A short account of that part of Africa, inhabited by the negroes : With respect to the fertility of the country; the good disposition of many of the natives, and the manner by which the slave trade is carried on. Extracted from divers authors, in order to shew the iniquity of that trade, and the falsity of the arguments usually advanced in its vindication. With quotations from the writings of several persons of note, viz. George Wallis [sic, for Wallace], Francis Hutcheson, and James Foster, and a large extract from a pamphlet, lately published in London, on the subject of the slave trade.
| Author/creator | Benezet, Anthony |
| Other author | Foster, James, 1697-1753, author. |
| Other author | Hutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746, author. |
| Other author | Wallace, George, 1727-1805, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The second edition, with large additions and amendments. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : printed by W. Dunlap, in the year, 1762. |
| Description | 80 pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Attributed to Anthony Benezet by Evans and Hildeburn. |
| General note | "Two dialogues on the man-trade."--p. 37-63; signed: J. Philmore. |
| General note | Errata statement, p. 80. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 9067 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1786 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW29401. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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