Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Governor Hancock” in chapter 3, section c.3.6, page 129 of The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7.:
...erty without a direct violation of that article.
In 1788 three free black citizens of Boston were kidnapped and sold into slavery in one of the French islands.
An intense excitement followed.
Governor Hancock took efficient measures for reclaiming the unfortunate men. The clergy of Boston petitioned the Legislature for a total prohibition of the foreign slave-trade.
The Society of Friends, and the black...
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