(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) [Bacon Thomas] Two Sermons Preached

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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) [Bacon, Thomas.] Two Sermons, Preached to a Congregation of Black Slaves . . . in the Province of Maryland. 12mo, modern wrappers; tightly trimmed, worm hole on A3, minor edge wear. London, 1782

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Second edition, not in Sabin, of a 1749 work. In the preface, the author assures us that his teachings are not intended to undermine the plantation order: "If these poor Creatures would but mind, and do as the Minister has told them to Day, they would make excellent slaves." 5 copies in ESTC.