2021-10 Raynors HCA Live
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/15/2021
Book, Virginia Historical Society, 1887, 4to., 374 pp., 1st edition. Fascinating first chapter, Charter of Royal African Company, 1672, 61pp. This informs of early Virginia slavery, in small part, “..."The twenty negroes brought to Virginia in 1619, were bartered for provisions ... By statute of October, 1705, it was provided ‘That from and after the passing of this act, all negro, mulatto, and Indian slaves, in all courts of judicature, and other places within this dominion shall be held, taken, and adjudged to be real estate’ ... Slavery had so increased as to be regarded as a menace to the existence of the Colony, and in June, 1680, was passed ‘An act for preventing Negroes' Insurrections.’...Assembly of 1710, they have by another Act layed a Duty on Liquors and Slaves ...” With an index, bookplate, uncut and partially unopened, paper spine label rubbed, VG.
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