Some historical account of Guinea its situation, produce and the general disposition of its inhabitants, with an inquiry into the rise and progress of the slave trade, its nature and lamentable effects / by Anthony Benezet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784.

Series:

Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part I: Debates over slavery and abolition.

Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part I: Debates over slavery and abolition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Early works to 1800.

Slavery.

Slavery--Guinea--Early works to 1800.

Slave trade--Guinea--Early works to 1800.

Slave trade.

Guinea--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Guinea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8], iv, 198, [6] p.)

Other Title:

Some historical account of Guinea

Place of Publication:

[London] ; Philadelphia : Printed, 1771 ; London : Re-printed and sold by W. Owen and E. and C. Dilly, 1772.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"Also a republication of the sentiments of several authors of note on this interesting subject: particularly an extract of a treatise written by Granville Sharpe."

Originally printed in Philadelphia in 1771.

Reproduction of the original from the Library of the Society of Friends. Reproduced courtesy of World Microfilms Publications.

Contains:

Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813. Extract from a representation of the injustice and dangerous tendency of tolerating slavery or admitting the least claim of prviate property in the persons of men in England.

OCLC:

607378498