SLAVE TRADE

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Item #40502 THE EXTINCTION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, AND THE CIVILIZATION OF AFRICA: A REVIEW OF "THE...

[Buxton, Thomas Fowell]:

THE EXTINCTION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, AND THE CIVILIZATION OF AFRICA: A REVIEW OF "THE AFRICAN SLAVE - TRADE, AND ITS REMEDY," BY SIR THOMAS FOWELL BUXTON, BART. REPRINTED FROM THE WESLEYAN - METHODIST MAGAZINE FOR JULY, 1840.

London: Published by John Mason, 1840. 26pp. Disbound with scattered foxing, Good+. Despite herculean efforts to secure its abolition, "The African slave-trade now prevails to a much greater extent, and inflicts on its unhappy victims a much larger amount of suffering, than ever." Maybe, the author speculates, it's the fault..... More

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Item #40878 THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ABOLITION OF THE AFRICAN...

Clarkson, Thomas:

THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ABOLITION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE, BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. IN TWO VOLUMES. FIRST AMERICAN, FROM THE LONDON EDITION.

Philadelphia: Published by James P. Parke. Brown & Merritt, Printers, 1808. Volume I: Pages 455, [1 errata], folding plate after page 210; full-page plate of slave shackles after page 300; "Am I Not a Man and a Brother" seal illustrated on page 359. Front inner hinge archivally reinforced. Front free..... More

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Item #41514 ABOLITION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE, BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. ABRIDGED FROM...

[Clarkson, Thomas]:

ABOLITION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE, BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. ABRIDGED FROM CLARKSON. TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF VIEW OF THE STATE OF THE SLAVE-TRADE AND OF SLAVERY. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. [AND VOL. II.].

Augusta [ME]: Published by P. A. Brinsmade, 1830. Verso of title page: "Glazier, Masters & Co. Printers, Hallowell." Two volumes in matching quarter sheep, with gilt-lettered spine bands and spine title. viii, [9]-227, [1 blank] pp; vi, [1], 10-256 pp, as issued. Some rubbing, inner hinges cracked but joints firm..... More

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REPORT OF THE NAVAL COMMITTEE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AUGUST, 1850, IN FAVOR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LINE OF MAIL STEAMSHIPS TO THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA, AND THENCE VIA THE MEDITERRANEAN TO LONDON, DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE EMIGRATION OF FREE PERSONS OF COLOR FROM THE UNITED STATES TO LIBERIA: ALSO TO INCREASE THE STEAM NAVY, AND TO EXTEND THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH AN APPENDIX ADDED BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

Washington: 1850. 79pp, disbound. .Minimal foxing. Very Good. This item is not a government-published document, although it prints this House Committee's report advocating an increase in the steam navy, partly to emulate England, partly as an appropriate response to the recent acquisition from Mexico of California and New Mexico; but..... More

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Item #36961 THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 16TH...

Friends:

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 16TH TO THE 24TH OF THE FIFTH MONTH, 1791, INCLUSIVE. TO THE QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND ELSEWHERE. DEAR FRIENDS,...

[London: 1791]. 3, [1]pp. Folio sheet, folded to 8-1/4" x 13-1/4." Untrimmed. Caption title [as issued]. Docketed on page [4], "The Yearly-Epistle, 1791." About Fine. "As a Christian society we have found it in our duty to promote the abolition of the Slave-trade; and, although the Legislature of this country..... More

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Item #40943 THOUGHTS ON AFRICAN COLONIZATION: OR AN IMPARTIAL EXHIBITION OF THE DOCTRINES,...

Garrison, William Lloyd:

THOUGHTS ON AFRICAN COLONIZATION: OR AN IMPARTIAL EXHIBITION OF THE DOCTRINES, PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY, TOGETHER WITH THE RESOLUTIONS, ADDRESSES AND REMONSTRANCES OF THE FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR. BY WM. LLOYD GARRISON.

Boston: Printed and Published by Garrison and Knapp, 1832. iv, 160, 76 pp. Disbound, a couple of rubberstamps, scattered foxing. Good+. This is the first edition of the most significant critique of the Colonization Movement and the American Colonization Society. Garrison, the most prominent voice of early American Abolitionism, wrote..... More

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Lewis, Alonzo M.:

RECOLLECTIONS OF THE AMISTAD SLAVE CASE. FIRST REVELATION OF A PLOT TO FORCE THE SLAVERY QUESTION TO AN ISSUE MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS BEFORE ITS FINAL OUTBREAK IN THE CIVIL WAR - SEVERAL HITHERTO UNKNOWN ASPECTS OF THE CASE TOLD.

