| George Washington - United States - 1835 - 568 pages
...Mercer on this subject, Genera] Washington said; " I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave by...some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — September 9th, 1786. I will make no apology for writing to you on this... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 572 pages
...never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave hy purchase, it being among my first wishes to see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — September 9th, 1786. I will make no apology for writing to you on this... | |
| William Dunlap - Literary Criticism - 1836 - 232 pages
...further." — Shakspeare. ''• I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel ms to it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being...some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — Washington. "Just Death ! kind umpire of man's miseries." " Our little... | |
| William Dunlap - Literary Criticism - 1836 - 256 pages
...nothing Can toueh them further." — Shakspearc. '• I never mean, unljss some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes la see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — Washington.... | |
| African Americans - 1836 - 406 pages
...ought to be effected; and that too by legislative authority." To John F. Mercer, September 9th, 1786. "I never mean, unless some particular circumstance should compel me to it, t» possess another slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes to see some pla» adopted, by... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 716 pages
...session, for the abolition of slavery ; but they could scarcely obtain a hearing. — Letter to Lafayette. I never mean, unless some particular circumstance...some plan adopted by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law. — Letter to John F. Mercer. Because there are, in Pennsylvania, laws for... | |
| Frederick Freeman - African Americans - 1837 - 364 pages
...and that too by legislative authority." Again, in a letter to John F. Mercer, September 9, 1786, " I never mean, unless some particular circumstance...some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." ' Mr. JEFFERSON asks, " Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure,... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 580 pages
...Mercer on this subject, General Washington said ; " I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave by...some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — September 9th, 1786. I will make no apology for writing to you on this... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 244 pages
...for the abolition of slavery; but they could scarcely obtain a hearing. — Letter to Lafayette. _fT never mean, unless some particular circumstance should...purchase ; it being among my first wishes to see some pZan adopted by which slavery in this country may be abolished by lawf— Letter _ to John F, Mercer.... | |
| William Dunlap - American fiction - 1837 - 440 pages
...nothing Can toueh them further." — Xhakspeare. "I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave by...wishes to see some plan adopted, by which slavery iu this country may be abolished by law." — Washington. "Just Death ! kind umpire of man's miseries."... | |
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