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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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Title
Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville
Names
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813 (Author)
Brissot de Warville, J.-P. (Jacques-Pierre), 1754-1793 (Addressee)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1789-07
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 2 Folder 17
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Sierra Leone -- Politics and government -- To 1808
Great Britain -- Commerce
Great Britain -- Foreign economic relations
Genres
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: Disbound. 3 pages. 19x24 cm.
Description
British reformer Sharp was catapulted into anti-slavery lore for advancing the cause of James Somerset, and American slave whose case delivered a legal death blow to slavery in England. Brissot de Warville was a premier French abolitionist. The letters were penned just days before the Bastille fell, and concern the National Assembly (which launched the Revolution), Frankpledge, and the French colonies. Letter dated "6 July 1789" -- discussing the Rights of Nations, topic of frankpledge and Sharp's Tract on Congregational Courts ; letter dated "9 July 1789" --brings up topics of regulations for new settlement at Sierra Leone, frankpledge, military associations of the people, strength of a nation, corn markets in France, and British distilleries.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 930788439
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20846783
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e8c3efc0-9d31-0133-7812-00505686d14e
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

  • 1735: Creator Born
  • 1789: Issued
  • 1813: Creator Died
  • 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. "Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789-07. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d37a2b50-b33e-0133-cdfd-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d37a2b50-b33e-0133-cdfd-00505686d14e

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1789-07). Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d37a2b50-b33e-0133-cdfd-00505686d14e

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville