An Act for making free a negro man slave named Cato, belonging to Arthur Forrest, esquire. 9th November, 1764

Whereas, some time in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty, a very dangerous conspiracy and rebellion was formed, by several slaves of this island, to destroy the settlements and plantations to which they belonged, and to murder their masters, mistresses, overseers, and many families of white persons, and a general massacre was intended, in case the conspirators had succeeded in their attempts: And whereas the said Cato did give information of such conspiracy, whereby many white persons lives were saved; and did also, with great willingness and activity, pursue many of the said rebels: In recompense whereof, and as an encouragement to other slaves to behave with the same honesty and fidelity on the like occasions, May it please your most excellent majesty that it may be enacted; Be it therefore enacted by the governor, council, and assembly, of this your majesty's island of Jamaica, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said negro man slave named Cato be, and he is hereby, manumised and set free from all manner of slavery whatsoever; and that Alexander Brown, esquire, receiver-general, or the receiver-general for the time being, do pay to the said Arthur Forrest, or his attornies in this island, the sum of seventy pounds of current money of Jamaica, in full satisfaction for the said negro man called Cato.