Letter, 1772 August 21, London, to "Dear Sir" [Anthony Benezet] / Granville Sharp.

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Letter, 1772 August 21, London, to "Dear Sir" [Anthony Benezet] / Granville Sharp.

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Copy of letter to Anthony Benezet in which Granville Sharp offers advice on petitioning Parliament and the King for an end to slavery in the colonies.

1 item (4 pages) ; 33 cm.

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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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...

Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813

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English philanthropist and writer. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Garden Court Temple, to Mr. Phillips, 1804 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662097 English abolitionist, reformer, and philanthropist. From the description of Copies of letters received, 1763-73. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58776522 British philanthropist and abolitionist. From the description of Granville Sharp correspondenc...