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[Gibson, Edmund]; Bishop of London. Two Letters of the Lord Bishop of London . . . to Encourage and Promote the Instruction of their Negroes in the Christian Faith . . . 20 pages. Small 4to, disbound. London, 1727
First letter exhorts English settlers in the Americas to instruct their slaves in Christian doctrine; the second letter is to missionaries in the Americas, asking them to pass along the first letter and to assist and encourage the slave owners if possible. One of the earliest exhortations regarding the instruction of slaves. Sabin 27312; EA 727/88.
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