Autographed letter from Thomas Clarkson to James Phillips, 1796-02-21. Creator: Thomas Clarkson.

Autographed letter from Thomas Clarkson to James Phillips, 1796-02-21. Creator: Thomas Clarkson.

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Autographed letter from 'Thomas Clarkson the slave abolitionist addressed to James Phillips Esq', 1796-02-21. British anti-slavery campaigner Thomas Clarkson writes to his colleague and fellow abolitionist James Phillips, a Quaker printer who produced much of the abolitionist literature of the time. '...I was extremely glad to find that [William] Wilberforce had carried his Motion in the subject of the Slave Trade...I have desired him also to see you because I am sure that if your were consulted, you could render essential service to the Bill. I have also stated to him the idea of calling a Committee on the Occasion. Who so proper to aid him as our Committee? Who so proper to know of every thing that is [illegible] on this great subject. What collective Body of men know so much of the subject. It is impossible to say to what this vote of the H[ouse] of Commons may lead...'.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Clarkson, attributed to: British: anti-slavery campaigner
People Related
  1. James Phillips: British: Abolitionist, Quaker, printer, publisher
  2. William Wilberforce: British: politician, abolitionist, philanthropist

Picture Type
  1. Correspondence

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Trade & Industry Media Industry

Trade & Industry Communications

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

History & Politics Other

History & Politics Politics Other


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5842x7516
File Size : 128,639kb


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  1. 5661546
  1. 1040002708
  1. 2-949-851
  1. 2949851
  1. 5661546

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