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Excerpt from Sketches of the Early History of Maryland The cultivation of tobacco appears to have been accompa nied by, if it did not produce the introduction of slavery in Maryland, negroes being already the labourers of other colonies, where that or sugar was planted; and, it was at this early day thought necessary by some, to deprive them of a full and equal enjoyment of the privileges or protection of the laws, as appears by one amongst a number of bills presented to this Assembly on different subjects, which however were not finally. Acted on or passed, at that time at least. In 1640, owing probably, to the obstructed intercourse with the, natives and the necessity of providing stores for the mili tary, the exportation of corn was prohibited; and three viewers or inspectors of tobacco were to be appointed by the com mander in every hundred, sometimes co-extensive with a county. When a hogshead should be found to contain bad tobacco for the greater part, it' was to be burned, and when not sealed for good, the exportation was prohibited under treble damages It was however not uncommon, even at a later period, to ship that article in bulk as we now do staves or other lumber. It was provided also, that in case of the death of the Governor, the first named of the council should act in his place until a new one was appointed by the proprietary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.