Letters between Jasper Yeates and Joseph Shippen regarding Shippen's acquisition of slaves for Yeates; depositions of court cases regarding fugitive slaves; depositions of court cases regarding slave ownership rights (contested wills).
Leadenhall St., London. Acknowledging his election as member of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery; thinks a state which sanctions slave-dealing and salve-holding invites divine retribution; takes exception of two clauses in the new Federal Constitution (9th Section of 1st Article and 2d Section of 3d Article).
General physical description: A.L.S. 1p.