"Your late purchase of an estate with a view of emancipating the slaves on it is a generous and noble proof of your humanity! Would to God a like spirit might diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country."
Summary
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tags
anti slavery collection
boston public library
rare books department
antislavery movements
massachusetts
boston
slavery
history
boston mass
suffolk county
broadsides
ephemera
english
george washington 1732 1799
ultra high resolution
high resolution
18th century
race relations
united states history
vintage ads
Date
1800 - 1899
Source
Boston Public Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain