Handsome Negro Man and a beautiful Negro Woman married to one
another: the man from twenty-three to twenty-four years of age,
between five and a half and six English feet high: the woman from
twenty-two to twenty-three years of age; both of a good
constitution. For further information, such as may be desirous of
purchasing them must apply to Mr. Pinguet, in the Lower-town of
Quebec, Merchant.

--_Quebec Gazette_, 1788.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] _Canadian Archives_, B. 163, p. 258: _ibid._, B. 163, p. 324.

[2] _Ibid._, B. 163, p. 258.

[3] As Britain kept possession of Detroit until 1796, many United
Empire Loyalists settled on the west side of the river at that point.
A few remained on the east side of the Niagara River as Fort Niagara
was held in the same way.

[4] _Canadian Archives_, B. 168, p. 42.

Different detachments of disbanded regulars on Tp. 5 Cataraqui,
detachment of Germans under Baron Kritzenstein on Tp. 5 Cataraqui and
Rangers of 6 Nations Department settled with the Mohawks on Bay of
Quinte return no servants. _Canadian Archives_, B. 168, p. 42. Report
dated Montreal, July 1, 1784.

[5] _Canadian Archives_, B. 168, pp. 44, 47, 48, 51, 55, 61, 63, 67,
68, 71, 77, September, 1784. See also B. 168, pp. 81, 88, 92, 95, 99,
100, 101, 102. These may be found in the Report for 1891 of the
_Canadian Archives_ Department, pp. 5-20.

[6] _Ibid._, B. 169, p. 1. There is a column for "Male Slaves" and one
for "Female Slaves." Thomas McMicken has the proud monopoly, he had
one male slave. The other fifteen householders had none. But then he
had 20 hogs to look after and no one else had more than 14; most many
fewer.

[7] _Canadian Archives_, B. 225, 2. p. 406. Massicotte B. R. H. _ut
supra_.

[8] Lafontaine _ut supra_, pp. 21, 22.

[9] Those in the text are taken from Mr. Massicotte's Article B. R. H.
_ut supra_. The letter of Campbell is _Can. Arch._, B. 162, p. 351.
That of Doty, _ibid._, p. 365: the Report is _ibid._, p. 385.

[10] In a letter from Henry Hope, Lieutenant-Governor dated Quebec,
November 6, 1786, to Captain Enys, 29th Reg't., we read:

"I am by desire of His Excellency the Commander in Chief (Lord
Dorchester) to require that no negro slaves shall be permitted on any
account to pass into this Province by the Post under your command."

[11] Lafontaine _ut supra_, pp. 22, 23, 24, 44, 45, 46. _Le Monde
Illustre_ Dec