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  • Collection: Quakerism and Abolition

The Attitude of the Society of Friends Towards Slavery

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Extracts from the Writings of Early Friends on the Subject of Slavery

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The History of the Rise- Progress- and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the Slave-Trade [original manuscript]

Original manuscript copy of Clarkson's history of the slave trade.ContentDM Collection - Quakers and Slavery Click Here to View this Document in ContentDM

Uncle Tom's Cabin. George et Elisa Chez les Quakers

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Caption in French: 'George et Elisa Chez les Quakers. Après le récit de Phinéas annonçant qu'ils étaient découverts, et que les Chasseurs d'Esclaves étaint è leur poursuite, Elise s'etait jetéet au cou de son mari, et Georges, le ponigs serrés, les…

Friends Meeting House Merion

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Hugh Reinagle Pinxt. Engraved by J.W. Steel Friends Meeting House Merion. Pub: by C.G. Childs Engraver 80 Walnut St. Philadelphia 1830. copy right secured.

Quaker Protest Against Slavery in the New World- Germantown (Pa.) 1688

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This is to ye monthly meeting hold at Rigert Warrells. These are the reasons why we are against the traffik of men-body, as followeth: Is there any that would be done or handled at this manner? viz., to be sold or made a slave for all the time of…

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Rescue of Jane Johnson and her Children

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Illustration opposite p. 89 of 'The Underground Rail Road' by William Still (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates- 1872)ContentDM Collection - Quakers and SlaveryClick Here to View this Document in ContentDMClick Here to Annotate this Document

Burning of Pennsylvania Hall

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Engraving of the burning of Pennsylvania Hall in 1838- published in the book- History of Pennsylvania Hall- Which was destroyed by a mob- on the 17th of May- 1838 (Philadelphia: Printed by Merrihew and Gunn)ContentDM Collection - Quakers and…

Virtuous Harry- or Set a Thief to Catch a Theif!

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Copy of a lithograph. Political cartoon concerning Texas becoming state. ContentDM Collection - Quakers and SlaveryClick Here to View this Document in ContentDMClick to Annotate this Document

WILSON- CHARLEY- REBECCA & ROSA- Slaves from New Orleans

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No. 6 'The nett proceeds from the sale of these Photographs will be devoted to the education of colored people in the department of the Gulf- now under the command of Maj. Gen. Banks.Collection - Quakers and SlaveryClick Here to View this Document in…