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Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-17972
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A poem on the inhumanity of the slave-trade humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Frederick, Earl of Bristol, bishop of Derry &c. &c

Yearsley, Ann (1753-1806)

1788

Indexed in: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 13728.

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Some Roman slave-names

Bruce, F F (1910-1990)

1938

Reprinted from The proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical Society, vol. 5, pt.1.

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Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the wild coast of South America from the years 1772 to 1977 : elucidating the history of that country & describing it's productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guinea (v.1)

Stedman, John Gabriel (1744-1797); Lier, Rudolf Asveer Jacob van (1914-)

1971

"Nineteen hundred and fifty copies... printed from type by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Designed by Richard Hendel ... composed in Monotype Spectrum and foundry Romanée types ... bound ...

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Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the wild coast of South America from the years 1772 to 1977 : elucidating the history of that country & describing it's productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana and Negroes of Guinea (v.2)

Stedman, John Gabriel (1744-1797); Lier, Rudolf Asveer Jacob van (1914-)

1971

"Nineteen hundred and fifty copies... printed from type by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Designed by Richard Hendel ... composed in Monotype Spectrum and foundry Romanée types ... bound ...

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Slavery

Hughes, Kenneth (1936-)

1975

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Slavery

Hughes, Kenneth (1936-)

1975

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Slavery : a poem

More, Hannah (1745-1833)

1788

Indexed in: ESTC,

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Outcast

Sutcliff, Rosemary (1920-1992)

1955

Originally published: Great Britain : Anthony Lawson, 1955.

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Untitled manuscript on fiqh فقه

17th century

The text discusses Islamic law. It is a commentary on a work on fiqh (فقه), zakah, kaffarah, jizyah, slavery (العتق) etc. There are parts missing from the beginning and end of the volume. D...

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An account of the number of negroes imported into, and exported from, the island of Jamaica : also, an account of the number annually retained in the island, as far back as the same can be made up [i.e., 1773]

Irving, Thomas; Great Britain. Parliament

[1789]

Subscribed: Thomas Irving, Inspector General of the Imports and Exports... Custom House, London, May 12th, 1789.

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