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Show Wanted Slaves for Missouri. On January 27, 1778, Don Bernardo) de Galvez, governor of the Spanish province of Louisiana, which included Missouri, petitioned the king of Spain for aid for the settlers along the Missouri Mis-souri river and Mississippi river in Missouri. "The said inhabitants," h wrote," in order to promote the culture cul-ture of these plants (flax and hemp), would desire that the compassion of the king should deign to provide them with negro slaves on credit,-for whom they may pay with the crops afore said." |