her and
left her only to gain his freedom; yet it is manifest by the force of
positive human law, there was no marriage and no legitimate
issue."[49]

FOOTNOTES:

[1] The Statute is (1792) 32 George III, c. 1 (U.C.).

[2] Compare the opinion of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the celebrated Dred Scott case. 19 Howard, 354,
pp. 404, 405.

[3] See as to this Reginald W. Jeffery, _The History of The Thirteen
Colonies of North America 1497-1763_ (London), p. 190. This
interesting work which I have found accurate gives Governor Spotswood
as enforcing the Royal decree rigidly.

[4] See ante, p.

[5] This is copied from the Canadian Archives, Q. 282, pt. 1, pp. 212
sqq.; taken from the official report sent to Westminster by Simcoe.
There is the usual amount of uncertainty in spelling names Grisley or
Crisley, Fromand, Frooman, Froomond or Fromond (in reality Vrooman).

The following is a report of a meeting of his Executive Council:

"At the Council Chamber, Navy Hall, in the County of Lincoln,
Wednesday, March 21st, 1793.

"Present
"His Excellency, J.G. Simcoe, Esq., Lieut.-Governor, &c., &c.,
The Honble. Wm. Osgoode, Chief Justice,
The Honble. Peter Russell.

"Peter Martin (a negro in the service of Col. Butler) attended the
Board for the purpose of informing them of a violent outrage committed
by one Fromand, an Inhabitant of this Province, residing near Queens
Town, or the West Landing, on the person of Chloe Cooley a Negro girl
in his service, by binding her, and violently and forcibly
transporting her across the River, and delivering her against her will
to certain persons unknown; to prove the truth of his Allegation he
produced Wm. Grisley (or Crisley).

"William Grisley an Inhabitant near Mississague Point in this Province
says: that on Wednesday evening last he was at work at Mr. Froemans
near Queens Town, who in conversation told him, he was going to sell
his Negro Wench to some persons in the States, that in the Evening he
saw the said Negro girl, tied with a rope, that afterwards a Boat was
brought, and the said Frooman with his Brother and one Vanevery,
forced the said Negro Girl into it, that he was desired to come into
the boat, which he did, but did not assist or was otherwise concerned
in carrying off the said Negro Girl, but that all the others were, and
carried the Boat across the River; that the said Negro Girl was then