Minutes of the Proceedings of the Fifth Convention of Delegates from the

Abolitionist Societies Established in the United States, Assembled at Philadelphia... 20 pages. 8vo, original gray wrappers; slight dampstaining; uncut, unopened. Philadelphia: Zachariah Poulson, 1798 FIRST EDITION. An important progress report of the successes of the various national anti-slavery societies. A good deal of emphasis is devoted to the need of educating slaves so that they might more easily assume a respectable place in society when liberated.