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Book/Printed Material No rights, no duties Slaveholders, as such, have no rights; slaves, as such, owe no duties

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[ African American Pamphlet Collection copy ]

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Title

  • No rights, no duties: or, Slaveholders, as such, have no rights; slaves, as such, owe no duties. An answer to a letter from Hon. Henry Wilson, touching resistance to slaveholders being the right and duty of the slaves, and of the people and states of the North

Other Title

  • Slaveholders, as such, have no rights; slaves, as such, owe no duties

Names

  • Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
  • Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
  • African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston, Printed for the Author, 1860.

Headings

  • -  Slavery--United States
  • -  Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859

Notes

  • -  Letter from Hon. Henry Wilson, dated Natick, Mass., Dec. 27, 1859, p. 31-36.

Medium

  • 36 p. 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .W944
  • E185 .A254 container W, no. 345 Another copy. Formerly part of YA Collection: YA 24794. Source unknown.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 11012550

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Wright, Henry Clarke, Henry Wilson, and African American Pamphlet Collection. No rights, no duties: or, Slaveholders, as such, have no rights; slaves, as such, owe no duties. An answer to a letter from Hon. Henry Wilson, touching resistance to slaveholders being the right and duty of the slaves, and of the people and states of the North. Boston, Printed for the Author, 1860. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/11012550/.

APA citation style:

Wright, H. C., Wilson, H. & African American Pamphlet Collection. (1860) No rights, no duties: or, Slaveholders, as such, have no rights; slaves, as such, owe no duties. An answer to a letter from Hon. Henry Wilson, touching resistance to slaveholders being the right and duty of the slaves, and of the people and states of the North. Boston, Printed for the Author. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/11012550/.

MLA citation style:

Wright, Henry Clarke, Henry Wilson, and African American Pamphlet Collection. No rights, no duties: or, Slaveholders, as such, have no rights; slaves, as such, owe no duties. An answer to a letter from Hon. Henry Wilson, touching resistance to slaveholders being the right and duty of the slaves, and of the people and states of the North. Boston, Printed for the Author, 1860. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/11012550/>.