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1633-1775.
The Earliest Mentions of Negroes in Massachusetts.-Pequod Indians exchanged for Negroes.-Voyage of the Slave-Ship "Desire" in 1638.-Fundamental Laws adopted.-Hereditary Slavery.-Kidnapping Negroes.-Growth of Slavery in the Seventeenth Century.-Taxation of Slaves.-Introduction of Indian Slaves prohibited.-The Position of the Church res