Excerpt from History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880: Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens, Together With a Preliminary Consideration of the Unity of the Human Family, an Historical Sketch of Africa, and an Account of the Negro Governments of Sierra Leone and LiberiaPage The Founding of Connecticut, 1631 - 36. - NO Reliable Data given for the Introduction of Slaves. Negroes were first introduced by Ship during the Early Years of the Colony. Committee for Trade and Foreign Plantations. Interrogating the Governor as to the Number of Negroes in the Colony in i6so. - The Legislature (1690) passes a Law pertaining to the Purchase and Treatment of Slaves and Free Persons. An Act passed by the General Court in 1711, requiring Persons manumitting Slaves to maintain them. Regulating the Social Conduct Of Slaves in 1723. - The Punishment of Negro, Indian, and Mulatto Slaves, for the Use of Profane Language, in 1630. Lawfulness of Indian and Negro Slavery recognized by Code, Sept. 5, 1646. Limited Rights of Free Negroes in the Colony. Negro Population in 1762. - Act against Importation Of Slaves, 1774.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.