An essay on slavery : proving from Scripture its inconsistency with humanity and religion; in answer to a late publication, entitled, "The African trade for Negro slaves shewn to be consistent with principles of humanity, and with the laws of revealed religion." / By Granville Sharp, Esq. ; With an introductory preface, containing the sentiments of the monthly reviewers on that publication; and the opinion of several eminent writers on the subject. ; To which is added, an elegy on the miserable state of an African slave, by the celebrated and ingenious William Shenstone, Esq. ; [Two lines from Psalms].
| Author/creator | Sharp, Granville |
| Other author | Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791. |
| Other author | Dillwyn, William, 1743-1824. |
| Other author | Shenstone, William, 1714-1763. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Burlington [N.J.] : Printed and sold by Isaac Collins, M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773] |
| Description | xvi, 17-28 pages ; 21 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13005. ^A478749 |
| General note | The preface was written by Samuel Allinson and William Dillwyn. Cf. Cadbury, Henry J. "Quaker bibliographical notes." Bulletin of Friends' Historical Association 26 (1937): 49-51. |
| References | Evans 13005 |
| References | Humphrey, C.H. New Jersey, 131 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 13005). |
| Genre/form | Elegies. |
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