| Title |
Pamphlets |
| Reference |
Box 3 |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1787–1845 |
| Extent and Medium |
15 items; paper |
|
| Content and context |
Pamphlets relating to the slave trade written by Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce and others. |
| Index Terms |
| Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846) slavery abolitionist |
| Wilberforce, William (1759-1833) politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist |
| St John's Library/Slavery/Box 3 contains: |
|
1
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'A summary view of the slave trade and of the probable consequences of its abolition' (London: J. Philips). Attributed to T.C. by E.L. Griggs in 'Thomas Clarkson', 1936. T.C.'s first publication as a member of the Committee of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
14p. |
1787 |
|
2
|
'Questions to be proposed to such gentlemen as have been resident on the coast of Africa, or in the West-Indies, or have been in the slave-trade' (London: J. Phillips). Questionaire for collecting evidence for use by the campaigners. Note on t-p by T.C.(?) that he had circulated this to friends in the country so that they might collect information from anyone they encountered and send it in. Attrib. of authorship on title-page in T.C. own writing?.
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
16p. |
1788 |
|
3
|
'Substance of a speech intended to have been made on Mr. Wilberforce's motion for the abolition of the slave trade, on Tuesday, April 3, 1792 ...' (London: J. Owen). Pro-slavery speech. Name of owner(?) on title-page: Saml. Wallis.
56p. |
1792 |
|
4
|
'An abridgment of the evidence delivered before a Select Committee of the House of Commons in the years 1790 and 1791, on the part of the petitioners for the abolition of the slave-trade' ( London: James Phillips). Attribution of authorship on title-page in T.C.'s own hand? Contemporary manuscript annotations. Includes description of the ship Brooks of Liverpool, lacks part of the diagram.
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
24p. |
1792 |
|
5
|
'Essay on the doctrines and practice of the early Christians as they relate to war...' (The Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace tract no.3) ( Ipswich: J.King).
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
22p. |
1817 |
|
6
|
'Thoughts on the necessity of improving the condition of the slaves in the British colonies, with a view to their ultimate emancipation...' 2nd ed. Corrected. Printed in London by the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Dominions.
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
59p. |
1823 |
|
7
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'Thoughts on the necessity of improving the condition of the slaves in the British colonies, with a view to their ultimate emancipation...' 3rd ed. Printed in London by the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Dominions.
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
59p. |
1823 |
|
8
|
'A letter to the clergy of various denominations and to the slave-holding planters, in the southern parts of the United States of America' ( London: Johnston and Barrett).
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
64p. |
1841 |
|
9
|
'Letter to such professing Christians in the northern states of America, as have had no practical concern with slave holding...' (London: Alexander Macintosh).
Creator: Thomas Clarkson.
24p. |
1844 |
|
10
|
'The speech of William Wilberforce representative for the county of York on Wednesday the 13th of May, 1789, on the question of the abolition of the slave trade'. Includes further resolutions and a short sketch of the speeches of the other members. Printed in London by J. Walter.
Creator: William Wilberforce.
76p. |
1789 |
|
11
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'A letter to the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders of Yorkshire occasioned by the late election...' (London: Luke Hansard).
Creator: William Wilberforce.
37p. |
1807 |
|
12
|
'A letter to William Wilberforce on the proposed abolition of the slave trade, at present under the consideration of Parliament' (London: Richard Taylor). By William Smith M.P. Pro-abolition.
Creator: William Smith.
48p. |
1807 |
|
13
|
'Substance of the speeches of William Wilberforce on the clause in the East-India bill'. Bill for promoting the religious instruction and moral improvement of the natives in the British Dominions in India. Speeches given on the 22nd June and the 1st and 12th of July, 1813. Printed in London by John Hatchard.
Creator: William Wilberforce.
109p. |
1813 |
|
14
|
'A letter to his excellency the Prince of Talleyrand Perigord, on the subject of the slave trade' (London: J. Hatchard).
Creator: William Wilberforce.
83p. |
1814 |
|
15
|
Letters addressed to William Wilberforce. By James Cropper. 'Recommending the encouragement of the cultivation of sugar in our dominions in the East Indies, as the natural and certain means of effecting the general and total abolition of the slave-trade' printed in Liverpool by James Smith and London by Longman.
Creator: James Cropper.
54p. |
1822 |
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