The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now
existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the
Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but
a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding
ten dollars for each Person.
| 1. | Thomas Jefferson, Bill to Prevent the Importation of Slaves, 16 June 1777 |
| 2. | Pirate v. Dalby |
| 3. | Records of the Federal Convention |
| 4. | Tench Coxe, An Examination of the Constitution, Fall 1787 |
| 5. | A Federal Republican, 28 Oct. 1787 |
| 6. | James Wilson, Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention, 3--4 Dec. 1787 |
| 7. | A Countryman, 13 Dec. 1787 |
| 8. | Luther Martin, Genuine Information, 1788 |
| 9. | Joshua Atherton, New Hampshire Ratifying Convention, 1788 |
| 10. | Debate in South Carolina House of Representatives, 16--17 Jan. 1788 |
| 11. | Debate in Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 18, 25--26, 30 Jan. 1788 |
| 12. | James Madison, Federalist, no. 42, 281--82, 22 Jan. 1788 |
| 13. | Consider Arms, Malichi Maynard, and Samuel Field, Reasons for Dissent, 16 Apr. 1788 |
| 14. | Debate in Virginia Ratifying Convention, 15 June 1788 |
| 15. | Debate in North Carolina Ratifying Convention, 26 July 1788 |
| 16. | James Madison, Import Duty on Slaves, House of Representatives, 13 May 1789 |
| 17. | House of Representatives, Slave Trade, 23 Mar. 1790 |
| 18. | St. George Tucker, Blackstone's Commentaries 1:App. 290, 1803 |
| 19. | John Jay to Elias Boudinot, 17 Nov. 1819 |
| 20. | James Madison to Robert Walsh, 27 Nov. 1819 |
| 21. | Walter Lowrie, Senate, 20 Jan. 1820 |
| 22. | James Madison to James Monroe, 10 Feb. 1820 |
| 23. | Charles Pinckney, House of Representatives, 14 Feb. 1820 |
| 24. | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| 25. | The Antelope |
| 26. | James Kent, Commentaries 1:179--87, 1826 |
| 27. | Hunter v. Fulcher |
| 28. | Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 3:§§ 1327--31, 1833 |
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