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An essay on the African slave trade

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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Title
An essay on the African slave trade
Names
Belsham, William, 1752-1827 (Author)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1790
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Printed by Daniel Humphreys, in Front-street, near the draw-bridge.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare C 15-24 (Lapidus Collection)
Topics
Slavery
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Slave trade
Genres
Essays
Notes
Content: Reprinted from the author's "Essays philosophical and moral, historical and literary". cf. Advertisement.
Creation/production credits: Attributed to Benjamin Franklin by Cushing.
Creation/production credits: Mistakenly ascribed to Franklin by Sabin. Cf. Ford, Franklin blibiography, p. 317.
Acquisition: Gift of Sidney Lapidus, 2015. Copy in Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books.
Ownership: Copy in Sc Rare C 15-24 (Lapidus Collection), inscribed, in ink, on p. 16, "John Hunt." NN
Physical Description
Extent: 15 pages. 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 13015514
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR6373482-B
RLIN/OCLC: 6373482B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11674739
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 362c0390-ed26-0133-29b1-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1752: Creator Born
  • 1790: Issued
  • 1827: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An essay on the African slave trade" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1790. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e04766a0-1627-0134-71d4-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An essay on the African slave trade" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e04766a0-1627-0134-71d4-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1790). An essay on the African slave trade Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e04766a0-1627-0134-71d4-00505686a51c

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An essay on the African slave trade