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Title
Epistle from the yearly meeting of Friends Brethren in Philadelphia
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1699
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 3 Folder 9
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Society of Friends
Genres
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: 2 pages, 27x42 cm.
Description
Two letters, one with a lengthy anti-slavery section. Also a carte-de-visite of the Quaker missionary and prison reformer Stephen Grellet.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 930889107
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20847642
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0caa3a30-9d32-0133-ee3d-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1699: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Epistle from the yearly meeting of Friends Brethren in Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1699. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e0e8c00-b3f8-0133-87dc-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Epistle from the yearly meeting of Friends Brethren in Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e0e8c00-b3f8-0133-87dc-00505686d14e

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1699). Epistle from the yearly meeting of Friends Brethren in Philadelphia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e0e8c00-b3f8-0133-87dc-00505686d14e

Wikipedia Citation

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Epistle from the yearly meeting of Friends Brethren in Philadelphia