FOOTNOTES:
[497] Bancroft, vol. ii., 5th ed. p. 148.
[498] Statutes of S.C., vol. i. pp. 53-55.
[499] Public Acts of N.C., vol. i. p. 64.
[500] This is an instance of humanity in the North-Carolina code worthy of special note. It stands as the only instance of justice toward the over-worked and under-fed slaves of the colony.
[501] Public Acts of N.C., p.65.
[502] Public Acts of N.C., p. 66.
[503] The Act of 1741 says, "until 31 years of age."