[43] Force, American Archives, 4th Ser., II. 128–9.
[44] Ibid., 5th Ser., I. 1178; Laws of Delaware, 1797 (Newcastle ed.), p. 884, ch. 145 b.
[45] The following is a summary of the legislation of the colony of New Jersey; details will be found in Appendix A:—
| 1713, | Duty Act: | £10. |
| 1763 (?), | Duty Act. | |
| 1769, | " | £15. |
| 1774, | " | £5 on Africans, £10 on colonial Negroes. |
| 1786, | Importation prohibited. | |
[46] Leaming and Spicer, Grants, Concessions, etc., p. 398. Probably this did not refer to Negroes at all.
[47] Cf. Vincent, History of Delaware, I. 159, 381.
[48] Laws and Acts of New Jersey, 1703–17 (ed. 1717), p. 43.
[49] N.J. Archives, IV. 196. There was much difficulty in passing the bill: Ibid., XIII. 516–41.
[50] Ibid., IX. 345–6. The exact provisions of the act I have not found.
[51] Ibid., IX. 383, 447, 458. Chiefly because the duty was laid on the importer.