Franklin, as president of the "Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery," etc., issued the following letter: — "AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC. " From the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of Free... The Scots Magazine - Seite 5601787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Upcott - 1818 - 498 Seiten
...in other Parts of the adjacent Country. By WILLIAM RICHARDS, MA Honorary Member of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and...Relief of Free Negroes unlawfully held in Bondage. In Two VOLUMES. LYNN: Printed by WG Whittingham ; and sold by R. Baldwin, Paternoster Row, London.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...are supposed to have been drawn up by Dr. Franklin. /In Address to the Public, from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and...Relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in Bondage. He had as early as the year 1772 strongly expressed his-abhorrence of the traffic in slaves, as appears... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - 1818 - 384 Seiten
...Pennsylvania Hospital; the Philadelphia Dispensary, for the medical relief of the poor; the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, and the relief of free negroes,. unlawfully held in bond P «ge ; the Society of the United Brethren, for propagating the gospel among the heathens, to... | |
| John Evans - 1819 - 444 Seiten
...of Arts, has taken care to put in the full armour of print — Honorary Member of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and...Relief of Free Negroes unlawfully held in bondage ! To the eternal honour of the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, be it recorded that they have such a truly... | |
| David Bailie Warden - 1819 - 596 Seiten
...members, who meet monthly, have established a medical library, and publish Transactions. The Abolition Society, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, was instituted in 177*> and has been very instrumental in effecting improvements in the laws relating... | |
| Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 514 Seiten
...established by the exertions of James Pemberton, a Quaker, and Dr. Rush, the object of which was to promote the abolition of slavery, and the relief of free, negroes unlawfully held in bondage. The operations of this society were checked by the breaking out of the war ; but, on the return of... | |
| Daniel Blowe - 1820 - 788 Seiten
...instituted for the purpose of promoting medical, anatomical, and chemical knowledge; the Pennsylvanian society for promoting the abolition of slavery, and...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage; the academy of fine arts ; the agricultural society ; premium society : -society for alleviating the... | |
| Prince Hoare - 1820 - 634 Seiten
...ADAMS." Dr. Franklin, to Granville Sharp, Esq. " Sir " Philadelphia, June 9, 1787. " The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of Slavery and...relief of free Negroes unlawfully held in bondage, have taken the liberty to request your acceptance of a few copies of their constitution, and the laws... | |
| 1822 - 764 Seiten
...Massachusetts, and by that of Williamsburg in Virginia. He received the thanks also of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery and...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage. He was presented also with the most grateful acknowledgments of the acting officers of the African... | |
| 1826 - 440 Seiten
...Baldwin. Attest. — William Jackson, Secretary. No. V1I1. An address to the public from the Pennsyluanian society for promoting the abolition of slavery and...relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in bondage, SfC. IT is with peculiar satisfaction we assure the friends of humanity, that, in prosecuting the design... | |
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