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American Negro Slavery

CHAPTER II
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After deducting factor's commissions of from 2-1/2 to 5 per cent.

on all sales and purchases, and of "4 in 104" on the slave sales as the captain's allowance, after providing for insurance at four per cent.

on ship and cargo for each leg of the voyage, and for leakage of ten per cent.

of the rum and five per cent.

of the molasses, and after charging off the whole cost of the ship's outfit and one-third of her original value, there remained the sum of L357, 8s.
2d.


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