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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06593.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Resolutions and other papers from the Anti-Slavery Society in New York |
| Title | J. F. Bliss's opinion on slavery |
| Date | ca. 1841 |
| Author | Bliss, J. F. (fl. ca. 1841) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | J. F. Bliss offers his opinion on slavery: "Slavery, being a most extensive tyranny by some over the rights of others interferes against the same exclusive rights in Christ to govern us all; as well as licences the tyrant extensively to enforce sin & immorality & therefore the laws of the Bible positively forbid the sin of Slavery; & require us the subjects under the King to labor according to the rules of the Bible & devoutly to pray for its removal & to have no fellowship with it anywhere." Marked as "A Copy." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on content and GLC06593.10. |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Slavery Reform Movement Religion Christianity Morality and Ethics |
| People | Bliss, J.F. (fl.1841) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |