“Asked to state the price of the children bought at the accustomed places for these transactions for the purpose of reselling them, the deponent states that the children are sold at the same price at which they are purchased at that place.
“He having thus stated, the foregoing was read to him, and he agreed to it, signing it after the Provincial Governor, which I, the secretary appointed for this act, attest.
“Francisco Dichoso,
“Provincial Governor.
“Agapito Telan,
“Fernando Domingo.
“Secretary appointed.
(Sgd.) “Agapito Telan.
“Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September, 1903.
(Sgd.) “Francisco Tauad,
“Clerk of the Court, Ilagan.”
The existence of slavery in Misamis, a regularly organized province, had been disclosed at a still earlier date.
In May, 1902, its Filipino governor, Sr. Manuel Corrales, was asked to report, and did report, on slavery in that province, under the following circumstances:—
On May 2, 1902, General George W. Davis telegraphed the Adjutant-General, Manila:—
“Following telegram respectfully repeated: ‘Zamboanga, May 1, 1902, via Malabang, to Wade. Commanding Officer, Misamis, reports April 30, that Presidente notified him that he was going to send armed party to capture two Moro slaves which have escaped from their Filipino master whose names were not given. Says there are many Filipinos who own slaves. Presidente was told that the troops had nothing to do with civilian affairs. I have no doubt but that the Filipinos on the north coast here have many slaves. At Butuan I saw one in November that had been recently purchased.’”
Governor-General Wright referred a copy of this telegram to Governor Corrales with an indorsement—