Province of the Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, Nov. 19, 1754... Ordered, That the Assessors of the several Towns and districts within this Province, forth with send into the Secretary's Office the exact Number of Negro Slaves, both males and females, sixteen Years old and upward, that are within their respective Towns and Districts.
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