Feb 26, 2009 - Sale 2171

Sale 2171 - Lot 89

Unsold
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) SOCIETY FOR ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIA ISLES. The Two Charters . . . [with] A Short Account of the Charitable Fund. 32 pages. 8vo, original marbled wrappers with printed label on the front cover. London,1836

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The Charitable Fund was first established in 1691 for the express purpose of bringing Christianity to both the Negro slave and the indigenous "indian" in the New World. As the slave population grew, and following emancipation in the West Indies in 1834, the Society increased its evangelizing efforts.