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The Resource Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq : composed from his own manuscripts, and other authentic documents in the possession of his family and of the African institution, edited by Prince Hoare, (electronic resource .)

Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq : composed from his own manuscripts, and other authentic documents in the possession of his family and of the African institution, edited by Prince Hoare, (electronic resource .)

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Self-educated in languages and the law, the author Granville Sharp (1735–1813) was a leading anti-slavery campaigner. Though many of his associates in the abolitionist movement were dissenters or freethinkers, he was an Anglican very much concerned with the fate of the church in America after the war of independence. His family consigned his archives to the painter, playwright and author Prince Hoare (1755–1834), who published this biography in 1820. Sharp is less well remembered than other British abolitionists such as Clarkson and Wilberforce, but it was his work which, in 1772, brought the landmark case of James Somerset before Lord Mansfield, who upheld Sharp's legal arguments: as a result, it was henceforth understood that any slave reaching the shores of England became free. Sharp's continuing work for abolition, and his many other charitable and scholarly activities, are detailed in this fascinating work, drawn directly from his own writings.--
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eng
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1 online resource (xxxii, 524, xxxiii pages)
Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. His education, and writings to the year 1776
  • 2. Acquaintance with General Oglethorpe, etc.
  • 3. Settlement of a colony at Sierra Leone
  • 4. Mr Sharp's means of expenditure
  • 5. Domestic character of Mr Sharp
  • 6. Catalogue of the books written by him
  • Appendix
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9781108075619
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107589971
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Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq : composed from his own manuscripts, and other authentic documents in the possession of his family and of the African institution
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Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq
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composed from his own manuscripts, and other authentic documents in the possession of his family and of the African institution
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edited by Prince Hoare
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Language
eng
Summary
Self-educated in languages and the law, the author Granville Sharp (1735–1813) was a leading anti-slavery campaigner. Though many of his associates in the abolitionist movement were dissenters or freethinkers, he was an Anglican very much concerned with the fate of the church in America after the war of independence. His family consigned his archives to the painter, playwright and author Prince Hoare (1755–1834), who published this biography in 1820. Sharp is less well remembered than other British abolitionists such as Clarkson and Wilberforce, but it was his work which, in 1772, brought the landmark case of James Somerset before Lord Mansfield, who upheld Sharp's legal arguments: as a result, it was henceforth understood that any slave reaching the shores of England became free. Sharp's continuing work for abolition, and his many other charitable and scholarly activities, are detailed in this fascinating work, drawn directly from his own writings.--
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1735-1813
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Sharp, Granville
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
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dictionaries
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1755-1834
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Hoare, Prince
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  • Cambridge library collection. Slavery and abolition
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Sharp, Granville
  • Abolitionists
  • Slave trade
  • Antislavery movements
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Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq : composed from his own manuscripts, and other authentic documents in the possession of his family and of the African institution, edited by Prince Hoare, (electronic resource .)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107589971
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Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. His education, and writings to the year 1776 -- 2. Acquaintance with General Oglethorpe, etc. -- 3. Settlement of a colony at Sierra Leone -- 4. Mr Sharp's means of expenditure -- 5. Domestic character of Mr Sharp -- 6. Catalogue of the books written by him -- Appendix
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CR9781107589971
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Extent
1 online resource (xxxii, 524, xxxiii pages)
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online
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781108075619
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digital, PDF file(s).
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(OCoLC)1103565780
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Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq : composed from his own manuscripts, and other authentic documents in the possession of his family and of the African institution, edited by Prince Hoare, (electronic resource .)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107589971
Publication
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online resource
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  • cr
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. His education, and writings to the year 1776 -- 2. Acquaintance with General Oglethorpe, etc. -- 3. Settlement of a colony at Sierra Leone -- 4. Mr Sharp's means of expenditure -- 5. Domestic character of Mr Sharp -- 6. Catalogue of the books written by him -- Appendix
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CR9781107589971
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xxxii, 524, xxxiii pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781108075619
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1103565780

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