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[656] A letter from the governor and council of South Carolina, May 7, 1707, states: “We have also commerce with Boston, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia, to which places we export Indian slaves.” Bancroft Papers relating to Carolina, in New York City Public Library, MSS., vol. i, 1662–1769; Thomas, The Indians of North America, etc., p. 95; Coffin, A Sketch of the History of Newbury, p. 336; Journal of the Board of Trade, Public Record Office, Co. 391, 25 R, xvii, p. 168. The colonial newspapers mention Carolina Indians in the following issues: Boston News Letter, July 31, 1704: October 28, 1706; March 31, 1707; November 15, 1708; August 6, 1711; August 20, 1711; September 10, 1711; December 10, 1711; July 5, 1714; September 17, 1716; March 11, 1717; New England Courant, August 19, 1723.