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Migration and Importation Clause/Slave Trade Clause

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.

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October 28, 1787 32 annotations 10,371 viewsA Federal Republican: A Review of the Constitution
February 12, 1790 2 annotations 2,517 viewsAbraham Baldwin in the House of Representativesauthor: Abraham Baldwin
June 2, 1787 8 annotations 4,428 viewsAddress by the Pennsylvania Society for Abolition of Slavery
July 12, 1788 31 annotations 7,131 viewsAlexander Hamilton Notes of the New York Ratification Convention Debatesauthor: Alexander Hamilton
November 28, 1787 17 annotations 4,673 viewsAlexander J. Dallas' Notes of the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention
December 3, 1787 5 annotations 2,783 viewsAnthony Wayne's Notes of the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention
November 8, 1787 9 annotations 4,955 viewsCentinel III
February 14, 1820 15 annotations 4,733 viewsCharles Pinckney in the House of Representativesauthor: Charles Pinckney
April 9, 1788 8 annotations 5,202 viewsConsider Arms, Malachi Maynard, and Samuel Field: Dissent to the Massachusetts Convention
June 16, 1798 1 annotation 2,844 viewsDebate in the House of Representatives
June 21, 1788 6 annotations 3,040 viewsDebate in the Virginia Convention
June 20, 1787 2 annotations 3,842 viewsDraft Speech by Jared Ingersroll
May 26, 1788 1 annotation 3,428 viewsGeorge Mason to Thomas Jeffersonauthor: George Mason · recipient: Thomas Jefferson
May 26, 1788 6 annotations 4,336 viewsGeorge Mason to Thomas Jeffersonauthor: George Mason · recipient: Thomas Jefferson
September 30, 1792 1 annotation 2,412 viewsGeorge Mason’s Account of certain Proceedings in Conventionauthor: George Mason
May 13, 1789 1 annotation 1,974 viewsJames Madison in the House of Representatives
October 18, 1787 4 annotations 3,696 viewsJames Madison to George Washingtonauthor: James Madison · recipient: George Washington
February 10, 1820 1 annotation 2,747 viewsJames Madison to President Monroeauthor: James Madison · recipient: James Monroe
January 11, 1820 1 annotation 3,988 viewsJames Madison to Robert Walshauthor: James Madison · recipient: Robert Walsh
November 27, 1819 1 annotation 4,944 viewsJames Madison to Robert Walshauthor: James Madison · recipient: Robert Walsh

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