 | Dudley Weldon Woodard - African Americans - 1923 - 454 pages
...of New York numbering 19, met at the dwelling house of John Sirnmos, an inkeeper, and organized "A Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and...Protecting such of them as have been or may be Liberated. ' ' This society, formed for the purpose of "mitigating the evils of slavery, to defend the rights... | |
 | Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project - America - 1941 - 434 pages
...emancipate all their African slaves. ...To which is prefixed, the institution of the Society, in New York, for promoting the manumission of slaves, and protecting such of them as have been, or may be liberated.. .New York, for Robert Hodge, l785, ICN Evans l9044 l422 —The importance and necessity of Christians... | |
 | Henry Laurens, David R. Chesnutt, C. James Taylor - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 978 pages
...Letters (Smith), XXII, xxvii; Columbian Herald,Ju\\ 11, 18, 1j8$; Directory of the SC House, III, 598. 2 "The New York Society for Promoting the Manumission...protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated," more commonly known as the New York Manumission Society, was established in January 1785. Its mission... | |
 | William Oland Bourne - African Americans - 1870 - 834 pages
...asserting their rights. These considerations induce us to form ourselves into a society, to be styled " A Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and...Protecting such of them as have been or may be Liberated." After the adoption of the constitution, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Troup, and White Matlack were appointed... | |
 | Duncan J. MacLeod - History - 1975 - 260 pages
...1820. 40 EH Smith, A Discourse Delivered April 1 r, 1798, at the Request of and Before the New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and...Protecting Such of Them as Have Been or May be Liberated (New York, 1 798), pp. 12—13, 2341 There does not appear to be an extant copy of this issue, but... | |
 | New York State Library - Libraries - 1901 - 794 pages
...school, and to fulfil the benevolent purposes of its association: Therefore [the act then incorporates] The New York Society for promoting the manumission...protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated, [for 15 years]. Chapter 96, laws of 1808, forbide the kidnapping of free people of color. Chapter 44,... | |
 | United States - 1898 - 586 pages
...numerous philanthropic undertakings. Before the outbreak of the civil war he was nn ardent member of the " Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and...protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated," in connection with which he was instrumental in procuring the liberty of a number of persons. With... | |
 | Temple University. Libraries - History - 1990 - 808 pages
...DELIVERED APRIL 12, 1797: AT THE REQUEST OF AND BEFORE THE NEW-YORK SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE MANUMISSIONS OF SLAVES, AND PROTECTING SUCH OF THEM AS HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE LIBERATED. By Samuel Miller. New-York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, 1797. 36 p. NOTES: Includes bibliographical... | |
 | Sherrill D. Wilson - History - 1994 - 132 pages
...Addresses, Books, Reports "War and Emancipation" by Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, 1800 The Constitution Of The New York Society For Promoting The Manumission...Protecting Such Of Them As Have Been or May Be Liberated (1796) Landmarks Preservation Commission Report, January 14, 1969, No. 1 LP-0250/ St. Marks Church... | |
 | James Oliver Horton, Lois E. Horton - Social Science - 1998 - 352 pages
...principle and practice in 1785. The result was the establishment of the New York Manumission Society, or "Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves and...Protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated," whose membership included Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and several other of the state's most influential... | |
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