "in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… their titles. There are several shares of land here and slaves which of right belong to His Majesty, and I therefore … and other officers in these islands, and also of what slaves ought and by the constitution of these islands have … for my necessary accommodation, but only aged and impotent slaves and children. What I have occasion for I am forced to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Bills for preventing abuses daily committed by negro slaves and Indians; for regulating an Act of Assembly …