[116] Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia, p. 139. Note.—From 1810 to 1820 slaves increased in Georgia about 44,000, or 43 per cent. The illicit foreign traffic to this State was great during part of this time. Torrey says in 1817, that it was common for masters in Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia to endeavor to reform bad slaves by threatening to sell them to Georgia. Torrey: Portraiture of Slavery in United States, p. 37.
[117] Census 1870, Vol. Pop. and Statistics, p. 7.
[118] Ibid., p. 4.
[119] Ibid., pp. 4, 6, 7.
[120] Monette: History of Mississippi Valley, Vol. II., p. 515.
[121] Census 1870. Pop. and Social Statistics, pp. 4, 6, 7.
[122] In 1810 there were in Louisiana 34,660 slaves and 7,585 free colored (census reports); according to Monette (Vol. II., p. 515) in 1815 there were about 45,000 blacks. It is reasonable to suppose that at least 8,500 of these must have been free negroes as there were 10,476 free negroes in Louisiana in 1820. (Census reports.)
[123] Monette: Vol. IV., pp. 281, 433, 444, 445. Evans: A Pedestrious Tour, p. 173. Niles' Reg., Vol. XIII., pp. 40, 119. Sept. 13, Oct. 18, 1817.
[124] State Papers, 16th Congress, 1st Session, Vol. III., Doc. 42. Niles' Reg., May 2, 1818, Jan. 22, 1820; Sept. 6, 1817. Wm. Jay: Miscellaneous Writings, p. 277, Chap. I. above.
[125] (Isaac Candler): A Summary View of America during a Journey in 1822-23; p. 273.