Hartford: The Connecticut Magazine, Volume XI, Number 1, 1907. Connecticut Magazine, First Quarter 1907. [6], 184, [28] pp. Original printed and illustrated wrappers, original staples. Front wrapper detached but present, with its lower corner torn away. Else Very Good. Reverend Lewis's article appears at pages 125-[129], with the iconic full-page..... More

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Item #41603 VOTES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. SABBATH, 16 DIE FEBRUARII, 1788. Parliament, Slave Trade

[Parliament] [Slave Trade]:

VOTES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. SABBATH, 16 DIE FEBRUARII, 1788.

[London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols... 1788]. Folio. Pages 253-265, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Caption title, as issued. Disbound with some loosening, else Very Good. "Numb. 29." printed in left corner at head of title. The matters include "A Petition of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Helstgon..... More

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[Parliament]:

AN ACT FOR CARRYING INTO EFFECT A CONVENTION OF ACCESSION OF THE KING OF THE TWO SICILIES TO TWO CONVENTIONS WITH THE KING OF THE FRENCH FOR SUPPRESSING THE SLAVE TRADE. [10TH AUGUST 1838.].

London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1838. Folio. [713]-716 pp, as issued. Disbound. Very Good. This Act discusses the two recent conventions between Great Britain and France and the King of the Two Sicilies, with details regarding cruizers of the Two Sicilies which are to be employed in the suprression..... More

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AN ACT FOR VESTING THE FORT OF SENEGAL, AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, IN THE COMPANY OF MERCHANTS TRADING WITH AFRICA. CAP XX.

London: Printed by Mark Baskett, 1764. Folio. [1], [1 blank], 335-336pp, as issued. Disbound. Very Good. ESTC N56806. More

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Item #32005 DISUNION AND SLAVERY. A SERIES OF LETTERS TO HON. W. L. YANCEY, OF ALABAMA. Henry...

Raymond, Henry:

DISUNION AND SLAVERY. A SERIES OF LETTERS TO HON. W. L. YANCEY, OF ALABAMA.

[New York: 1860]. 36pp, disbound. Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Good+. The editor of the New York Times tries to reason with the South's notorious Fire-Eater and its most accomplished orator. Writing in late 1860 after Abraham Lincoln's election, Raymond says Yancey's many speeches in the North..... More

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Slave Trade:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING ...COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THAT OF GREAT BRITAIN, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RIGHT OF SEARCH; WITH COPIES OF THE PROTEST OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT PARIS AGAINST THE QUINTUPLE TREATY, AND THE CORRESPONDENCE RELATING THERETO.

29th Cong., 1st Sess. SD377. 1846. 248pp, disbound, light fox. Very Good. A detailed review of "the state of things on the coast of Africa," the activities of England in "checking the African slave trade," and the roadblocks to establishing a treaty with the U.S. in that regard. British board-and-search..... More

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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING...A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

31st Cong., 2d Sess. SED6. 1850. 43pp, disbound, light scattered foxing and wear. Very Good. On the misuse of the American flag in the African-Brazilian slave trade. The United States is "mortified" at this practice; the U.S. consul includes eye-witness reports. More

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Item #40803 OBSERVATIONS ON THE BILL INTRODUCED LAST SESSION, BY MR. WILBERFORCE, FOR THE MORE...

[Slave Trade]:

OBSERVATIONS ON THE BILL INTRODUCED LAST SESSION, BY MR. WILBERFORCE, FOR THE MORE EFFECTUALLY PREVENTING THE UNLAWFUL IMPORTATION OF SLAVES, AND THE HOLDING FREE PERSONS IN SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH COLONIES.

London: Printed for J. M. Richardson, Cornhill, Opposite the Royal Exchange, 1816. [3]-28pp. Light scattered foxing. Bound in modern cloth [withdrawal stamp on front pastedown; inoffensive faint blindstamp on blank corner of title leaf]. Else Very Good. Our collation matches that of the bibliographers. The nameless author disclaims any "intention..... More

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Item #26403 SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR WEST INDIA COLONIES, AND ON THE...

West Indian Proprietor, A:

SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR WEST INDIA COLONIES, AND ON THE REGULATIONS WHICH INFLUENCE THEIR INDUSTRY AND TRADE. BY A WEST INDIAN PROPRIETOR.

London: James Ridgeway, Piccadilly [Shackell & Baylis], 1830. [1-title], [1], 29, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Some repaired tears at fore-edge of title page [no text loss]. Perforated library stamp in blank margin of title page, two rubberstamps. Red ink underlines throughout text. Inscribed at head of title, "Wm. Smith Esq..... More

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Item #41193 THE DEBATE ON A MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,...

Wilberforce, William:

THE DEBATE ON A MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, ON MONDAY, THE SECOND OF APRIL, 1792, REPORTED IN DETAIL.

London: Printed by W. Woodfall, and Sold at the Printing-Office of the Diary, Salisbury-Square, Fleet-Street, 1792. 178 [i.e., 186] pp. As ESTC notes, pages "145-186 misnumbered 137-178." The text is continuous. Widely scattered and generally light foxing. Bound in later dark cloth with gilt-lettered title stamped on spine. About Very..... More

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