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Six sermons, on the several duties of masters, mistresses, slaves, etc: preached at the parish church of St. Peter, in Talbot County in the province of Maryland

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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
Six sermons, on the several duties of masters, mistresses, slaves, etc: preached at the parish church of St. Peter, in Talbot County in the province of Maryland
Names
Bacon, Thomas, approximately 1700-1768 (Author)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1751
Place: London
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare B 15-10 (Lapidus Collection)
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions -- United States
African Americans -- Religion
Sermons, American
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Genres
Sermons
Notes
Content: Issued with original title pages.
Content: Publisher's advertisements: verso of t.p., page following p. 80 of Two sermons, and p. 143-144 at end.
Ownership: Copy in SC Rare B 15-10 (Lapidus Collection) : label, upper paste down, "Calthrop." NN
Physical Description
Extent: 17 cm.
Description
Two sermons, preached to a congregation of black slaves at the parish church of S.P. in the province of Maryland / by an American pastor. London : Printed by John Oliver, M. DCC. XLIX -- Four sermons, upon the great and indispensible duty of all christian masters and mistresses, to bring up their negro slaves in the knowledge and fear of God preached at the parish church of St. Peter in Talbot County, in the province of Maryland / by the Rev. Thomas Bacon ... -- London : Printed by J. Oliver ..., M. DCC. L. Each part retains original t.p.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 64017181
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20850279
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f919ec0-ed26-0133-2e37-00505686a51c
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

  • 1700: Creator Born
  • 1751: Issued
  • 1768: Creator Died
  • 2016: 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. "Six sermons, on the several duties of masters, mistresses, slaves, etc" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1751. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf54e040-2117-0134-3556-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1751). Six sermons, on the several duties of masters, mistresses, slaves, etc Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf54e040-2117-0134-3556-00505686a51c

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Six sermons, on the several duties of masters, mistresses, slaves, etc