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Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784 A Caution to Great Britian and her Colonies in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: JB00252 Author/Creator: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784 Place Written: London, England Type: Pamphlet Date: 1785 Pagination: 47 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13.8 cm Order a Copy

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