Letter
Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Benezet, August 22, 1772
London, Augt 22. 1772 Dear Friend, I made a little Extract from yours of April 27. of the Number of Slaves imported and perishing, with some close Remarks on the…
Anthony Benezet was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A prominent member of the abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. He also founded the first public school for girls in North America and the Negro School at Philadelphia, which operated into the nineteenth century. Benezet advocated for kind treatment of animals, racial equality and universal love.
London, Augt 22. 1772 Dear Friend, I made a little Extract from yours of April 27. of the Number of Slaves imported and perishing, with some close Remarks on the…