. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. of the States Netherland can never be a source of profit for the Com-pany, until the population from our country be encouraged, more thanit has hitherto been, which can be effected by allowing them, in ad-dition to their present privilege, to export their fish flour andproduce, the growth of that country and no other to Brazil, in pri-vate or the Companys ships, under the supervision of a commisary,to be placed by the Company or board the ships, on the usual Bra-zilian duty payable at the Reciff to those of the Company who a
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. of the States Netherland can never be a source of profit for the Com-pany, until the population from our country be encouraged, more thanit has hitherto been, which can be effected by allowing them, in ad-dition to their present privilege, to export their fish flour andproduce, the growth of that country and no other to Brazil, in pri-vate or the Companys ships, under the supervision of a commisary,to be placed by the Company or board the ships, on the usual Bra-zilian duty payable at the Reciff to those of the Company who are<jtbe ordered to allow the said goods to be disposed of there, and inreturn to export, at certain duty, from Brazil to New Netherlandsand not elsewhere, as much merchandise, such as Slaves, by directionof the government, so that the sugar trade nay not by that means,be diverted, it being well understood that in loading and unloading,they shall be bound to bring the goods to the Companys store. Doc. rel to Col. Hist, of N. Y.,I, Chapter 8. An Act against receiving of stoln goods •> V^erear divers lewd ard eviliiinded persons, for the sake of fil-thy lucre, do frequently receive from Indians, molatos, negrosand other suspected persons, money and goods stoln or obtained byother indirect ard unlawful wayes and , thereby encouraging oftheft; for redress whereof, - Be it declared and enact,;d by the Lieutenant-Governour, Counciland Represent at iv is in General Court assgjnbled, and by the authorityof the ^ame, That every person whomsoever which shall presume, either openlyor privately, to buy or receive of or from any Indian, molatto, orn^gro servant or slave, or of other know-; dissolute, lewd and disor-derly person of whom there is just cause of suspicion, any money,goods, wares, merchandises or provisions, and it appear the same mon-ey* goods, wares, merchandizes or provisions to have been stoln,gotten or obtained by any indirect or unlawful ways or means, ev
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