Franklin, as president of the "Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery," etc., issued the following letter: — "AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC. " From the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of Free... Transactions - Page 78by Maryland State Bar Association - 1899Full view - About this book
| Thomas Clarkson - Antislavery movements - 1830 - 240 pages
...consequence, then, of these different circumstances, the society of Pennsylvania, the object of which was "for promoting the abolition of slavery and the relief of free Negroes unlawfully held in bondage," became so popular, that in the year 1787 it was thought desirable to enlarge... | |
| Job Roberts Tyson - African Americans - 1834 - 126 pages
...voluntary Society has for some time subsisted in this State, by the name and title of ' The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage,' which has evidently co-operated with the views of the legislature, expressed... | |
| Job Roberts Tyson - African Americans - 1834 - 72 pages
...voluntary Society has for some time subsisted in this State, by the name and title of ' The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage," which has evidently co-operated with the views of the legislature, expressed... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...are supposed to have been drawn up by Dr. Franklin. An Address to the Public, from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of Free Negroes, unbiiofully held in Bondage. IT is with peculiar satisfaction, we assure the friende of humanity, thai,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...provide for the secnrity of uis repntation. AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC, from the Pennsylvania Soeiety for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of free Negroes, unlawfnlly held in Bondage. It is with pecnliar satisfaction, we assnre the friends of hnmanity, that,... | |
| Esther Copley - Antislavery movements - 1836 - 814 pages
...expressions in his letters speak his sentiments, and, on the extension and enlargement of the above-mentioned Society " for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in Bondage," he became its president. Elhanan Winchester, a preacher of the doctrine... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Antislavery movements - 1836 - 304 pages
...consequence then of these different circumstances, the society of Pennsylvania, the object of which was " for promoting the abolition of slavery and the relief of free Negroes unlawfully held in bondage," became so popular, that in the year 1787 it was thought desirable to enlarge... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...that the pupils may receive such learning as is necessary for their future situation in life, * The Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Free Blacks, mentioned in the next article. and especially a deep impression of the most important and generally... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 716 pages
...are supposed to have been drawn up by Dr. Franklin. An Address to tJte public, from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the relief of free negroes unlaw. fully held in bondage. It ia with peculiar satisfaction, we assure the friends of humanity,... | |
| Esther Copley - Antislavery movements - 1839 - 674 pages
...expressions in his letters speak his sentiments, and, on the extension and enlargement of the above-mentioned Society " for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in Bondage," he became its president. Elhanan Winchester, a preacher of the doctrine... | |
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