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Self-educated in languages and the law, the author Granville Sharp
(1735 1813) was a leading anti-slavery campaigner. Though many of
his associates in the abolitionist movement were dissenters or
freethinkers, he was an Anglican very much concerned with the fate
of the church in America after the war of independence. His family
consigned his archives to the painter, playwright and author Prince
Hoare (1755 1834), who published this biography in 1820. Sharp is
less well remembered than other British abolitionists such as
Clarkson and Wilberforce, but it was his work which, in 1772,
brought the landmark case of James Somerset before Lord Mansfield,
who upheld Sharp's legal arguments: as a result, it was henceforth
understood that any slave reaching the shores of England became
free. Sharp's continuing work for abolition, and his many other
charitable and scholarly activities, are detailed in this
fascinating work, drawn directly from his own writings."
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1813) brings together legal and historical documents, as well as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."
The author and campaigner Granville Sharp (1735 1813) was born in
Durham to a religious family. In 1765, a chance encounter with a
slave, Jonathan Strong, sparked the serious interest in
abolitionism that in due course saw him become a founding member of
the London committee of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave
Trade. Due in part to his efforts and writings, the anti-slavery
movement in Britain gained public attention and became a more
focused and organised campaign. This tract, originally published in
1776, is one of several anti-slavery works that Sharp produced in
that year. A rigorous defence of liberty and of 'the honour of holy
Scriptures', it is a riposte to the idea that slavery is sanctioned
by God, citing the biblical doctrines of 'Thou shalt not oppress a
stranger' and 'Love thy neighbour as thyself'. Also included are
several appendices of material relating to the abolitionist cause.
Title: An appendix to the Representation (printed in the year 1769)
of the injustice and dangerous tendency of tolerating slavery, or
of admitting the least claim of private property in the persons of
men in England.Author: Granville SharpPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00614900CollectionID:
CTRG10184595-BPublicationDate: 17720101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 28 p.; 18 cm. (8vo)
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of
Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical
understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking.
Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel
Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and
moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade.
The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and
Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a
debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
++++British LibraryT137100With a half-title.Durham: printed and
sold by L. Pennington, 1798. viii, 1],4-52p; 8
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