The Selected Writings of Benjamin RushPhilosophical Library, 1947 - 433 pages |
Contents
ON SLAVEKEEPING 1773 | 3 |
A PLAN OF A PEACEOFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES | 19 |
SYLVANIA 1777 | 54 |
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