(NARRATIVES) WILLIAMS JAMES Narrative of James Williams an A

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(NARRATIVES.) WILLIAMS, JAMES. Narrative of James Williams, an American Slave. 8 pages, small folio; crease where folded. Contemporary ownership signature at the head of the front page. a remarkably fresh copy. New York: Anti-Slavery Examiner, 1838

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This narrative is printed in an unusual format, more like a newspaper supplement, rather than the usual pamphlet format. Williams was born in Powhattan County, Virginia in 1805. His mother was virtually white, the daughter of George Lattimore, a well-known slave owner, his father a native of Africa.