sentences:  The historical record of slavery in New Paltz begins in 1674, three years before its founding, when Louis DuBois purchased two African slaves at a public auction held in Kingston (then called Esopus).The two slaves ran away the following spring and were captured in the colony by Lewis Morris of Barbados.From 1675 to 1680, Morris and DuBois engaged in a lengthy custody battle for the two slaves.