Note 29 — NEGRO SERVITUDE IN THE UNITED STATES[A]
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White servitude had recognition in statute law by 1630-36 in Massachusetts, by 1643 in Connecticut, by 1647 in Rhode Island, by 1619 in Virginia, by 1637 in Maryland, by 1665 in North Carolina, by 1682 in Pennsylvania, and by 1732 in Georgia. Ballagh, Hist. of Slavery in Va., pp. 36, 37. Russell, The Free Negro in Va., pp. 18, 19, 22, 29.