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The position and duties of the merchant : an address before the Mercantile Library Association of Boston, on the evening of the 13th of November, 1854.

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Abstract/Description:
Traces the career of Granville Sharp in his fight for the emancipation of the slave in England and illustrates a merchant's influence for good. Address before the Mercantile Library Association of Boston. Includes verse. "Thurston and Torry, printers."--verso of title page. FAU copy has original printed wrappers; side stitched with cord; edges trimmed to 23 cm.
Title: The position and duties of the merchant : an address before the Mercantile Library Association of Boston, on the evening of the 13th of November, 1854.
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Name(s): Sumner, Charles 1811-1874
Ticknor and Fields (Boston, Mass.)
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1854
Publisher: Ticknor and Fields
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 30 pages ; 24 cm
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Traces the career of Granville Sharp in his fight for the emancipation of the slave in England and illustrates a merchant's influence for good. Address before the Mercantile Library Association of Boston. Includes verse. "Thurston and Torry, printers."--verso of title page. FAU copy has original printed wrappers; side stitched with cord; edges trimmed to 23 cm.
Identifier: fauwsb17f19 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B17F19
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Blacks -- England -- History -- 18th century
England -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century
Great Britain -- Commerce -- History
Merchants -- Great Britain
Sharp, Granville -- 1735-1813
Slave trade -- England -- History -- 18th century
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb17f19
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU

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