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Massachusetts. Acts and laws. Slavery. **H.90.482 Province of the Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Repre-
sentatives, Nov. 19. 1754. Upon consideration of his Excel- lency’s Message of this day, Ordered, That the assessors of the
several towns and districts . . . send into the Secretary’s office the exact number of the Negro slaves . . . sixteen years old and
upward, that are within their respective towns and districts. Sent up for concurrence, [signed] T. Hubbard, Sp’r. In Coun- cil, Nov. 19, 1754. Read and concur’d, [signed] Tho’s Clarke, Dep’ty Sec’ry. Consented to [signed] W. Shirley.
Broadside. [Boston. 1754.] Size, 8 X 6%4 inches.
Apparently the order for the first slave census in Massachusetts.
At the bottom is written: Copy attest J. Willard See’ry.
This card was printed at the E> Public Library, February 29, 1y24 M8091 — Broadsides. — Massac lavery. — Slavery. — Massachusetts.
Census. 1754,