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Raudot's ordinance of 1709
The 1709 ordinance by the intendant of New France that made the purchase of "Panis and Negroes" lawful property.
- Dates
- 1709
Connections 2
enacted by
- The colonial administration of New France 1709 Scholarship & press 1
features
- Four governments' laws on Native land and labour, 1542 to 1830 Scholarship & press 1
Timeline 2 dates
- 1709 Raudot's ordinance of 1709
- 1709 The colonial administration of New France signed into law Raudot's ordinance of 1709
Proof 1 source
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Slavery in New France, Canadian Museum of History, Virtual Museum of New France.
Scholarship & press
the intendant Raudot issued an ordinance in 1709 that legalized slavery
Before 1709, no law protected “the investment” of slave owners.
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