 | Richard Hildreth - 1851 - 716 str.
...Quakers. The same opinions had been taken up as matters of humanity and policy as well as of religion. A society " for promoting the abolition of slavery,...for improving the condition of the African race," had been organized in Philadelphia (1787), of which Franklin was president, and Dr. Rush and Tench... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - 1852 - 718 str.
...Quakers. The same opinions had been taken up as matters of humanity and policy as well as of religion. A society " for promoting the abolition of slavery,...for improving the condition of the African race," had been organized in Philadelphia (1787), of which Franklin was president, and Dr. Rush and Tench... | |
 | United States. District Attorney (Pennsylvania : Eastern District) - 1852 - 208 str.
...statesman, Franklin. As early as 1787, this great and good man had been chosen first President of a " Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, for...bondage, and for improving the condition of the African race"—a society which deserves especial mention here, as one of the latest acts of its useful and... | |
 | William Goodell - 1852 - 810 str.
...Edward Needles, in his "Historical Memoir of the Pennsylvania Society for the abolition of Slavery, the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and for improving the African race," says the first associated action in Philadelphia was a meeting of a few individuals... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - 1852 - 828 str.
...ultimately, •' The Providence Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, for the Relief of Persons unlawfully held in Bondage, and for Improving the Condition of the African Race." It contained, in 171)0, one hundred and eighieen members, of whom sixty-efght lived in Massachusetts,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 724 str.
...be imposed on the issuing of patents.—Referred to tue Committee on the Judiciary. tioD of slavery, the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage,...for improving the condition of the African race," praying that further measures may be adopted for the protection of the rights of free negroes.—Referred... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 730 str.
...ROBERTS presented the petition of 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; and the petition was read, and referred to the committee on so much of the Message of the President... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - 1854 - 870 str.
...ultimately, " The Providence Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, for the Relief of Persons unlawfully held in Bondage, and for Improving the Condition of the African Race." It contained, in 1790, one hundred and eighteen members, of whom sixty-eight lived in Massachusetts,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 762 str.
...seven hundred and ninety-two, was read the third time, and passed. Memorials of the several Societies " for promoting the abolition of slavery, for the relief...for improving the condition of the African race," in the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, were presented... | |
 | Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society - 1855 - 28 str.
...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... | |
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The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully held in Bondage, and for Improving the Condition of the African Race," incorporated by Act of Assembly passed the 8th day of December, AD 1789,... 
