 | 1818 - 384 pages
...Franklin projected and established the Pennsylvanian society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage,...improvement of the condition of 'the African race. The constitution of this society is fur better devised than that of our English societies against the... | |
 | 1822 - 570 pages
...received from America a certificate of his having been elected honorary member 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." His next publication was in 180C, entitled, " The... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1823 - 310 pages
...humanity. — The Philadelphia Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons; and the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...Franklin was president. The labours of these bodies hare been crowned with success ; and they continue to prosecute, with unwearied diligence, the laudable... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1824 - 288 pages
...application may be made by strangers for further information. Abolition Society. " 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 Jlfricun race," was formed in the year 1774, enlarged in 1787, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...— The Philadelphia Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons ; and the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...bondage, and the improvement of the condition of the Jlfrican race. Of each of these Dr. Franklin was president. The labours of these bodies have been crowned... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...societies. One for alleviating the miseries of public prisons, and the other, entitled the Pennsylvania Society, for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...improvement of the condition of the African race. For the latter he wrote the plan for improving the condition of the free blacks, and the address to... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...societies. One for alleviating the miseries of public prisons, and the other, entitled the Pennsylvania Society, for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...improvement of the condition of the African race. For the latter he wrote the plan for improving the condition of the free blacks, and the address to... | |
 | James Thacher - Medicine - 1828 - 488 pages
...from sharing in the advantages of Jenner's discovery. In the year 1790 he joined the " Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the...relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and improving the condition of the African race" ; a charter for which had been obtained the year previous.... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1830 - 302 pages
...application may be made by strangers for further information. Abolition Society. "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," was formed in the year 1774, enlarged in 1787, and... | |
 | Mathew Carey - African Americans - 1830 - 480 pages
...children, 8157; sundries, 8120. The number of children in the assylum is 105. 13. "The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the relief of free negroes held in bondage, and for improving the condition of the African race," consists of about 140 members.... | |
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Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons ; and 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. 
