1773 John Wesley SLAVERY 1ed Africa Slave Mandingo War INCREDIBLE Early America

1773 John Wesley SLAVERY 1^ed Africa Slave Mandingo War INCREDIBLE Early America

 

“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. (no title page given)
• “Sermons or Declarations Made by Stephen Crisp” (Philadelphia, Cruikshank, 1773.
• Thoughts Upon Slavery by John Wesley. (Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774)
• “Testimony by David Brainerd”… “letter wrote by (the renowned) John Locke to Anthony Collins…

 

Item number: #23769

Price: $1950

 

BENEZET, Anthony (Editor)

 

A Collection of Religious Tracts.

 

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank 1773. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation:
  • Each work separately paginated
  • *Note that each work has a separate, dated title page ranging in 1766-1774
• References: Evans 13145-13146; Bristol B-3814
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
• Absolutely incredible collection and ALL exceedingly rare, valuable, and desirable

 

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