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(ABOLITION SOCIETIES)Description
(ABOLITION SOCIETIES). Minutes of the Proceedings of the Fourth Convention from the Abolition Societies Established in Different Parts of the United States, Assembled at Philadelphia, on the Third Day of May, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven, ind Continued, by Adjournments, until the Ninth Day of the Same
1797. 1st ed. 59pp. Disbound. A very good, clean copy.
Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery was the first national based anti-slavery organization. This convention condemned efforts by American to supply foreign countries with slaves, ekina total abolition of the trade. However, it also had a paternal attitude towards formerly enslaved people, urging them to avoid gaming in all its varied forms" and to attend the schools and places of worship" that the Convention established for them.Condition
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Very GoodDate Examined
May 1, 2024Notes
1st ed. 59pp. Disbound. A very good, clean copy.General Notes
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Historical NoteNote
Founded by Anthony Benezet, and with Benjamin Franklin its first President. The Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery had members such as Benjamin Rush, Thomas Paine, and others.