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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 [i.e., 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, 1713-1784
Format Electronic and Book
EditionThe second edition, with large additions and amendments. [Twelve lines from Richard Savage].
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by W. Dunlap, In the year MDCCLXII. [1762]
Description80 pages ; 19 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorWallace, George, 1727-1805.
Other author/creatorHutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746.
Other author/creatorFoster, James, 1697-1753.
Included WorkPhilmore, J. Two dialogues on the man-trade. Selections.
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 9067. ^A478749
General noteAttributed to Anthony Benezet by Evans and Hildeburn.
General note"Two dialogues on the man-trade."--p. 37-63; signed: J. Philmore.
General noteErrata statement, p. 80.
References Evans 9067
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1786
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 9067).

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