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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This work by the anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp (1735
1813) brings together legal and historical documents, as well as
the author's own legal arguments, demonstrating that slavery was
illegal and therefore could not be upheld in England. Furthering
his own intellectual development while working for a linen draper,
Sharp later became a government clerk and pursued a writing career.
His awakening to the horrors of the slave trade resulted from a
chance encounter with an injured slave seeking help from his
physician brother. Carrying out the necessary legal research, Sharp
published this book in 1769 to demonstrate that slavery has no
basis in English law. In 1772, the landmark case of James Somerset
was brought before Lord Mansfield, who upheld Sharp's contention:
as a result, it was henceforth understood that any slave reaching
the shores of England became free. Sharp's memoirs of his life are
also reissued in this series."
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