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Forwards with his comments manuscript copy of Act 'to repeal several Acts and Clauses of Acts respecting Slaves and for consolidating and bringing into one Act the several Laws relating thereto and for the better order and government of slaves and for giving them further protection and security; for altering the mode of trial of those charged with capital and other offences, and for other purposes'. With other enclosures as follows:
- 'An Act for the governing of Negroes', 1688;
- 'An Act for the encouragement of all Negroes and Slaves that shall discover any conspiracy', 1692;
- 'An additional Act to an Act entitled"An Act for the governing of Negroes"', 1692;
- 'An Act for prohibiting the selling of Rum or other strong Liquors to any Negro or other Slave', 1692;
- 'An Act for the encouragement of such Negroes and other Slaves that shall behave themselves courageously against the Enemy in time of Invasion', 1707;
- 'An Act to prohibit the inhabitants of this Island from employing their Negroes or other Slaves in selling or bartering', 1708;
- 'An Act to secure the peaceable possession of Negroes and other Slaves to the inhabitants of this Island and to prevent and punish the clandestine and illegal detinue [detention] of them', 1709;
- 'An Act for the punishment of Runaway Slaves and of Slaves who shall wilfully entertain, harbour and conceal any Runaway Slaves', 1731;
- 'An Act for the better governing of Negroes; and the more effectual preventing the Inhabitants of this Island from employing their negroes or other Slaves in selling or bartering', 1733;
- 'An Act for rendering more effectual and for supplying many defects in the several Laws of this Island for the governing of Negroes', 1749;
- 'An Act to amend an Act intituled an Act for the governing of Negroes', 1766/7;
- 'An Act to prevent distempered, maimed and worn-out Negroes from infesting the Towns, Streets and Highways of this Island', 1785;
- 'An Act to remove doubts concerning the trial of Slaves manumitted after the commission of felonies of which they may stand accused', 1809;
- 'An Act to repeal part of an Act entitled"An Act for the governing of Negroes" and for building and regulating a New Cage', 1817;
- 'An Act for the better prevention of the practice of Obeah', 1819;
- 'An Act for the better prevention of the practice of Obeah', 1818;
- 'An Act to repeal and amend certain Acts made for the government and protection of Slaves', 1818;
- Copy of address of the Legislature dated 23 October 1826 giving reasons for not adopting certain recommendations of the secretary of state while passing the Consolidated Slave Bill;
- 'A supplemental Act to an Act entitled"An Act to repeal several Acts and Clauses of Acts respecting Slaves and for consolidating and bringing into one Act the several laws relating thereto, and for the better order and government of Slaves and for giving them further Protection and Security for altering the mode of trial of those charged with capital and other offences and for other purposes", 1826;
- Undated statement of the Board of Council giving reasons for their drawing up of a supplemental Act;
- Minutes of a meeting of the Legislative Council held on 17 October 1826;
- 'An Act for the encouragement of Baptisms and Marriages amongst the Slaves and for the due observance of the Lord's Day commonly called Sunday, Christmas day and Good Friday', 1826;
- 'An Act to remove pecuniary impediments to the manumission of Slaves and to extend the benefit of Testimony to free persons manumitted not according to the laws of this Island, and to repeal certain Acts and parts of Acts relating thereto', 1826;
- 'An Act for amending an Act of this Island entitled"An Act for the governing of Negroes", and for providing a proper maintenance and support for such Negroes, Indians or Mulattoes as hereafter shall be manumitted or set free, as also for preventing certain inconveniences from them arising to the inhabitants of this Island', 1739;
- 'An Act to amend an Act of this Island entitled"An Act for amending an Act of this Island entitled An Act for the Governing of Negroes", and for providing a proper maintenance and support for such Negroes, Indians or Mulattoes, as hereafter shall be manumitted or set free, as also for preventing certain Inconvenience from them arising to the Inhabitants of this Island', 1783;
- 'An Act allowing the Testimony of free Negroes and free people of Colour to be taken in all cases', 1817;
- Statement of the Legislature concerning the Manumission Act;
- Dr Maycock's speech delivered at a Meeting of the Branch Association for the purpose of affording Religious Instruction to the Slave Population, 2 August 1825;
- Copy of the 12th article of the royal instructions to the governor.
No. 9, folios 61-149
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