A discourse upon extortion : wherein is shewn, I. What extortion is. II. How extortion is practiced. III. That enslaving of fellow-creatures is the worst kind of extortion. IV. That by enslaving the Negroes, the American states are become guilty of the worst kind of extortion. V. What the will of Christ is concerning extortioners in the church. VI. An address to the Honorable American Congress. VII. An address to the rulers of America, both legislative and executive. VIII. An address to the ministers of Christ in America. IX. An address to the people of America. X. An address to the Negro slaves in America. / By Isaac Foster, A.M. Pastor of a church in Stafford. ; [Nine lines of quotations].

Author/creator Foster, Isaac
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHartford : Printed by Ebenezer Watson, near the great bridge, 1777.
Description16+ pages ; 22 cm (4to)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 43249. ^A478749
General noteThe only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is imperfect.
References Bristol B4465
References Shipton & Mooney 43249
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 725
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (suppl.), 2070
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43249).

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