Thomas Clarkson manuscript: Lettres nouvelles sur le commerce de la Côte de Guinée 1789-1790.

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Thomas Clarkson manuscript: Lettres nouvelles sur le commerce de la Côte de Guinée 1789-1790.

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The Thomas Clarkson manuscript, arranged in 13 letters, addresses various aspects of the slave trade in the region that lies between the Gambia and Senegal Rivers.

162 pages.

William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

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Philanthropist. Entered St John's 1780. B.A. 1783. Clarkson won the members prize for Latin essay in 1785, the subject being a question 'anne liceat invitos in servitutem dare?' ('is it lawful to make slaves of others against their will?') This contest determined the course of the rest of his life. The essay was read in the Senate House to much applause in June 1785, and published by James Phillips in June 1786. He met William Wilberforce in 1786 and co-founded a committee for the suppr...