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Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh]

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

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Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh]
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Abolition--Sharp, Granville

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1789-03-14
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: MS Abolition ST6
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Genres
Documents
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page (1 leaf); 9 x 7 1/4"
Description
Autograph letter signed. Mr. [William] Wilberforce will shortly introduce a motion in the House of Commons relative to "the Business which we have so much at Heart, the Abolition of the Slave Trade"; requests that each person get in touch with members of the House and urge particular attention.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11883950
MSS Unit ID: 20774
Calendar number: #118
Manuscript identifier: MS Abolition ST6
Archives EAD ID: 3152512
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cca3ca90-28a0-0137-8a4f-051c6ab7e70f
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.

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  • 1789: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a8930e0-2a4d-0133-1ac3-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a8930e0-2a4d-0133-1ac3-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1789). Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a8930e0-2a4d-0133-1ac3-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a8930e0-2a4d-0133-1ac3-58d385a7b928 | title= (text) Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh], (1789)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 8, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh]