The Slave Trade Abolition Act of 1807 refers to: "any negro, mulatto, or person of colour." The date of the Act (March 2, 1807) is shown at the bottom of the page for the following site: http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/library/govt.papers/legis/1807.act.barsslavetrade.html George S. Cole gscole at ark.ship.edu Shippensburg University