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> Is is anyone aware of any free negroes or other persons of  color in the 
> colonies who held indentured whites in servitude?
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> J South
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No. In Virginia, at least, this was legally forbidden in 1670. It could 
have happened in scattered instances before that, but I don't know of 
any. The 1670 statute (Hening, vol.2: 280-281) says, Whereas it hath 
beene questioned whither Indians or negroes manumitted, or otherwise 
free, could be capable of purchasing christian servants, It is enacted 
that noe negro or Indian though baptised and enjoyned their owne 
ffreedome shall be capable of any such purchase of christians, but yet 
not debarred from buying any of their owne nation."


Doug Deal
History/SUNY Oswego