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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 Authors: Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Corporate Author: Gale (Firm)
Other Authors: Lawrence, Daniel (Printer)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Subjects:
Banneker, Benjamin, > 1731-1806.
Slavery > United States > Controversial literature.
Blacks as authors > Banneker.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (15 pages, 1 unnumbered pages)
Place of Publication:United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.