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Letter from Rufus M. Jones to Clarence Pickett detailing meeting with German Consul Geist and plans for humanitarian aid to Germany.

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Lay's book- an early example of antislavery literature in colonial America- was published in 1737 by Benjamin Franklin. This particular copy was rebound in 1842- with manuscript replacements for page 1-16- 81-96 copied out by Issac Comly. ContentDM…

"IF THERE WERE NO CONSUMERS OF SLAVE—PRODUCE THERE WOULD BE NO SLAVES. Can we employ another in the commis¬ sion of robbery, share the profits with him, and yet be innocent of the crime we induced him to commit, by the glittering bribe we offerd for…

Office of Am. A.S. Soc. 14th of 8th mo. 1837. My Dear Sisters I have been waiting for an opportunity to answer the letter which has been so kindly sent me. I am anxious too for an opportunity to hold a long conversation with you on the subject of…

Benezet instructing colored children. ANTHONY BENEZET This celebrated philanthropist was a native of France. On account of religious persecution in that country, his parents, in 1731, removed to London. While here, the family adopted the religious…