1773 John Wesley on SLAVERY Africa Slave Mandingo War INCREDIBLE Early Americana

1773 John Wesley on SLAVERY Africa Slave Mandingo War INCREDIBLE Early Americana

 

“A Collection of Religious Tracts” was published in 18^th-century Philadelphia prior to the American Revolution. This American collection includes numerous writings, but none more famous and important than John Wesley’s “Thoughts Upon Slavery”.

 

In this short pamphlet, Wesley describes the tradition of slave ownership including Biblical perspectives and the use of slavery in ancient Rome, Greece, and Jewish customs. It also describes Charles V of Spain’s attempts at freeing all African-born negro slaves who were transported to the New World. Interestingly, Wesley observes that “slavery has now taken deep root in most of our American colonies” as well as noting where the majority of African slaves are from, mainly the ‘Gold-Coast’ and ‘Slave-Coast’ of Africa with references to Mandingos and Guineas as well.

 

This collection of tracts includes:

• The Folly and Vanity of a Life Spent in the Pursuit of Worldly Profit, Ease of Pleasure, Compared with Life Wholly Employed in Endeavouring to Glorify God, and Do Good to Mankind; Illustrated in Some Account of the Pious Lady Elizabeth Hastings, and of Armelle Nicolas, a Poor Ignorant Country Maid in France, Commonly Known by the Name of Good Armelle. (Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1770)
• The Dreadful Visitation, in a Short Account of the Progress and Effects of the Plague, The Last Time is Spread in the City of Lond, in the year 1665, Extracted from the Memoirs of a Person who Resided There During the Whole Time of that Infection. (Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774)
• Thoughts on the Nature of War, and its Repugnancy to the Christian Life. Extracted from a Sermon on the 29^th November, 1759; Being the Day of Public Thanksgiving for the Successes Obtained in the Late War. With Some Extracts from the Writings of WILL. LAW and TH. HARLEY, both Clergymen of the Church of England, on the Necessity of Self-Denial, and Bearing the Daily Cross, in Order to be True Followers of Christ. (Philadelphia: Henry Miller, 1766)
• The Mighty Destroyer Displayed, in Some Account of the Dreadful Havock Made by the Mistaken Use as Well as Abuse of Distilled Spirituous Liquors. (Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774)
• Thoughts Upon Slavery by John Wesley. (London; Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774)

 

Item number: #23345

Price: $1950

 

BENEZET, Anthony (Editor)

 

A Collection of Religious Tracts.

 

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank 1766-1774. 1^st editions

 

Details:

• Collation:
  • [2], 24, 16; 16; 30, [2]; 48-82
    • Visible wear on some pages
    • Wanting final leaves of last tract
  • References: Evans 13145-13146; Bristol B-3814
  • Provenance: Editor’s Signature – Anthony Benezet
    • Anthony Benezet (1713–1784) was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A prominent member of the abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of the world’s first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)
  • Absolutely incredible collection and ALL exceedingly rare, valuable, and desirable

 

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