(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) SMITH, T. WATSON. The Slave in Canada. Occupying the entire volume of Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society for the Years 1896-1898. 161 pages, with Index. 8vo, original printed card covers, somewhat darkened; slight wear and short crack at the top of the front joint. Halifax: Nova Scotia Printing Company, 1899
first edition. While not generally known, Canada, the refuge for many American slaves, was itself a slave-holding state in the 18th century. "This paper, read in part before the Nova Scotia Historical Society on March 18th, 1898, is an attempt to supply a missing chapter in Canadian history--a somber and unattractive chapter it may be, but necessary nonetheless to the completeness of our records."
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