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 pence; and thirteen and a half pounds, belonging to the same estate and probably of better quality, at three shillings additional.

In the last years of the century, the hogs owned by the planters had become so numerous and were allowed to roam so much at liberty, that they were not always included in the appraisement of estates. The proprietorship of a drove was determined by the few which the owner had been able to catch and brand. Sufficient interest was felt in this form of property to cause planters to insist upon the continuation of the law requiring the