Report of the Committee of correspondence with Southern ecclesiastical bodies on slavery : to the General Association of Massachusetts.

Report of the Committee of correspondence with Southern ecclesiastical bodies on slavery : to the General Association of Massachusetts.

A general letter was sent to 30 presbyteries belonging to both divisions of the Presbyterian Church in the Southern states. Replies are given, with the committee's comments.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	General Association of Massachusetts. Committee of Correspondence on the Subject of Slavery, General Association of Massachusetts, Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Other Authors:	Sessions, Alexander J. (Alexander Joseph), 1809-1892
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Salem : John P. Jewett and Co., 1844.
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Slavery > United States. Slavery and the church > Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Slavery and the church > Congregational churches. Slavery and the church > Southern States. Slavery and the church > Congregational churches Slavery Slavery and the church Southern States United States
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Summary:	A general letter was sent to 30 presbyteries belonging to both divisions of the Presbyterian Church in the Southern states. Replies are given, with the committee's comments.
Item Description:	Signed: Alex. J. Sessions [and others], Committee of Gen. Assoc. Mass. "Published by vote of the Association." A general letter, signed and dated "Alex. J. Sessions [and others] Committee of Gen. Assoc. Mass., Salem, January, 1842," a copy of which appears in the appendix on p. [21]-23, was sent to 30 presbyteries belonging to both divisions of the Presbyterian Church in the southern states. The report includes the replies received, with the Committee's comments.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (23 pages)
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:	Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library, Duke University Libraries