The American Slave-trade: An Account of Its Origin, Growth and Suppression

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C. Scribner's Sons, 1900 - Slave-trade - 232 pages
 

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Page 139 - The parties mutually stipulate that each shall prepare, equip, and. maintain in service, on the coast of Africa, a sufficient and adequate squadron, or naval force of vessels, of suitable numbers and descriptions, to carry in all not less than eighty guns, to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations of each of the two countries, for the suppression of the slave trade...
Page 133 - ... by the laws of either of the states or territories of the United States, with intent to make such negro or mulatto a slave ; or shall, on board any such ship or vessel...
Page 165 - States, as may be delivered to the marshal of the district into which they are brought; "and to appoint a proper person or persons residing upon the coast of Africa, as agent or agents for receiving the negroes, mulattoes, or persons of color, delivered from on board vessels seized in the prosecution of the slave trade by commanders of the United States armed vessels.
Page 127 - Act in addition to an act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from and after the first day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight...
Page 186 - AH ships and merchandise of what nature soever, which shall be rescued out of the hands of any pirates or robbers on the high seas, shall be brought into some port of...
Page 35 - People, of what Nation, Condition, or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses, and Misfortunes that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment, or Damage of the said Goods and Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any Part thereof...
Page 132 - ... any negro or mulatto not held to service by the laws of either of the States or Territories of the United States...
Page 129 - States, and he is hereby authorized, should he deem it expedient, to cause any of the armed vessels of the United States to be...
Page 105 - We will neither import nor purchase, any slave imported after the first day of December next ; after which time, we will wholly discontinue the slave trade, and will neither be concerned in it ourselves, nor will we hire our vessels, nor sell our commodities or manufactures to those who are concerned in it.
Page 35 - TOUCHING the Adventures and Perils which we the Assurers are contented to bear and do take upon us in this Voyage...

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