The enormity of the slave-trade : and the duty of seeking the moral and spiritual elevation of the colored race : Speeches of Wilberforce, and other documents and records.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833.

Vaux, George, 1908-1996., Former owner.

Vaux Bequest., Donor.

American Trust Society., Publisher.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slave trade.

Slavery and the church--Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Slavery and the church.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation.

Enslaved persons.

Physical Description:

144 p. ; 16 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New York, [1846?]

Contents:

Mr. Wilberforce's speech, 1789, on his motion in Parliament for the abolition of the slave-trade

Mr. Wilberforce's speech, 1791

Mr. Fox's speech, 1791

Mr. Clarkson's Summary view

The bill passed, abolishing the trade

Unanimous action of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1818

The substance of the plan of a Committee of the Synod of Kentucky for the instruction and emancipation of their slaves, 1835

Rev. Young's Duties of masters, a sermon preached in Danville, Kentucky in 1846.

Notes:

Latest date in text 1846.

See Hogg, P.C. African slave trade, 2844.

Binding: Publisher's embossed mauve cloth with gilt design on the front board; spine with gilt title and design.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy is bequest of George Vaux.

Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812), who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux Jr. (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux (1908-1996).

Cited in:

Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 3498