New York 209 Colonies that did not pass laws regarding the matter followed general custom 209 Massachusetts 209 Connecticut 209 Cases in colonial courts recognizing status of slavery by birth 210 CHAPTER IX +Property Relations+ Indians in servitude at first held in status servitude 211 Status servitude followed by status slavery 211 Status servitude and status slavery existing together 211 Indian slavery first recognized in customary law 212 Incidents of the change 212–213 Indian slavery recognized in statute law 213–215 Instance of South Carolina 213 Colonial acts from the standpoint of English law 214 Had no legal sanction 214 Based on law of nations 214 England indifferent to such acts 214–215 Acts therefore legal because not declared illegal 215 Incidents of status servitude continued into status slavery 215–241 Conception of property right 215–241 Indian slaves bought and sold 216 Newspaper advertisements of Indian slaves for sale 216 Indian slaves disposed of by will 216 Indian slaves in inventories 217 Tendency of Indian slaves to run away 217–218 Newspaper advertisements for runaway Indian slaves 218–219 Fugitive slave laws 220–221 Persons forbidden to aid runaways 220 Punishment for rendering such aids 221 Inducements to free Indians to return runaways 221 Intercolonial agreements concerning return of runaways 222–224 Articles of federation of the United Colonies of New England 222 Treaty of United Colonies of New England and New Netherland 223 Incident of New York and Pennsylvania 224 Incident of North Carolina and Virginia 225 Massachusetts rewards master for Indian slave taken from him 225 Courts settle disputes regarding ownership of Indian slaves 225 Taxation of Indian slaves 226 South Carolina acts 226–227