. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. , but would also improve a greatdeal more that now lyes waste under woods, and enable this Sc;t about raising of Naval Stores, which would be greatly advan-tageous to the Crown of England, and this Province. For the raising of Hemp here, so as ^il-cloth and Cordage to furnish but our own shipping, would hinder the Importingit, and save a considerable sum in a year tomake Returns for whichwe now do, and in time might be capacitated to furnish England notonly with Sail-cloth and Cordage, but likewise with Pitch, Tar, Hemp,and other Stores whi
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. , but would also improve a greatdeal more that now lyes waste under woods, and enable this Sc;t about raising of Naval Stores, which would be greatly advan-tageous to the Crown of England, and this Province. For the raising of Hemp here, so as ^il-cloth and Cordage to furnish but our own shipping, would hinder the Importingit, and save a considerable sum in a year tomake Returns for whichwe now do, and in time might be capacitated to furnish England notonly with Sail-cloth and Cordage, but likewise with Pitch, Tar, Hemp,and other Stores which they are now ot liged to purchase in ForeignNations. Suppose the Government there should allow Forty Shillings perhead for five years, to such as Should Import every of these years100 White Men Servants, and each to serve 4 years, the cost would bebut two hundred pounds a year, and a 1000 1. for the 5 ^irst 100 Servants, being free the 4th year they serve the 5thyear for Wages, and the 6th tnere is lOu that goes out into the. Woods, and settles a 100 Families to Strengthen and Baracado usfrom the Indians, and also a 100 Families more every year successive iy. And here you see that in one year the Town of Boston has lost1320 l. by 44 Negroes, which is also a loss to the Country In gener-al, and for a less loss (if it may be improperly be scfcalled) fora 1000 1. the Country may have 500 Ken in 5 years time for the 44Negroes dead in oine year. 1 A certain person within these 6 years had two Negroes deadcomputed both at 60 1. which would have procured him six white Ser-vants at 10 1. per head to have served 24 years at 4 years apiece,without running such a great risque, and the Whites would havestrengthened the Country, that Negroes do not. 1 Twould do well that none of those Servants he liable to beImpressed during their Service of Agreement at their first Landing. That such Servants being Sold or Transported out of this Pro-vince during the time of their Service, the
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