 | Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society - Fugitive slaves - 1855 - 28 pages
...the Acting Committee of " The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, find fur the Relief of Free Negroes unlawfully held in Bondage,...for improving the condition of the African Race." This Society, whose objects are sufficiently indicated by its name, was incorporated by Legislative... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 762 pages
...time, and passed. Memorials of the several Societies " for promoting the abolition of slavery, for the relief of free negroes, unlawfully held in bondage,...for improving the condition of the African race," in the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, were presented... | |
 | Joseph Gales - United States - 1824 - 872 pages
...BRECE presented a memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, for the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage,...and for improving the condition of the African race, praying Congress to adopt measures for the total abolition of slavery within the District of Columbia... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Contempt of court - 1856 - 436 pages
...; that he is a memher of " The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of Slavery, and for the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage,...for improving the condition of the African race," incorporated by act of Assembly passed the 8th day of December, AD 1789, of which Dr. Benjamin Franklin... | |
 | Passmore Williamson, Arthur Cannon - Abolitionists - 1856 - 208 pages
...; that he is a member of " The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully held in Bondage,...for Improving the Condition of the African Race," incorporated by Act of Assembly passed the 8th day of December, AD 1789, of which Dr. Benjamin Franklin... | |
 | Wendell Phillips - Constitutional law - 1856 - 220 pages
...To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States : The Memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and the improvement of the condition of the African race, respectfully showeth : That from a regard for... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1857 - 828 pages
...hundred for one. FBIDAT, February 12. Abolition of Slavery. The following memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, the...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and the improvement of the condition of the African race, was presented and read : The memorial respectfully... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...table. On the next day the following memorial was presented and read : " A memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and the improvement of the African race. " The memorial respectfully showeth : " That, from a regard for... | |
 | African Americans - 1859 - 48 pages
...Republic of Liberia in Africa. THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ABOLITION OP SLAVERY, AND FOR THE RELIEF OF FREE NEGROES UNLAWFULLY HELD IN BONDAGE,...AND FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE AFRICAN RACE. Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, 1787. President, Dillwyn Parrish. treasurer, Caleb... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1859 - 680 pages
...refined hunrmity : one "for alleviating the miseries of public prisons" and the other, "for promoling the abolition of slavery, the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondacCj and the improvement of the condition of the African race" -Of ertchof these Dr. Franklin was... | |
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April, 1775, was the day of founding the Pennsylvania society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and for improving the condition of the African race. 
