Volume: BINNS VOL. 18

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A letter to his Excellency Prince of Talleyrand Perigord, on the subject of the slave trade, by William Wilberforce Esq. M.P. (London 1814)

Reference: Binnsvol018-007 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: WILBERFORCE (William) Year: 1814
A plea by Wilberforce to the French ambassador to end the French slave trade, with an appendix of extracts of other authors, not advocates for the abolition of the slave trade.
 WILBERFORCE (William) 1814 43

A particular account of the commencement and progress of the insurrection of the Negroes in St Domingo, which began August 1791, being a translation of the speech made to the national assembly 3rd November 1791 by the deputies from the General Assembly of the French part of St Domingo, 2nd edition, with notes and an appendix containing extracts from other authentic papers (London 1791

Reference: Binnsvol018-002 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: Unknown Year: 1791
First edition – see also B/16/8, which is second edition – this includes an accusation that the French anti slavery group Amis des Noirs (Friends of the Blacks) as instigators of the… Keep reading
 Unknown 1791 19

A review of the Slave Registration Acts, in a report of a committee of the board of directors of the African Institution made on the 22nd February1820, and published by order of that board (1820)

Reference: Binnsvol018-006 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: Unknown Year: 1820
Includes parliamentary papers
 Unknown 1820 72

An Abstract of the British West Indian Statutes, for the Protection and Government of Slaves.

Reference: Binnsvol018-005 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: Unknown Year: 1830
Unknown 1830 27

An official letter from the Commissioners of Correspondence of the Bahama Islands to George Chalmers Esq. colonial agent concerned the proposed abolition of slavery in the West Indies (Liverpool 1823)

Reference: Binnsvol018-001 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: CHALMERS (George) Year: 1823
A letter expressing concern about the proposal to abolish slavery in the West Indies – fear of loss of labour, criticism of Wilberforce, inability of African Caribbeans to self govern.
 CHALMERS (George) 1823 26

Letters on the Necessity of a prompt extinction of British Colonial slavery; chiefly addressed to the more influential classes, to which are added, thoughts on compensation (London1826)

Reference: Binnsvol018-003 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: Unknown Year: 1826
A series of letter written by an unknown author arguing for immediate emancipation, hypocrisy of abolishing slave trade and not slavery itself, objections of substituting East India sugar for West India sugar,… Keep reading
 Unknown 1826 110

The speech of James Stephen Esq. at the annual meeting of the African institution at Freemason’s Hall, 26th March 1817, published at the request of his Highness the Duke of Gloucester (London 1817)

Reference: Binnsvol018-004 Volume: BINNS VOL. 18 Author: STEPHEN (James) Year: 1817
Speech by Stephen on the Slave Registry Bill, and the Assemblies in the Caribbean’s response to the Bill, and a defence of his friend Zachary Macaulay with regard to his dealings in… Keep reading
 STEPHEN (James) 1817 28