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New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions

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New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portuguese possessions to take effect January 5, 1760: 8,700 Reis for male and female slaves 4-feet heigh, and 4,350 Reis for children. Also maximum freight charges of 6,000 Reis per head, whether young or old.
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Laws
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1758 01 25
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Brazil Miscellaneous Collections

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. Angola
  2. Brazil
  3. Portugal
  4. Slave Trade
  5. Slaver
  6. Slavery
  7. Slavery Law And Legislation

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