Expostulatory letter to George Washington, of Mount Vernon, in Virginia : on his continuing to be a proprietor of slaves

Expostulatory letter to George Washington, of Mount Vernon, in Virginia : on his continuing to be a proprietor of slaves

Liverpool printed : [s.n.], 1797.

24 p. ; 19 cm. (12mo)

L2016F104 1797

(OCoLC)11101338

Unanswered letter to Washington by the blind abolitionist Edward Rushton; in this letter he praises Washington's public service during the revolutionary war: " ... the great family of man were never more benefited by the militaries abilities of any individual, than by those which you displayed during the memorable American contest. Your country was injured, your services were called for, you immediately arose, and after performing the most conspicuous part of that bloodstained tragedy, you again became a private citizen, and unambitiously retired to your farm. There was more of true greatness in this procedure than the modern world at least had never beheld." He argues that it is a contradiction for Washington, the champion of liberty, to own slaves.
Ms. inscription at head of title: Wm. Dilworth Crewdson.

Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.) R 524
Sabin 74280

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