Action during war with the Kussoe 134 Action during war with the Stono 134 Action during wars of early eighteenth century 135 Assembly provided committee to dispose of captives 135 Act of 1703 gave anyone a right to purchase slaves 135 Acts of 1707 and 1708 gave commanding officers of expeditions the right to purchase slaves 136 Act of 1715 provided that public receiver should dispose of captives 136 Action during war with the Cherokee 136 New England 137–152 Prior to King Philip’s War 137–138 Disposal of captives by general court: Massachusetts 137 Disposal of captives by council of war: Plymouth 137 Act of United Colonies of New England 138 Articles of Confederation, 1643 138 Action in 1645 138 During King Philip’s War 138–152 Captives sold outright to obtain money for treasury 138–139 Captives sold to pay debts to individuals 139–140 Captives granted directly to captors 141 Military commanders authorized to sell captives 142 Attitude toward Praying Indians 143 Colonial governments realized danger of retaining enslaved captives in colonies 144 Massachusetts act of 1676 144 Massachusetts act of 1677 145 Plymouth act of 1678 146 Government action in capture and sale of Indians not always above suspicion 146 Plymouth act of 1646 146 Seizure and sale of Dartmouth Indians 146–147 Event at Cocheco 147 Disposal of Indians after the war 148 Massachusetts 149 Connecticut 149–150 Rhode Island 150–152 CHAPTER VI +Processes of Enslavement: Kidnapping+