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 iniquit 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.
- Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784.
- Date:
- 1762
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Philadelphia : printed by W. Dunlap, in the year, 1762.
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80p. ; 80.
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The second edition, with large additions and amendments.
References note
ESTC W29401
Evans, 9067
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1786
Smith, J. Friends' books, 1.66
Smith, J. Friends' books, 1.241
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