1791 WILLIAM WILBERFORCE. Wilberforce Assists Southern American Slaves who Fought with the British to Emigrate to Sierra Leone. Biography He had been the first

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1830 Autograph Letter by Edward Irving

1791 WILLIAM WILBERFORCE. Wilberforce Assists Southern American Slaves who Fought with the British to Emigrate to Sierra Leone. Biography He had been the firstArtifacts of this early date quality related to Wilberforce abolitionism are scarce. Additional connections linking Wilberforce to American slavery in the South and the American revolution make this an exceptional item. Wilberforce had only aligned himself with the abolitionist cause in 1787. It was in April of the same year as the present letter that he made his first proposal for the abolition of the slave trade in Parliament. A fascinating glimpse