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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07634 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
| Title | The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [British abolition efforts] |
| Date | 1-9 June 1789 |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Quaker meeting regarding the conduct of church members. Mentions the global spread of British abolition efforts: "It is with particular satisfaction we observe the spreading of those principles of justice, which have long bound us to the cause of the injured Africans..." Written in the sixth Quaker month. |
| Subjects | Religion Quaker Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Abolition Slavery African American History Slave Trade |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Religion; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |