The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [British abolition efforts]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07634 Author/Creator: Place Written: London, England Type: Document Date: 1789/06/01-09 Pagination: 3 p. : docket : Height: 33.7 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy
Quaker meeting regarding the conduct of church members. Mentions the global spread of British abolition efforts: "It is with particular satisfaction we observe the spreading of those principles of justice, which have long bound us to the cause of the injured Africans..." Written in the sixth Quaker month.
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