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 river and mississippi river in missouri the said inhabitants he wrote in order to promote the culture 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 wh whom om they may mar pay with the c r ropi 0 p E a aforesaid f ore |