. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. if slaves were 3 re-exported within one year or died within six weeks. In 1706 anessay or Computation that the Importation of Negroes is not so pro-fitable as that of White Servants was published in Boston. Thereasoning*was from a financial basis^but it was strongly presentedand there can be but little doubt but that slavery in Massachusettsiras not a pronounced financial smccess. This essay may have been i written by Judge Sewall who was aprorninent anti- slavery man who suce ceened in tempering some acts passed, against slaves. The import-ation of In
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. if slaves were 3 re-exported within one year or died within six weeks. In 1706 anessay or Computation that the Importation of Negroes is not so pro-fitable as that of White Servants was published in Boston. Thereasoning*was from a financial basis^but it was strongly presentedand there can be but little doubt but that slavery in Massachusettsiras not a pronounced financial smccess. This essay may have been i written by Judge Sewall who was aprorninent anti- slavery man who suce ceened in tempering some acts passed, against slaves. The import-ation of Indian slaves into Massachusetts was prohibited in 1712. 7. In 1708 An Act to encourage the Importation of White Servantswas 1. Hist. of Slavery in Wasa., 49 (Mass. H. S. Coll., Ill, VIII,33?) 2. Ibid. 52.(Brakes Boston, 525. M. H. S. Coll., II, VIII, 184.) 3. Acts and Resolves of Prov. of Mass. Bay I, 578. 4. Hist. Slav, in Mass., 106 (Boston Hews Letter, No. 112). - 5. Ibid., 89. 6. Acts and Res. Prov. Mass. Bay, I, 698. 7. Ibid. I, passed and. it was resolved that the Importation of Black Servants be discouragedEn 1728 An Act m»re effectually to secure the Duty on the Importation of Negroe was passed. The reason given for its passage was the frequent evasion of the payment of the four pound duty. The penalty prescribed for evasion (1728) was $-100. The duty was to he drawn hack if a slave died within a year after importation. The act was to continue for seven years. in 1738 3. a similar act was passed to continue in force for ten 1771 Governor Hii tchinson vetoed a bill which prohibited the im-portation of negro slaves because he conceived it to come withinhis Majestys Instruction to frorvo Francis Bernard, which restrains the Governor from Assenting to any Laws of a new and unusual nature S. A similar bill was vetoed in 1774. As early as 1785 a committeewas appointed by the Legislature to consider the measures proper tobe adopted to prevent the inhabitants of
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