A Short History of the American Negro

legislation on the subject of slavery first appears else where, slaves are already present.In August, 1619, a Dutch vessel brought to Jamestown twenty Negroes,* who were sold into servitude.Virginia, however, did not give statutory recognition to slavery as a system until 1 66 1, the importations being too small to make the matter one of importance.In this year, however, an act of assembly stated that Negroes were " in capable of making satisfaction for the time lost in running away by addition of time; f and thus slavery gained a firm place in the oldest of the colonies.(b) Massachusetts.Negroes were first imported into Massachusetts from Barbadoes a year or two before 1638, but in John Winthrop s Journal, under date February 26th of this year, we have positive evidence on the subject as follows: "Mr.Pierce in the Salem ship, the Desire, returned from the West Indies after seven months.He had been at Providence, and brought some cotton, and tobacco, and negroes, etc., from thence, and salt from Tertugos.Dry fish and strong liquors are the only commodities for those parts.He met there two men-of-war, sent forth by the lords, etc., of Providence with letters of mart

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