Name/Title
Treatise on the patriarchal, or co-operative, system of society as it exists in some governments, and colonies in America and in the United States, under the name of slavery, with its necessity and advantages by an inhabitant of Florida.Entry/Object ID
2014.30.276Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Treatise on the patriarchal, or co-operative, system of society as it exists in some governments, and colonies in America and in the United States, under the name of slavery, with its necessity and advantages by an inhabitant of Florida by Z. Kinsley.
Zephaniah Kingsley was a plantation owner on Fort George Island, now Jacksonville, FL.
His treatise was the first serious published defense of slavery in the United States, after its independence. Written by Florida planter and Quaker, Zephaniah Kingsley, it was first published under the signature “A Resident of Florida” in 1828, although Kingsley's name is found at the end of the Preface. It was reprinted in 1829, 1833, and 1834, indicating significant readership. No other pro-slavery writing in the United States was reprinted as many times.
Preface printed signature: Z. Kingsley
Available online at https://archive.org/details/treatiseonpaCollection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Slavery -- United States., Slavery -- United States -- Controversial literature., Slavery -- Justification.Publication Details
Author
Kingsley, Z. (Zephaniah) 1765-1843Edition
2nd edPublisher
UnknownPlace Published
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[Florida : s.n.]Call No.
Rare Book E 446 .K45 1829