Printed circular letter written by John Crisp, Secretary of the Agency Anti-Slavery Society

An appeal made to Members of Parliament to unite and vote in support of the forthcoming Slave Emancipation Act when it is presented to Parliament on 23 April 1833. It urges them to refrain from being influenced and divided by West Indian interest. Crisp proposes a plan to prevent this from occurring...

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Archive & Special Collections MMS/17/03/01/11 Open

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44
Date(s) of creation: 26 March 1833
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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title Printed circular letter written by John Crisp, Secretary of the Agency Anti-Slavery Society
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description An appeal made to Members of Parliament to unite and vote in support of the forthcoming Slave Emancipation Act when it is presented to Parliament on 23 April 1833. It urges them to refrain from being influenced and divided by West Indian interest. Crisp proposes a plan to prevent this from occurring. A petition is printed after the letter for the electors and inhabitants of Britain to sign to demonstrate their support for the immediate abolition of slavery and the end of the use of the labour of enslaved people in the British Empire.
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