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A narrative of the adventures and escape of Moses Roper from American slavery / with a preface by the Rev. T. Price, D.D.

1838

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Eng 18 10796

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London : Darton, Harvey and Darton, 55, Gracechurch Street : To be had also of G. Wightman, 24, Paternoster Row; William Ball, Aldine Chambers, Paternoster Row; and at the Anti-Slavery Office, 18, Aldermanbury, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838] (London : Johnston & Barrett, Printers, 13, Mark Lane)

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Author: Roper, Moses
Related Name: Darton, Harvey & Darton (London, England)

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Slavery—South Carolina

Fugitive slaves—South Carolina—Biography

Enslaved people's narratives

Autobiographies

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Title: A narrative of the adventures and escape of Moses Roper from American slavery / with a preface by the Rev. T. Price, D.D.
Call Number: Eng 18 10796
Identifier: ark:/88435/dck930c976z
Publisher: London : Darton, Harvey and Darton, 55, Gracechurch Street : To be had also of G. Wightman, 24, Paternoster Row; William Ball, Aldine Chambers, Paternoster Row; and at the Anti-Slavery Office, 18, Aldermanbury, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838] (London : Johnston & Barrett, Printers, 13, Mark Lane)
Language: English
Date Created: 1838
Extent: xii, 108 p. : 4 ill. ; 15 cm.
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Notes: Author's "Introduction" (p. [xi]-xii) signed: Moses Roper; dated: London, June, 28, 1837.; Printer from t.p. verso.; Not in: Darton, L. The Dartons.; Cotsen copy: Inscribed on free endpaper: William Clark a present from his Father 1847.
Binding Note: Pub. green cloth stamped in gilt with yellow endpapers.

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Subject: Roper, Moses; Slavery—South Carolina; Fugitive slaves—South Carolina—Biography; Enslaved people's narratives; Autobiographies

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File Count: 128

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Collection: Black History and Culture Evergreen Initiative
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