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Copy of a letter from Benjamin Banneker to the secretary of state, with his answer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806
Other Authors: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Format: eBook
Language:English
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 24073.
Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 24074.
Subjects:
Banneker, Benjamin, > 1731-1806.
Slavery > United States > Controversial literature.
Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:Addressed to Thomas Jefferson, transmitting a copy of the writer's almanac and discussing the subject of slavery. Jefferson's reply, pages 11-12, is dated Aug. 30, 1791. An account of Banneker's life appears on pages 13-15.
Evans' entry for an edition printed by Joseph Crukshank for Daniel Lawrence (Evans 24074) is apparently a ghost of the present edition.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:15 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm. (quarto)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.