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Griffin, Edward D. fl. 1817; A Plea for Africa

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10102 Author/Creator: Griffin, Edward D. fl. 1817; Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: October 26, 1817 Pagination: 1 item Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled A Plea for Africa: A Sermon preached October 26, 1817, in the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New-York, before the Synod of New-York and New-Jersey, at the request of the Board of Directors of the African School Established by the Synod, by Edward D. Griffin, D.D., pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Newark, New-Jersey published in 1817. Includes brief biographies for many notable Africans living and dead birth international and in the United States.

Griffin, Edward D. fl. 1817

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