1769, " " L15.
1774, " " L5 on Africans, L10 on colonial Negroes.
1786, Importation prohibited.
[46] Leaming and Spicer, _Grants, Concessions_, etc., p. 398.
Probably this did not refer to Negroes at all.
[47] Cf. Vincent, _History of Delaware_, I. 159, 381.
[48] _Laws and Acts of New Jersey, 1703-17_ (ed. 1717), p. 43.
[49] _N.J. Archives_, IV. 196. There was much difficulty in
passing the bill: _Ibid._, XIII. 516-41.
[50] _Ibid._, IX. 345-6. The exact provisions of the act I
have not found.
[51] _Ibid._, IX. 383, 447, 458. Chiefly because the duty was
laid on the importer.
[52] Allinson, _Acts of Assembly_, pp. 315-6.
[53] _N.J. Archives_, VI. 222.
[54] _Acts of the 10th General Assembly_, May 2, 1786. There
are two estimates of the number of slaves in this colony:--
In 1738, 3,981. _American Annals_, II. 127.
" 1754, 4,606. " " II. 143.
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_Chapter IV_
THE TRADING COLONIES.
16. Character of these Colonies.
17. New England and the Slave-Trade.
18. Restrictions in New Hampshire.
19. Restrictions in Massachusetts.
20. Restrictions in Rhode Island.
21. Restrictions in Connecticut.
22. General Character of these Restrictions.
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