A discourse upon extortion; : wherein is shewn, I. What extortion is. II. How extortion is practiced. III. That enslaving of fellow-creatures is the worst kind of extortion. IV. That by enslaving the Negroes, the American states are become guilty of the worst kind of extortion. V. What the will of Christ is concerning extortioners in the church. VI. An address to the Honorable American Congress. VII. An address to the rulers of America, both legislative and executive. VIII. An address to the ministers of Christ in America. IX. An address to the people of America. X. An address to the Negro slaves in America. / By Isaac Foster, A.M. Pastor of a church in Stafford. ; [Nine lines of quotations].

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Foster, Isaac, 1725-1807.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43249.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extortion.

Slavery--United States--Controversial literature.

Slavery.

African Americans.

Controversial literature.

United States.

Physical Description:

16+ pages ; 22 cm (4to)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

Hartford: : Printed by Ebenezer Watson, near the great bridge., 1777.

Notes:

The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is imperfect.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43249).

Cited in:

Bristol B4465

Shipton & Mooney 43249

Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 725

Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (suppl.), 2070

OCLC:

55829135