A plea to the bishops of England to condemn the slave trade and to encourage their parishioners to do the same: ‘It is therefore particularly to be wished that your lordships… Keep reading
An account of David and John Barclay, who emancipated 32 slaves from a property they had in Jamaica – two were manumitted in Jamaica, and the rest were sent to Philadelphia under… Keep reading
Died, at Westport…Paul Cuffee, a very respectable man of colour…a descendant of Africa he overcame, by native strength of mind and firm adherence to principle, the prejudice with which her descendants are… Keep reading
A short play showing an imagined conversation between an Englishman and an enslaved African, who educates the Englishman on the evils of slavery: Cushoo: Ah! Massa buckra, pity poor Negroman… Keep reading
Progress report of the settlement in Sierra Leone of free Africans and whites, giving a historical account of the colony, the trade, expenditure, cultivation of the land, relationships with the chiefs and… Keep reading
Notice of the transfer of the colony from the company to the Crown, and the appointment of a new governor, details of new treaties made with neighbouring chiefs, progress reports of young… Keep reading
Evidence presented in Parliament by the West India planters showing the consequences to the sugar markets if the British American colonies refuse to export certain merchandise to the West Indies, which would… Keep reading
Sharp’s responses to the supporters of the trade who use the scriptures as justification – he uses the same passages to reject their arguments: ‘The Ethiopians or Negroes received the Christian… Keep reading
