"To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady" in Observations upon Negro-Slavery

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A booklet, Observations upon Negro-Slavery, written by Charles Crawford and published by Joseph Crukshank in Philadelphia. The text is an argument against enslavement of Africans and for equality of people grounded in "the principles of revealed religion and natural justice." Phillis Wheatley is offered as an example of human potential on pages 5, 6, and 7 along with her poem "To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady." Booklet is 24 pages and is housed in a cardboard sleeve. Minor insect damage on the front cover and last page; back cover is missing.

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