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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07194 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1802 |
| Title | Micajah Crew on slavery and Quakers |
| Date | 20 May 1802 |
| Author | Crew, Micajah (fl. 1802) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "Some circumstances attendant on the lot of slavery as permitted in these states, have at this time claimed the deep sympathy of the [Quaker] meeting, and a concern has arisen to labor as we may open for a mitigation of the laws in behalf of this oppressed class of men, who in their present degraded state suffer the violation of some of the dearest rights of humanity." |
| Subjects | Quaker Religion African American History Slavery Civil Rights |
| Place written | Black Water, Virginia |
| Theme | Religion; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |