"Some Account of Phillis, a learned Negro Girl" in The Gentleman's Magazine

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An edition of Gentleman's Magazine for May, 1773, edited and published by David Henry in London. Page 226 has a heading that reads "Some Account of Phillis, a learned Negro Girl." and features two entries, one by John Wheatley, attesting to Phillis Wheatley's writing skill, curiosity, and personal history. Magazine pages are numbered 208 through 256. Magazine was previously bound; interior pages are yellowed.

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