Letter, 1759 February 20, Philad[elphi]a, to "Dear John" / [Anthony Benezet].

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Letter, 1759 February 20, Philad[elphi]a, to "Dear John" / [Anthony Benezet].

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Holograph letter from Anthony Benezet to John Smith of Burlington. Benezet discusses having pots made and has also sent some books concerning the slave trade.

1 item (5 pages) ; 25 cm.

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Smith, John, 1722-1771

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Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784

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Anthony Benezet, born Antoine Bénézet (January 31, 1713 – May 3, 1784), was a French-American abolitionist and educator who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the early American abolitionists, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage (after his death it was revived as the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery); the first public school for girls in North America; and t...