Dickson, William, fl. 1789-1815. A plan for the mitigation of slavery* : delineated, in a series of letters by the late Honourable Joshua Steele, of Barbadoes; the last and fullest of which was addressed to the editor, William Dickson, LL.D. formerly secretary to His Excellency Governor Hay, of that island, and author of "Letters on slavery," &c.

Dickson, William, fl. 1789-1815.

A plan for the mitigation of slavery* : delineated, in a series of letters by the late Honourable Joshua Steele, of Barbadoes; the last and fullest of which was addressed to the editor, William Dickson, LL.D. formerly secretary to His Excellency Governor Hay, of that island, and author of "Letters on slavery," &c.

[London] : Subscriptions are received in London, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, booksellers, Paternoster-row; in Edinburgh, by Mr. John Anderson, bookseller, Exchange, and by the editor, at Mr George Miller's, Nicholson Square; and in Dublin, by Mr. Martin Keene, bookseller, College Green. : Printed by John Orphoot, Blackfriars Wynd., [1809].

Caption title. At head: (To be shortly published, if encouraged by an adequate subscription,).

Text signed at end: William Dickson. Edinburgh, September, 1809.

Single sheet measures 27 x 42 cm. folded to 27 x 22 cm.

Subscription and printer imprint foot of p.2.

Published as: Mitigation of slavery, in two parts ... by Joshua Steele and William Dickinson, London, 1814.

See Ragatz, L.J. Brit. Caribbean history, p. 498 and Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 9784.

Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 3123

Inscribed (p. [3]): With compliments from Dr. Stuart. Page [4] with Oct 14 1809 postmark and handwritten mailing address to "Dr Rush, or Dr Fuller, at Mrs. Donaldson's, I Nicholson Street" with sender's name: Dr. Stewart.

Slavery -- West Indies, British.

Anti-slavery literature -- Great Britain. local.

Prospectuses. rbgenr

SP3 Afro-Americana.

Steele, Joshua, 1700-1791

Steele, Joshua, 1700-1791 Mitigation of slavery, in two parts.

Provenance Fuller, former owner.

Provenance Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813, former owner.

Provenance Stuart, Dr., former owner.

Imprint ENG. London. 1809.

Imprint IRELAND. Dublin. 1809.

Imprint SCOTLAND. Edinburgh. 1809.

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