[29] Ibid., VII. 69, 81.
[30] Ibid., VII. 363, 383.
[31] Ibid., VIII. 237, 337.
[32] Miscellaneous Papers, 1672–1865, in Va. Hist. Soc. Coll., New Ser., VI. 14; Tucker, Blackstone's Commentaries, I. Part II. App., 51.
[33] Hening, Statutes, IX. 112.
[34] Importation by sea or by land was prohibited, with a penalty of £1000 for illegal importation and £500 for buying or selling. The Negro was freed, if illegally brought in. This law was revised somewhat in 1785. Cf. Hening, Statutes, IX. 471; XII. 182.
[35] The following is a summary of the legislation of the colony of Maryland; details will be found in Appendix A:—
| 1695, | Duty Act: | 10s. | |||
| 1704, | " | 20s. | |||
| 1715, | " | " | |||
| 1717, | " | additional duty of 40s. (?). | |||
| 1754, | " | 0s., | total | 50s. | |
| 1756, | " | 20s. | " | 40s. (?). | |
| 1763, | " | £2 | " | £4. | |
| 1771, | " | £5 | " | £9. | |
| 1783, | Importation prohibited. | ||||
[36] Compleat Coll. Laws of Maryland (ed. 1727), p. 191; Bacon, Laws of Maryland at Large, 1728, ch. 8.
[37] Bacon, Laws, 1754, ch. 9, 14.