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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref NoMS 30/2/561
Title'Africanus' to James Beattie from London
Date26 January 1788
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryAfricanus. Pseudonym of an anti-slavery campaigner, unidentified by scholars of the anti-slavery movement
DescriptionLong letter about hardship of slaves in the West Indies. Begs Beattie to get up petition from universities to parliament. Also hopes Beattie will address topic in his writings, noting his comments in Essay on Truth.
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