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Title

  • A letter to Philo Africanus, upon slavery : in answer to his of the 22d of November, in the General Evening Post, together with the opinions of Sir John Strange, and other eminent lawyers upon this subject; with the sentence of Lord Mansfield, in the case of Somerset and Knowles, 1772, with His Lordship's explanation of that opinion in 1786

Other Title

  • Half title: Letter to Philo Africanus, upon slavery
  • Letter to Philo Africanus, upon slavery

Names

  • Candidus
  • Philo Africanus
  • Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, printed ; Newport (Rhode Island) : Re-printed by Peter Edes, [1788]

Headings

  • -  Slavery--Early works to 1800
  • -  Slave trade--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴.
  • -  Evans 20993
  • -  ESTC W13332
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-08-14 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 23, [1] p. ; 23 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HT991 .P53

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 24016381

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Candidus, Philo Africanus, William Murray Mansfield, and American Imprint Collection. A letter to Philo Africanus, upon slavery: in answer to his of the 22d of November, in the General Evening Post, together with the opinions of Sir John Strange, and other eminent lawyers upon this subject; with the sentence of Lord Mansfield, in the case of Somerset and Knowles, with His Lordship's explanation of that opinion in 1786. [London, printed ; Newport Rhode Island: Re-printed by Peter Edes, 1788] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/24016381/.

APA citation style:

Candidus, Philo Africanus, Mansfield, W. M. & American Imprint Collection. (1788) A letter to Philo Africanus, upon slavery: in answer to his of the 22d of November, in the General Evening Post, together with the opinions of Sir John Strange, and other eminent lawyers upon this subject; with the sentence of Lord Mansfield, in the case of Somerset and Knowles, with His Lordship's explanation of that opinion in 1786. [London, printed ; Newport Rhode Island: Re-printed by Peter Edes] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/24016381/.

MLA citation style:

Candidus, et al. A letter to Philo Africanus, upon slavery: in answer to his of the 22d of November, in the General Evening Post, together with the opinions of Sir John Strange, and other eminent lawyers upon this subject; with the sentence of Lord Mansfield, in the case of Somerset and Knowles, with His Lordship's explanation of that opinion in 1786. [London, printed ; Newport Rhode Island: Re-printed by Peter Edes, 1788] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/24016381/>.